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  • Happy Birthday, Carl Sagan

    He would have been 75. Celebrate by watching his last interview, in which he talks about pseudoscience, scientific illiteracy, and his book The Demon-haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Via Neatorama’s 10 Neat Facts About Carl Sagan

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  • And the Winner (of the October Contest) Is . . . !

    Thanks to everyone who participated in the delightfully-themed October contest, where your goal was to create some piece of awesome in celebration of my birthday! (And, thanks to Jill and Elyse for coming up with the idea. Mwah!) The poetry submitted was fabulous, the YouTubery was rad, and the clay sculpture by Cassie was one of the greatest things I’ve…

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  • Happy Birthday, Randi!

    Today is the 80th birthday of James “The Amaz!ng” Randi, a man to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude. There are many people reading this who have been entertained, educated, and influenced by Randi over the years, including myself. Without Randi there would be no Skepchick, so even if you’ve never heard of him but enjoy this site,…

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