Monthly Archives: May 2010

Sun Fire Blast

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

A plasma blast from the sun’s superheated atmosphere, the corona, could change life as we know it on Earth:

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Wind Power

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

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Our Father Who Art Not In Heaven

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Poem by Travis Morgan The fattest fairytale ever fed fixes a folly to foil ones head. Flattering its host with features to attract, it forges a fiction flavored like fact. It’s firm to force that flesh will fade and fibers … Continue reading →

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America's Greatest Poisoner

Posted on May 13, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack My wife picked up Deborah Blum’s The Poisoner’s Handbook recently. I started reading over her shoulder a bit – you know, just to know what my coffee was going to taste like. It’s largely the story of Charles … Continue reading →

Posted in Drugs, History, Politics | 49 Comments

Sam Harris: Bring the Vatican to Justice

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Sam Harris wants the vatican brought to justice: The Catholic Church has spent two millennia demonizing human sexuality to a degree unmatched by any other institution, declaring the most basic, healthy, mature, and consensual behaviors taboo. Indeed, this organization still opposes … Continue reading →

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James Randi on Psychic Fraud

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Daniel Florien

James Randi exposes psychic fraud at a TED event:

Posted in Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Videos | 8 Comments

Qotd: View from your Recession

Posted on May 12, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack I hear footsteps echoing down the hall. They carry much farther than they used to, because the halls are so empty now. The recession has gutted the museum field in this area. I’ve worked at three different museums … Continue reading →

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Michael Moore vs Westboro Baptist Church

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Fundamentalism, Sexuality, Videos | 28 Comments

Roddenberry on Religion

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort to take away the power of rational decision, to drain people of their free will — and a hell of a lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in their degree … Continue reading →

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Smile and Nod

Posted on May 11, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack I was speaking to a coworker the other day – let’s call her “Sandra.” Sandra had a loved one in the hospital and was asking for all of us to pray for them. “I know people think it … Continue reading →

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