# oddities    

spotting the illuminati on saturn's north pole

Mike Adams thinks he might have found an Illuminati symbol on Saturn. But not really. But totally yes. But maybe not. But maybe.
spotting the illuminati on saturn's north pole

# oddities    

space nazis, coming to a screen near you

Way back when this blog was just getting started, I decided to include an odd and neat little image I once found making the rounds on the web in a post on Jim Marrs' latest conspiracy potboiler. That graphic was a piece of concept art for an alt history
space nazis, coming to a screen near you

# science    

caught up in the bandwagon fallacy, people refuse to listen to science

Being told more people believed something makes you more likely to believe it too, even if science says the exact opposite.
caught up in the bandwagon fallacy, people refuse to listen to science

# health    

helping those who won't help themselves, redux

The "health freedom" movement has nothing to do with giving you more options because the freedom is from all those pesky safety regulations and scientific studies.
helping those who won't help themselves, redux

# oddities    

why reporters shouldn't quote ufologists

Despite what you may have heard, Voyager 2 remains very much under human, not alien, control.
why reporters shouldn't quote ufologists

# tech    

what babies can tell us about the future of a.i.

Could babies show future robots the proper way to interact with other humans?
what babies can tell us about the future of a.i.

# science    

rethinking petroleum a little too hard…

Climate change deniers seem to hold on to a long discredited Russian hypothesis that oil comes from the mantle, not from dead living things decomposing under immense pressure.
rethinking petroleum a little too hard…

# science    

are we born with a sense of right and wrong?

Years of studies show that humans may be born with an innate understanding of good and bad, and prefer being nice to others.
are we born with a sense of right and wrong?

# sex    

sex, drugs, and a clinical case of denial

Despite decades of experiments and mountains of evidence, there are still activists who refuse to believe HIV causes AIDS. And they have blood on their hands.
sex, drugs, and a clinical case of denial

# sex    

well… that has to be rather awkward…

The man who spread the gospel of "praying away the gay" and gay men spreading AIDS where-ever they go was caught hiring a gay escort for his vacation.
well… that has to be rather awkward…

# science    

oh those rude, snarky accommodationists…

In an ironic turn of events, accommodationist Massimo Pigliucci gets lambasted for being offensive to believers for writing a book about separating junk science and belief from fact.
oh those rude, snarky accommodationists…

# science    

the trouble with testing extraordinary claims

Despite dangling a million dollar prize, with updated bank statements that it's legit, for a demonstration of a supernatural ability, James Randi has very few takers.
the trouble with testing extraordinary claims

# sex    

why women are starting to pay for sex

Wealthier, more confident women are, surprisingly to many men, paying for sex with professionals.
why women are starting to pay for sex

# politics    

uk politician wants to pray your gay away…

Movements who think they can "pray away the gay demons" aren't an exclusively American phenomenon.
uk politician wants to pray your gay away…

# politics    

the discovery institute finds its martyr

The Discovery Institute thinks it has JPL dead to rights for demoting a vocal creationist. But the case is a little more complicated than that...
the discovery institute finds its martyr

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