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The 101st Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle: Out of Africa

And so it begins… The first 100 have passed, and now the second 100 begin. This time, it comes from Africa, the 101st Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle. Go forth. Read. Enjoy. Be enlightened. Next up two weeks hence will be Bing McGhandi over at Happy Jihad’s House of Pancakes on December 18. (I really […]

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The second hundred Meetings of the Skeptics’ Circle begin

Having finally hosted the Skeptics’ Circle myself last week after a long absence and having had a blast doing it to celebrate the 100th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle, I know it’s time for me once again to turn over the reins to the next host, who will inaugurate the beginning of what will (I […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Continuing the theme from yesterday one last time this week and bringing our long disused blog mascot front and center, I wish all my readers a happy Thanksgiving!

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Welcome to the Age of Ignorance

Everyone knows that the quackery-friendly, antivaccine blog Age of Autism has a rather–shall we say?–hypocritical stance when it comes to free speech. For one thing, for all their complaints about censorship and not being heard by the government, its denizens frequently confuse freedom of speech with freedom from criticism. For another thing, they also ruthlessly […]

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100 is on the way

As hard as it is to believe, it’s almost here. In a mere four days on Thursday, November 20, the 100th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle will land right here at its mothership for the first time in three years. As of this morning, I only have six submissions. That’s not nearly enough! I need […]