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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Posted by PZ Myers at 12:06 PM • 101 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 9:20 AM • 83 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 8:47 AM • 298 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 7:43 AM • 54 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 7:30 AM • 39 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 6:58 AM • 186 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 6:56 AM • 8 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 12:43 PM • 136 Comments •
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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Posted by PZ Myers at 10:52 AM • 102 Comments •
Category: Organisms
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Posted by PZ Myers at 9:22 AM • 17 Comments •