# health    

a free business school lesson for homeopaths

Homeopaths appear to be very good at fear-mongering and repeating soothing buzzwords, and very bad at science and creating conspiracies about big business.
a free business school lesson for homeopaths

# science    

the weird things skeptical christmas gift list

A little gift guide for your favorite cranks, quacks, snake oil salespeople, creationists, and pseudoscientists this holiday season.
the weird things skeptical christmas gift list

# evolution    

predatory dinosaurs, now with venom?

New evidence for venomous dinosaurs is beginning to emerge and we think we have our first example.
predatory dinosaurs, now with venom?

# tech    

taking brain mapping to the next level

Researchers are scanning extremely thin slices of human brains to build up the most detailed map of our minds ever created. And that map may have some weird implications.
taking brain mapping to the next level

# science    

why being nice doesn't always work

If skeptical and science bloggers don't have anything nice to say, we shouldn't have to say anything nice.
why being nice doesn't always work

# space    

an unusual challenge for alien astronauts?

How hard would it be to develop space travel on a small, Earth-sized planet with rings posing a constant navigational hazard?
an unusual challenge for alien astronauts?

# tech    

attack of the giant killer robots from uruguay

Far be it from me to offer design advice to giant killer robot builders, but that's exactly what I'm going to do.
attack of the giant killer robots from uruguay

# health    

check your caller i.d., it might be brain cancer

Politicians are not waiting for the science when it comes to the possible dangers of cell phones and legislating based on slim to nonexistent evidence.
check your caller i.d., it might be brain cancer

# politics    

science and technology? who needs that junk?!

Science is the first thing politicians cut and the last thing they fund. They're trading short term cash for long term growth.
science and technology? who needs that junk?!

# science    

deepak chopra picks a fight with darwin's ghost

Deepak Chopra is out to disprove evolution using biocentrism, a meaningless collection of woo buzzwords he and his like-minded friends concocted out of nothing.
deepak chopra picks a fight with darwin's ghost

# politics    

the sound and fury of theocratic deity abuse

Fundamentalist Christian zealots are holding prayer meetings to block... uh... expanded healthcare for their fellow Americans?
the sound and fury of theocratic deity abuse

# science    

global warming, the gift that won't stop giving

Another day, another debacle around the public's perception of global warming...
global warming, the gift that won't stop giving

# science    

the skeptics' circle comes to weird things

Weird Things hosts the latest edition of the Skeptic's Circle blog carnival for all your eyebrow-raising needs.
the skeptics' circle comes to weird things

# oddities    

all your thetans are belong to us

Scientology is a dangerous cult ran by abusive people. But UFO religions in general might be the future of organized faith on Earth.
all your thetans are belong to us

# space    

say, how far away is that black hole?

A star-munching monster of general relativity is a lot closer to Earth than we thought according to new observations...
say, how far away is that black hole?

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