As I sat down on the couch in front of the TV last night to do my nightly blogging ritual, trying to tickle the gray matter to come up with the pearls of wisdom or insolence that my readers have come to know and love, I had a fantastic idea for a serious consideration of […]
Category: Skepticism/critical thinking
Well, this is depressing to learn. I’d be even more depressed if I were Canadian. All I can say to my neighbors to the north is that I feel your pain, albeit belatedly. I just learned that the recently appointed Minister of State for Science and Technology within Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Cabinet is Gary […]
I had thought about taking the day off after celebrating the 100th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle yesterday, but a skeptic’s work is never done, and, besides, my wife’s out of town for a couple of days. Given the choice of television, working on my program’s section of our cancer center core grant or one […]
It’s the 100th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle, and Orac is unleashed!
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 […]
