#books


# oddities    

shadow nation: future shock , part two…

Part two of the sci-fi experiment featuring a space opera built around this blog's favorite themes...
shadow nation: future shock , part two…

# oddities    

and now for something completely different…

A sci-fi experiment incorporating some of this blog's favorite themes...
and now for something completely different…

# evolution    

looking for the afterlife in all the wrong places

Dinesh D'Souza's exploration of evidence for the afterlife is a feat of intellectual laziness and incuriosity.
looking for the afterlife in all the wrong places

# politics    

why the specter of objectivism is still with us

Ayn Rand claimed to defend capitalism. So why were her heroes such terrible businesspeople with no idea how companies actually work and make money?
why the specter of objectivism is still with us

# tech    

when your computer won't let you forget

Computers might be able to record your every aspect of your life, but do you really want them to?
when your computer won't let you forget

# evolution    

review: the greatest show on earth

The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins' latest book, is mostly a primer on evolution rather than a polemic on atheism. And that works perfectly well.
review: the greatest show on earth

# science    

mooney and co. vs. the new atheists

Most people in a hole know to stop digging. Mooney and Kirshenbaum are bringing in heavy mining equipment and redoubling their efforts.
mooney and co. vs. the new atheists

# 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    

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    

blog wars: atheists, science writers and the war of words over scientific literacy

Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum wanted at least some positive feedback on their book. Instead, they started a feud.
blog wars: atheists, science writers and the war of words over scientific literacy

# evolution    

and with a lot of false bravado…

A quick dive into a brick wall of stupidity... err... the backwards logic of Ray Comfort.
and with a lot of false bravado…

# space    

our killer of a universe

The universe can kill you in a lot of ways. And all of them are amazingly entertaining...
our killer of a universe

# oddities    

aliens and masons and nazis, oh my!

Forth Reich conspiracies are alive and well in a potboiler coming soon to a conspiracy-laden bookshelf near you.
aliens and masons and nazis, oh my!

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