Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
This was the third year that I worked at the ‘SkepTrack’ at Dragon*Con – lectures / panels I presented included: Skeptically Speaking: Skeptically Speaking, the talk radio show that asks you to call in and question everything, will be airing live from the SkepTrack stage. This is now online as Episode #76, The Women of [...]
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(CNN) –California Ban On Same Sex Marriage Struck Down: The California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage Thursday, saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, “does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.” In a 4-3 120-page ruling issue, the justices wrote that “responsibly to [...]
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I’m really, really pleased to see that people have been checking out the post I wrote about university students needing support to get to TAM8 – and that the link to donate is being used! Thanks so much, it’s great to see that people are willing to support, even with a few dollars, to this [...]
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If you want to help out? Try these college students. They are students who have been working on skeptic and psychology-related projects and have already contributed to a site that indicates their relevant application to future research. During my time as a skeptic – I’ve donated time. A lot of time. I’ve donated my backstage-help, [...]
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I was sent a link earlier today to a news article, which claimed the following: Australian doctors are considering a controversial form of genital mutilation on baby girls — News.com: The practice involving cutting a girl’s genitals, sometimes with razors or pieces of glass, could be allowed in a clinical setting to stem illegal backyard [...]
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Just a update, from a CNN news article: Blogger: Show cleavage to test cleric’s quake theory ..She said no woman should feel pressured to participate. “It’s not supposed to be serious activism that is going to revolutionize women’s rights, but just a bit of fun juvenile humor,” she wrote. “I’m a firm believer that when [...]
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George Takei and his husband, Brad Altman, tell us why it is so important for same-sex couples to correctly fill out the 2010 Census form. For more info: http://www.equalroots.com/census and Partnered with Love = Love: http://www.LoveEqualsLove.com
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I know what I’ll be doing next election. Not voting for this. Huffington Post – City Councilman Argues Against Removing Public Garlic Plants For Fear Of Vampires: The residents of Lawndale, California are causing a stink over the town’s plants. Apparently, the roads are lined with garlic–which either smells like skunk or marijuana depending on [...]
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