Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Go check out Dr Karen Stollznow’s work over at the CSI site (she’ll be at Dragon*Con this year, weee heee! ): Many athletes are famous for their superstitions. Some wear lucky clothing, while others carry good-luck charms, eat a special meal before the game, or practice crippling routines and rituals. The superstitions are praised for [...]
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Two items of great interest – first, a message from Ben ‘Bad Science’ Goldacre: “Just to let you know, I’ve today emerged rather victoriously from a million dollar libel case with a vitamin quack. He’s helped kill large numbers of people with aids in South Africa (6 million HIV positive) by taking out full page [...]
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Yes, I’m certain you have, as I have been, following Science Women’s blog after PZ ‘Pharyngula’ Myers pointed out that she’s live-blogging the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Two things that get to me: First – like her, I look forward to the day when nobody notices that there is either girls (or boys) [...]
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