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Medicine

Fast approaching: The Skeptics’ Circle

As hard as it is to believe, it’s almost here: The 96th Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle, which will be appearing on Thursday, September 25. This time around, it’s set to land at Endcycle. If you’re a skeptical blogger, don’t forget to get your best stuff ready by Wednesday. Now, I’ve heard from a few […]

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Entertainment/culture Medicine Music

Breathe, breathe in the air

No, it’s not Pink Floyd, but I needed surgery, I’d want these guys trying to wake me up after it was over: They don’t have to sing about it while they’re doing it, though. After I’m safely awake and in the recovery room would be fine.

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Pareidolia Religion Skepticism/critical thinking

Still more weekend pareidolia: Lookin’ for Jesus in all the wrong places

When it rains, it pours (so to speak). Not wanting to be upstaged by that upstart Sarah Palin making an appearance on a piece of toast, prompting the observation that Sarah Palin is toast, the One True God has decided it is time to show who’s really the King of All Pareidolia. I have to […]

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Humor Pareidolia Religion Skepticism/critical thinking

Does this mean Sarah Palin is Jesus?

We’ve had Jesus, Mary, and a variety of others make their holy presence known on blessed pieces of toast. Now it looks as though we have a new sacred image: That’s right, Sarah Palin has proven her most sacred presence by appearing on a piece of toast! What more evidence do you need that her […]

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Politics

Race and the election: This is depressing if accurate…

I know I don’t blog about pure politics much, but it’s the weekend, I’m too tired to do anything heavy-duty about medicine or science, and this depressed me. As much as I’d like to delude myself that things have changed, it turns out that they haven’t changed nearly as much as I’d like to think, […]