Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
When you think of Islam, perhaps the place that in many ways defines the very heart of it all, its Mecca (yes pun intended), is of course Saudi Arabia. In fact, that is not strictly true, because while it may indeed be the place that is the geographical origin of the belief, the form of … Read more
There is of course much that is being written by many as both Syria and Iraq rip themselves apart and so while this latest turn of events might appear to be a surprise, it should not be. This is because the sequence of events that is playing out is the inevitable consequence of the belief … Read more
Sharon Hill over at Doubtful News reports on Deepak Chopra’s latest bit of shenanigans, he has a new challenge that he has targeted specifically at James Randi as follows … I challenge the non “amazing” Randi & his professional debunkers & skeptics to explain normal experience & offer them a $1 million prize. Seriously? Yep, here … Read more
Amanda Marcotte, has a little list up on RawStory that she has posted to honor/mock some of the strangest characters that keep popping up in all corners of the internet … A definitive list of the weirdest people on the internet OK, it’s fun, so digest with a pinch of salt, and yet at the same … Read more
We do not just impart information, but often construct a narrative and tell stories to each other – now here is something odd / amusing / strange / funny / scary that happened to me / a friend / somebody famous – and often when doing so we are simply repeating something we have heard … Read more
The re-boot of Cosmos is done and all 13 episodes have been broadcast in the US, so it is wholly appropriate for the LA time to have an article in which Ann Druyan, (Carl Sagan’s wife and co-creator of this new reboot of his immensely popular original series) should look back and ponder over it all. … Read more