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Humor Science fiction/fantasy

Weekend geekery: Star Wars vs. Star Trek

Ever wonder who’d win in a war of Trek vs. the Empire? Well now you know!

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Complementary and alternative medicine Entertainment/culture Friday Woo Medicine Popular culture Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Your Friday Dose of Woo: Another model goes woo

What is it about celebrity models and credulity towards woo? Very early in the history of this blog, we first encountered Suzanne Somers, someone who underwent lumpectomy and radiation therapy for breast cancer, as well as radiation, but eschewed chemotherapy for “alternative” medicine. Guess to what she attributed her survival? Then she got into bioidentical […]

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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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Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Politics Pseudoscience Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Best review of Expelled! ever?

It may well be; Roger Ebert has finally gotten around to reviewing Expelled! Short version: He didn’t like it. Long version: He really, really didn’t like it. I knew there was a reason I liked Roger Ebert.

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Anti-Semitism Biology Clinical trials History Holocaust Medicine Physics Politics Science World War II

Was Nazi science good science?

I’ve long had an interest in World War II history. Ever since I was around 11 or 12 years old, a major portion of my reading diet has consisted of books and articles about World War II. Back when I was young, my interest was, as you might expect, primarily the battles. The military history […]