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By tsmith on June 21, 2007.

Check out a very clever Tangled Bank over at Greg Laden's place, and the latest Skeptics' Circle (Solstice edition!) at Relatively Science.

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The seventy-third Four Stone Hearth blog carnival is on-line at Greg Laden's blog. Catch the best recent blogging on archaeology and anthropology! Submissions for the next carnival will be sent to me. All bloggers with an interest in the subject are welcome to volunteer to me for hosting. The next…

The 63rd Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle: Summer solstice edition

Here, on this summer solstice, a traditional time of great importance for woo, I bet you need a shot of skepticism, don't you? Fortunately, mcsquared over at Relatively Science has your back with the 63 Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle. As he puts it: ..."if you are in the Northern hemisphere this…

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I am assuming that many bloggers will ease up on posting over the holiday break, but there is still plenty of good stuff to read - just browse the latest carnivals: Tangled Bank #67: Giving thanks for science - now up on Newton's Binomium The 48th meeting of the Skeptics' Circle: last will and…

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