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Announcements Skepticism/critical thinking

The 93rd Meeting of the Skeptics Circle: A mystical reading with Master Woo

It’s that time again. Once again, the best that the skeptical blogosphere has had to offer over the last couple of weeks is on display, this time over at City of Skeptics, where you can now find The 93rd Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle. The dude fooled me though. With the time difference between here […]

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News of the Weird

When giant turds attack…

…you’d better run for cover! Truly, you can’t make–if you’ll excuse the term–shit like this up. Let the jokes begin!

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Why, Medscape, why? Or: Gardasil is hunky-dory except when antivaccinationists say it’s not.

THWOMP! THWOMP! THWOMP! TWHOMP! THWOMP! TWHOMP! That’s the sound of me hitting my head against the table. Hard. What provoked this reaction in me is Medscape, specifically an article that my blog bud PalMD turned me on to. That the article, entitled HPV Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective, Despite Reports of Adverse Events, seems to […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Humor Medicine Politics Pseudoscience

Just what John McCain and Barack Obama need: Better “chi” through feng shui

By this stage of the game, I’m guessing that you’re probably as tired of the 2008 Presidential race as I am. Too bad there are still nearly three months of this nonsense to go, and, although John McCain has gone deep into the stupid with ads featuring comparisons of his opponent with Paris Hilton, even […]

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Announcements Blog housekeeping

The Borg command me to survey you

I am commanded by my Benevolent Overlords, and I answer. Seed Media Group, (the aforementioned Benevolent Overlords) are taking a reader survey. To encourage (i.e. bribe) you to participate, they’re holding a drawing among those who actually respond to the survey, with the prizes being a lot of great Apple stuff, including an iPhone 3G, […]