I am very lucky to work with Seed/Scienceblogs editor and blog herder (no one is actually certain of her exact title) Erin Johnson. Erin is the person we Sblings rely on to keep everything running smoothly, to manufacture our debates, I think she may be the person who writes several of the pseudonymous blogs that…

… an absurd over the to parody captures your essence perfectly …

President Obama has just signed the health care bill into law. Well, that was easy. OK, next problem?

The relationship between art and science today “is a little bit like romance,” said Lynn Fellman. What’s being learned about our species and about each other “is like getting to know someone new,” she said. “It’s surprising; It’s a sense of discovery,” one that artists, who speak through a visual language, respond to. “You know…

Mike Dunford of Questionable Authority was born this day some years ago. Wish him a happy birthday.

An item from the Union of Concerned Scientists:

… this would be a good time to “attend” the “A” Week on Facebook event. Click here and RSVP and put the big A in there as your face.

But that it has always been true does not excuse …

…. I had a feeling this was going to happen…. Anyway, praise FSM, I’m talking about him being gay, not being, like, a climate change denialist or something. Check it out. In truth, this is not really all that interesting. I mean, like, whatever. But the guy is the original skeptic, he’s 81, and he…

Duwayne is a friend, regular commenter, and fellow blogger. He blogs here. Go wish him a happy arbitrary day of the year fest.

No, not the earthquake. This.

… the anniversary. Check it out.

When stupid belief systems collide: Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah to stop the execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to death for “sorcery.” In a statement released Thursday, the international rights group condemned the verdict and demanded the immediate release of Ali Hussain Sibat, former host of a popular call-in show…

Under what circumstances should individuals have access to their family members’ medical records? How to prevent cannibalism in pheasants Now, THIS is interesting (regarding climate change)….

This is it: The fate of health care reform will be decided in the next 48 hours. It could come down to a vote or two. And that means that right now, every last message to Congress makes a difference. It’s an all-hands-on-deck moment. Even if you’ve already called and written your representative, it’s time…

Jessica Palmer (of bioephemera) has an entry at Collective Imagination Blog about the role of “small talk” in maintaining good health. Check it out.

The Lese of the Ituri Forest raise food in gardens, and they exchange various things for wild animal meat hunted by the Efe (Pygmy) foragers with whom they live in close economic and social association. But the Lese also hunt and gather, to varying degrees, with some individuals never doing it, others often engaged in…

We shared this planet for fifty years. We lived through cold below freezing, and we lived through heat and mosquitoes. We saw Mexico together. He gave me rides on his motorcycle and let me drive his Jeep when I was far too young. He let me know that Bob Dylan is just a poet and…

I’m writing some things that are more unruly than usual. I’m also sleeping 12 hours a day for very good medical reasons. Rumors that I am addicted to Hulu are completely incorrect, although I did enjoy watching the maiden voyage of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea last night.