Last weekend, Desiree Schell and I taped a segment of “Everything You Know Is (Sort of) Wrong” (apologies)for Skeptically Speaking, a radio talk show and podcast that Desiree hosts. The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people…

Back up plan: Fruit. Not sure how that works. Have a look:

A UFO (Underground Freaky Object) has been located in Austria by a farmer searching for his lost cat.

Maggie’s Interview will be on April 1st. This Sunday, we will be in the studio with a Special Guest: Jen McCreight. Maggie Koerth-Baker is the author of the new book, “Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us”. Maggie is the science editor and a regular writer at Boing Boing,…

DId you ever wonder if people “back then” really sounded like Rudolph Valentino or if there was just something wrong with all the recording equipment? Turns out ….. Hat Tip C.A.

(Hat Tip: Miles)

Obviously, since the hardware can be stolen, this would work better if the gear was surgically implanted in the homeless people who could then constitute a new race of cyborg servants who would not have to be paid much.

I’m not recommending this. In fact, I may recommend against it. But I thought you should know:

I usually write about race and racism here, but about humanist and atheist stuff at The X Blog. So, I thought I’d point you to this: White Atheism and the Billboard Problem

… because what they are doing here is embarrassingly absurd. Animated.

“…. The car stopped on a dime. Unfortunately, the dime was in Mr. Rococco’s Pocket….” and other great moments. If you don’t know Firesign Theater, then a) your soul is empty and b) you won’t know who Peter Bergman is/was. Here’s a post by a friend of his. And now, go get and ingest some…

Yes, folks, it’s YouTube Weekend! (Our daycare is closed and it’s convention/caucus season in Minnesota and I’ve got a candidate!)

(or maybe not)

Have you see KONY 2012? You’ll need a spare half hour. When you have it, click here. This podcast is out: “A Universe From Nothing” Lawrence Krauss on Atheists Talk #157, Sunday, March 4th, 2012 Dr. Lawrence Krauss is a leader in the fields of theoretical physics, science advocacy in public policy and education, and…

Skeptically Speaking #155 This week, we’re looking into what happens in our brains when we’re experiencing some of the most powerful feelings we feel. We’ll spend the hour with science writer Kayt Sukel, to talk about her book Dirty Minds: How Our Brains Influence Love, Sex, and Relationships. From pheromones to fMRI, it’s an entertaining…

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft orbiting the moon officially have begun their science collection phase. During the next 84 days, scientists will obtain a high-resolution map of the lunar gravitational field to learn about the moon’s internal structure and composition in unprecedented detail. The data also will provide a…

In particular, what do you want to ask them pertaining to science? For instance, the following questions have recently been proposed: What organization(s) or individual(s) is/are your primary source(s) for scientific information? With the overwhelming body of evidence for both evolution and climate change, why do you still not believe that both are true? Why…

A small non-profit concerned with climate change is seking a “Climate Wiki Intern” which sounds very interesting. Knowing that many of my readers would be very good at this, It thought it was worth a blog post to point you in this direction: