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November 30, 2010

Data visualization is cool

Category: Science

This is a fascinating way to present data about global and historical economies: I'm also kind of blown away by the fact that the BBC has a documentary about statistics. How do they get an audience without blowing things up...

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Kurzweil = Criswell

Category: Kooks

You all remember Criswell, right, the amazing prognosticator of Plan 9 From Outer Space? Ray Kurzweil fits the mold: vague predictions, slippery, fuzzy statements, backtracking and excuse-making. The only differences are that Kurzweil is cold-reading technology rather than people's personalities,...

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Get over yourselves, timid atheists

Category: Godlessness

That is a billboard that's appeared in New Jersey, thanks to American Atheists. It is assertive and strong and clearly expresses an idea of atheism, that the tales we are told about religious ideas are superstitious myths, and I...

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Non-breeding behavior must be punished

Category: Equality

Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya has called for the arrest of all gay couples in the country. He's probably been listening to the American Christian evangelicals who've been busily poisoning Africa for the last century or so — the...

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A quick guide to American politics

Category: Humor

This kind of says it all. That's the story we can expect to see played out every day for the next few years....

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Wikileaks poll

Category: Pointless polls

Hmmm. We may not be able to really skew this poll, since my sense is that readers here are somewhat divided on the topic — but here goes anyway. Obama wants to crack down on leakers, while Sarah Palin thinks...

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Start your morning with a squid orgy

Category: Cephalopods

These are a pair of movies made of a Loligo opalescens mating frenzy off the shores of La Jolla. Squid do everything with gusto. Squid Run from David R. Andrew on Vimeo. Squid Run at La Jolla Shores - Nov....

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November 29, 2010

God hates sports

Category: Religion

Stevie Johnson, a player for the Buffalo Bills football team, dropped the ball in a catch that would have won his team a game. I have to commend him for some consistency, though — most players just credit their good...

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Purpose, purpose, purpose

Category: Creationism

I once gave a lecture in which I summarized Intelligent Design arguments as simply repeating the word complexity a lot. I was wrong; I left out a word. They also use the word "purpose" a lot. The latest example of...

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Mary's Monday Metazoan: Awesome fact—walruses are born with that mustache

Category: Organisms

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