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Rosie O’Donnell: Hanging skepticism upside down

Well, not exactly “no comment.” You know that Orac, being the annoyingly obnoxious skeptic that he is, has to put at least two cents in. This one’s just plain odd. I knew Rosie O’Donnell’s not exactly the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, and she also borders on being a creduloid, at least with respect […]

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Your Friday Reminder: The Skeptics’ Circle

Yikes! It’s almost upon us again. (Time seems to be going really fast these days.) Yes, next Thursday, March 15, the Skeptics’ Circle will be arriving yet again to do battle with the credulity that pervades the blogosphere. So, if you are a skeptical blogger and like to apply your scientific and rational skepticism to […]

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A half a century of P. Z. Myers

I’m told that today is P. Z. Myer‘s 50th birthday and that apparently he’s requested poetry, now that he’s hanging out with bigshots like Richard Dawkins, who actually did write him a poem. Cranky and contrary box of blinking lights that Orac is, you probably already know that Orac won’t go along with the crowd […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Medicine News of the Weird Quackery

Your Friday Dose of Woo: Harry Potter called and wants his broom back

It’s Friday, which means that it’s time once again to delve deeply into the world of woo, all for your edification and (I hope) education. Even though I started out with less motivation than usual for tending to the blog, it actually turned out to be yet another rather eventful and surprisingly productive week on […]

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Time for a Change of Shift!

The latest Change of Shift, the blog carnival for nursing, has been posted at Emergiblog. Enjoy!