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Christmas Eve Party Game: Spot the Logical Fallacy!
What better way to celebrate Christmas Eve than with a game the whole family can play? So gather round the tree, load up the eggnog with some Barbancourt 5 star,…
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Thou shalt not be more able
The funniest thing I have read in a long time comes from Robert Shibley, a member of "FIRE", the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (more details). The Virginia Tech…
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Gay marriage and tradition: a continuation
In Big Jake , John Wayne and Bruce Cabot ready themselves for the final battle against the bad guys. Wayne: Well, Sam, they say the elk in Montana are as…
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A poor argument for gay marriage
James Randi, and the rest of the psi-cops, have increasingly strayed from their original---and self-appointed---role of policing pseudoscience and the paranormal, and are instead intent on doing battle with any…
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What scientific or technological advance would you most like to see in your lifetime?
The real geeks among us long for synthohol. Only Class A nerds know, or admit to knowing, what it is, too. But I have to tell you, your potential partner's…
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CBC’s How to Think Aboot Science series
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has a great web site with a series (so far on-going) How to Think Aboot Science. I recommend the site as a great resource for interviews…