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Creationism is bad religionMar 27, 2009
It’s dead obvious that creationism isn’t science, or even bad science. It’s nonsense. But I’ve long stated it’s also bad religion, because it doesn’t just take faith, it also takes a...
Is Canada's Science Minister a creationist?Mar 17, 2009
The Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail is reporting that Gary Goodyear, the federal Minister of State for Science and Technology in Canada, may not believe in evolution.
The situation is somewhat...
47% of Americans need to be launched into a heliocentric orbitMar 13, 2009
Sigh. I should be surprised by stuff like this, but the most damning thing about it is that I’m not surprised.
Only 53% of adult Americans know it takes the Earth a year to go around the Sun....
More on McCain and antiscience panderingMar 9, 2009
The post I made last week about McCain being antiscience has made quite a splash, more than I expected (and I expected quite a bit). As usual when I post on politics I have been lauded as a voice...
Rep. Conyers wants science to be secret… or you will payMar 6, 2009
There are some things science needs to survive, and to thrive: eager, hardworking scientists; a grasp of reality and a desire to understand it; and an open and clear atmosphere to communicate and...
Easy-reading chiropractic libel for young readersDec 19, 2009
Crispian Jago may be our single greatest weapon against nonsense that exists when it comes to the public. Why would I say that? Just go and read his brilliant satirical page, "The Ladybird Book of Chiropractic Treatment and English Libel...
Create your own tour of the Universe!Dec 19, 2009
On Friday I posted about a video created by the NYC American Museum of Natural History taking you on a tour of the Universe.
I just received a note from Ben Oppenheimer, the Associate Curator and Professor at the Department of Astrophysics of the...
Geek cultureDec 19, 2009
By now a lot of you fellow geeks will have seen this:
I recognize waaaay too much of it. But c’mon. Where’s Wil?
TerroreidoliaDec 18, 2009
So this time, a guy leaves a brillo pad (for those not from the U.S., a steel wool pad with soap in it to scour pans and such) in his sink. He removes it, and what does he see?
He claims it’s Jesus.
Um. Seriously? I mean really, Jesus? In that?
He...
From Tibet to Infinity and back againDec 18, 2009
A bunch of folks have let me know about a new video that starts in the Himalayas and accelerates you out to the edge of the Universe, and then back again. It’s done by the American Museum of Natural History in NYC, and was directed by data...
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