You might not be aware, but there is a whole internet subculture bent to the task of investigating cultural obscurae. …
From: Life's a Gas
I can't remember where and when I wrote about it; I think it was here - but since I forget,…
From: Stderr
What do the following people have in common: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, George Santos, Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro,…
From: Mano Singham
One of my favorite albums ever is Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger. Musically, quite excellent. Some of the B sides are fairly B…
From: Life's a Gas
After way too many years (4, 5 or so) the Hot Shed is officially "done." That means that the list…
From: Stderr
I am fond of the books of Charles Dickens but for some reason never got around to reading this particular…
From: Mano Singham
The Probability Broach, chapter 1 Among the possessions of murder victim Vaughn Meiss, Win Bear spots something unusual: The ambulance…
From: Daylight Atheism
Pi day post? Pizza Hut had been serving us adequately for a minute, but when it was time to cash…
From: Life's a Gas
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From: Mano Singham
Ohhh but sleep is so good, why must I ever deny myself its pleasures? Sometimes when woken abruptly, I will…
From: Life's a Gas
[caption id="attachment_62764" align="alignright" width="150"] Would you buy a cancer cure from this man?[/caption] It's been a while since I mentioned…
From: Pharyngula
Well, this is interesting. Answers in Genesis has had a bit of a shake-up. You may recall that Ken Ham…
From: Pharyngula
‘Deciphering the Gospels’, by R. G. Price, argues the case for Jesus mythicism, which is the view that Jesus never…
From: Geeky Humanist
Bryan Johnson -- you know, the Bryan Johnson who wants to achieve eternal youth by turning himself into a plasticine…
From: Pharyngula
Every week there are noteworthy people who pass away, but sometimes their deaths hit a little harder. This week we…
From: Pro-Science
[caption id="attachment_75808" align="alignright" width="141"] You don't need a medical degree if you can do this[/caption] The latest "health" craze is…
From: Pharyngula
I am a life-long atheist. I didn't have to deconvert and I'd go as far as saying that I'm anti…
From: Affinity
Here's another wild creationist claim that just popped up from the YouTube algorithm. It's a shouting match between a Muslim…
From: Pharyngula
Last night, Aron Ra got into a discussion about a claim that protein evolution is impossible, specifically, that different protein…
From: Pharyngula
Warning: Potentially Embarrassing References To 1980s Music Of course, the autocrats are assuming that the AIs will be nietzschean ubermenschen,…
From: Stderr
What Even is Gender? is an academic philosophy book written by B. R. George and R. A. Briggs, freely accessible…
From: A Trivial Knot
Texas Republican congressman Keith Self is chair of a a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee and during a hearing, he turned…
From: Mano Singham
It's a simple point. [caption id="attachment_75817" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Someone on TikTok pointed out there are more kids in Texas with…
From: Pharyngula
Be there!
From: Pharyngula
Good news from Montana: the legislature was flooded with anti-trans laws, but they've all been defeated. They failed because a…
From: Pharyngula
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California who also has aspirations to the presidency, has destroyed any chance he has of…
From: Pharyngula
A new study finds that the 'quality' of a man's sperm correlates with their longevity. Sperm may be the canaries…
From: Mano Singham
Yesteray, I took my required online training course in Sexual Misconduct, Discrimination, and Retaliation Prevention and Response (SMPP). This is…
From: Pharyngula
Yesterday evening I was at a concert with the Indian heavy band Bloodywood. If you get a chance to see…
From: Pro-Science
Should I call them suras? My emerging personal religion has disparate influences, which could be read as holy texts, and…
From: Life's a Gas
I can't remember where and when I wrote about it; I think it was here - but since I forget,…
From: Stderr
Here in lovely, thawing Minnesota, our Republican representatives tried to outlaw opposition to Trump's policies, on the grounds that anyone…
From: Pharyngula
You may not be interested, but I passed my physical exam. Blood pressure is perfect, cholesterol levels are so low…
From: Pharyngula
Today is the day for my annual physical exam, and I'm about to get my veins tapped and my body…
From: Pharyngula
We were hit by a snowstorm this past weekend, but it's now melting away fast. We can't get too excited…
From: Pharyngula
As seen on Discord: Lockheed Martin Develops Giant Tactical Rubber Spider. Although…I notice they don't include a price tag. Lockheed…
From: Pharyngula
Who'd have thought that the Canadians would stop apologizing for being stuck in this confusing situation, and would start bossing…
From: Stderr
Yesterday, I left my coat at home and went for a brisk walk downtown, which left me sweating. It felt…
From: Pharyngula
After way too many years (4, 5 or so) the Hot Shed is officially "done." That means that the list…
From: Stderr
The garlic had a bit of trouble poking through the moss mulch so I removed it two days ago. After…
From: Affinity
Should I call them suras? My emerging personal religion has disparate influences, which could be read as holy texts, and…
From: Life's a Gas
Shortly after we moved into our condo, my husband found a little plastic figurine of St. Joseph buried in our…
From: Life's a Gas
From: Pharyngula
We were always in favor of separation of church and state -- I still am -- and I never cared…
From: Pharyngula
I got the usual email from American Atheists, and Melina Cohen brought up an interesting contrast. First, on Monday, there…
From: Pharyngula
Ben Shapiro chose to go after Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde. Unfortunately, he chose to do so by making up facts…
From: Pharyngula
A legislator in Mississippi has filed a bill in the state legislature titled “Contraception Begins at Erection Act". As written…
From: Mano Singham
I'm bewildered. I'm an anti-theist, so it makes me uncomfortable when I see a priest acting charitably and kindly and…
From: Pharyngula
Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) was a powerful logician whose contributions to logic, mathematics, and philosophy were immense. He was deeply interested…
From: Mano Singham
How dare Joe Biden give Bill Nye the Medal of Freedom? Ham doesn't think he deserves it because Nye supports…
From: Pharyngula
Day one: Day two: And now, day three: I don't think it's gotten any more complex, but is it changing?
From: Pharyngula
Barn owls are one of those species with "global distribution," where one could consider the barn owls of Europe to…
From: Life's a Gas
Yesterday: Today: Isn't complexity fun?
From: Pharyngula
I have a new column this week on OnlySky. It's about the future of food, and a new technology called…
From: Daylight Atheism
My black widows were relocated to new empty cages, and overnight they filled them with beautiful, intricate cobwebs, like this…
From: Pharyngula
Anna's hummingbird is pretty much the only hummingbird you will see in great stretches of its range. You don't even…
From: Life's a Gas
You know, categories are arbitrary, subjective, and human constructed, right? This is an excellent illustration of the idea. [caption id="attachment_75859"…
From: Pharyngula
What's that thing you spotted at the treeline? Is spotted towhee, comrade. Some articles out there will copy-paste the idea…
From: Life's a Gas
It is interesting how words and concepts that originate in fields like psychology and psychotherapy seep into general public discourse…
From: Mano Singham
It's not a great time to be in the sciences, is it? Read Niles Eldredge's obituary for Elizabeth Vrba if…
From: Pharyngula
Jasmine Mooney is a Canadian who got caught in the nightmare that is run by ICE (US Immigration and Customs…
From: Mano Singham
What do the following people have in common: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, George Santos, Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro,…
From: Mano Singham
One of my favorite albums ever is Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger. Musically, quite excellent. Some of the B sides are fairly B…
From: Life's a Gas
The US seems to be following the path of authoritarian countries around the world in steadily abrogating the rights of…
From: Mano Singham
It is interesting how words and concepts that originate in fields like psychology and psychotherapy seep into general public discourse…
From: Mano Singham
Texas Republican congressman Keith Self is chair of a a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee and during a hearing, he turned…
From: Mano Singham
I'm going to offer that as a postulate. The attempt to eradicate history requires so much effort and energy that…
From: Stderr
A German woman has experienced what so many poor immigrants experience at the hands of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.…
From: Mano Singham
It looks like Reels, Meta's attempt to match the popularity if Instagram, had a malfunction in its algorithm that resulted…
From: Mano Singham
Netanyahu has announced the complete halt to all humanitarian aid to Gaza. He, with the support of the US, has…
From: Mano Singham
Vivian Wilson is interviewed in Teen Vogue. She is not a nepo baby -- she's been cut off from the…
From: Pharyngula
A French scientist flew into Houston to attend a conference, and DHS searched his luggage. To their horror, they found…a…
From: Pharyngula
Jasmine Mooney is a Canadian who got caught in the nightmare that is run by ICE (US Immigration and Customs…
From: Mano Singham
A sophomore undergraduate student at Brown University named Alex Shieh is trying to get on board the DOGE train by…
From: Pharyngula
Since they cannot get to him since he lives in the cocoon that all rich people can put around themselves,…
From: Mano Singham
Jon Stewart channels my personal feelings about the Democrats in general and Chuck Schumer in particular. We are so thoroughly…
From: Pharyngula
What do the following people have in common: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, George Santos, Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro,…
From: Mano Singham
I've spent my entire career training students in STEM, and sending them off to graduate and professional schools to become…
From: Pharyngula
The US seems to be following the path of authoritarian countries around the world in steadily abrogating the rights of…
From: Mano Singham
I can get behind this:
From: Stderr