# politics    

why atheism is serious business

When your worldview gets popular, you're going to get followers who are in it only to jump on the bandwagon.
why atheism is serious business

# science    

ouch, we've got a couple of burn victims!

This is what happens when you squander all your goodwill with a community you claim to support.
ouch, we've got a couple of burn victims!

# science    

when you hide behind a phd…

Francis Collins wants us to think he's a scientist who discovered God in his work instead of a believer using cherry picked science to justify his faith.
when you hide behind a phd…

# education    

cryptozoology, creationism's new friend

Christian textbook writers in the UK are claiming that evolution can't be right because... the Loch Ness Monster is a dinosaur?
cryptozoology, creationism's new friend

# tech    

technology, ethics and video games

With every new generation of consoles and graphics, we get another dire warning about video game violence.
technology, ethics and video games

# space    

do we really need another apollo?

NASA is trying to replay history at the cost of keeping its launch systems and exploration programs stagnant.
do we really need another apollo?

# science    

the daily galaxy strikes yet again

The Daily Galaxy spices up last year's barely covered study on how quickly some species of lizards evolve with pseudoscientific jargon.
the daily galaxy strikes yet again

# oddities    

blankets, now with mystical good vibes

How to turn your weekend knitting project into a luxury product for the less than discerning customer with a little anti-scientific woo.
blankets, now with mystical good vibes

# health    

your tanning bed is plotting your demise

Cell phones might not give you cancer, but tanning beds absolutely can and we have proof.
your tanning bed is plotting your demise

# space    

to boldly go. maybe. if it's in the budget.

Thanks to budget constraints and slow-walking replacement vehicles, NASA is about to left without a way to get humans in orbit without paying Russia for a ride.
to boldly go. maybe. if it's in the budget.

# space    

space madness and you

Boredom and small spaces for an extended period of time wreak havoc on the human psyche. That's going to be a huge problem on extended missions into deep space.
space madness and you

# science    

mooney and kirshenbaum still don't get it

Mooney and Kirshenbaum are back with an op-ed in the Boston Globe to prove they haven't learned anything from the feedback to their book.
mooney and kirshenbaum still don't get it

# science    

if you build a better mouse…

Scientists are one step closer to creating on demand organs out of adult skin cells thanks to some very unusual clones of lab mice.
if you build a better mouse…

# science    

climate change: natural vs. man-made

Sample cores from the planet's polar ice clearly show the difference between natural warming patterns and our toxic handiwork.
climate change: natural vs. man-made

# education    

why i'm not going to the creation museum

I'm not going to the Creation Museum for pretty much the same reason I wash my hands after using a public restroom.
why i'm not going to the creation museum

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