So I suppose I ought to give an explanation for this, right? Well, here goes… Like most things, I feel this will be easier with the aid of a chart: Right now, I’m somewhere to the south of ‘Stressing balls’. On top of the nice, manageable, regular amount of stress that comes from doing a [...]
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The latest edition of the Pseudo Scientists is up now on iTunes and over on the Young Australian Skeptics website. If you’ve not heard the podcast before, this is the one you should jump in on (and if you have heard it before, get on with yo’ downloading). The show features two of my favourite interviews [...]
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For some reason, Podblack Cat thought the following video might cheer me up. I gotta say, she hit the nail on the head. Ain’t nothing says ‘pick me up’ like an Irish 90s punk band.
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I think one of the best things about this campaign (to raise awareness of gay teen suicide, and reach out to gay teens) is the variety of responses it has provoked. Some are touching, some are funny, some — such as this one — are insanely creative and talented. Stick around for the message at [...]
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Oh, SMBC — you slay me! Seriously though…would it be wrong per se to act out this scene for future potential offspring? I’d set them right, like, an hour later — promise!
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I discovered Vi Hart’s YouTube page initially (I think) via Velociranga. Sadly, we both promptly forgot to remember both the URL and her name, so for the next few weeks I was desperately trying to punch in keywords that seemed relevant to what she did in an attempt to track her down. It’s probably best [...]
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I’ve often thought that there would be a market in the scientific community for an intellectual analog to the deplorable Girls Gone Wild phenomenon. Called Researchers Gone Weird it would be an examination of times when generally good or excellent scientists have fallen off the rails. In my dream world, this show would be hosted [...]
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This latest little bit of asshattery to sputter web-ways from Conservapedia has been around for a few days now, so you’ve likely already heard about it: Apparently, us atheists are all Fatty McTubbins, who lost our faith in god when he wouldn’t let us have the last cookie. And so now we’re brain damaged or [...]
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So deep, man. So deep.
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