Condolences

By mikethemadbiologist on June 27, 2007.

Lindsay Beyerstein of Majikthise lost her father recently. Some kind words couldn't hurt.

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The loss of a great thinker

I just learned from Orac and Bora that the father of blogger Lindsay Beyerstein (Majikthise) has passed away. Dr Barry L Beyerstein was a member of the executive council of the Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and a biopsychologist at Simon Fraser…

Condolences to Lindsay Beyerstein

Please take a moment to head over to Majikthise and pay your respects to Lindsay, whose father, Barry L. Beyerstein, died yesterday. Dr. Beyerstein was a prominent skeptic and very active in the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He also served as chair of the Society of B. C. Skeptics, not to…

Bullet dodged (not by me)

It looks to me as though one of my favorite lefty bloggers, Majikthise (real name: Lindsay Beyerstein), dodged a bullet. In a Salon.com article, she describes how she originally was approached to blog for the John Edwards campaign. As you may recall, Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon ultimately was…

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Lindsay Beyerstein, aka Majikthise, needs and deserves your help. So go now and hit her PayPal button. Help Lindsay become a pro blogger. She is one of the best there is.

Lindsay Beyerstein of Majikthise lost her father recently. Some kind words couldn't hurt.

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