Monthly Archives: April 2011

Derren Brown, "Miracles for Sale"

Posted on April 30, 2011 by vorjack

From Derren Brown’s site: With the cameras in hot pursuit, Derren faces his toughest project yet, going in search of an unsuspecting member of the British public prepared to adopt the guise of a pastor and miracle worker. His chosen … Continue reading →

Posted in Magic, Religion, Videos | 19 Comments

ReasonFest '11

Posted on April 29, 2011 by vorjack

Kansas is not a state that I used to seeing good news from, at least not on the rational front. So it’s good to see that there’s a group putting together a festival to celebrate and endorse freethought. ReasonFest ’11 … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | 8 Comments

Glossolalia by Spirit Spine

Posted on April 28, 2011 by vorjack

One of our regular readers here is Joseph Denney, who is a musician recording under the name “Spirit Spine.” He has produced a new album titled Glossolalia, which he has dedicated to James Randi. According to his press release: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 2 Comments

Pale Blue Dot, Animated

Posted on April 28, 2011 by vorjack

Pale Blue Dot – Animation from Ehdubya on Vimeo. Created by Adam Winnik. Via Open Culture

Posted in Science, Videos | 6 Comments

Another Birth Certificate

Posted on April 27, 2011 by vorjack

Just in case there’s been some confusion, the birth certificate that Custador posted is the long form birth certificate. The short form has been available for several years now. Here’s a reproduction: Swiped from Balloon Juice, originally by Jesse Taylor … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Humor | 24 Comments

Fractally Wrong

Posted on April 27, 2011 by vorjack

Have you ever noticed that it takes longer to correct someone who made a mistake than it took to actually make that mistake? I think that’s why Thom Stark’s Review of Paul Coban’s Is God a Moral Monster? runs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Christianity | 20 Comments

Doubt it.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by fatemeh | 43 Comments

Sehat on the Myth of American Religious Freedom

Posted on April 27, 2011 by vorjack

David Sehat, author of The Myth of American Religious Freedom and contributing blogger at US Intellectual History, has an editorial up at the Washington Post: Five myths about church and state in America. The editorial is brief, but he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Freedom | 5 Comments

God Won't Heal Amputees

Posted on April 26, 2011 by vorjack

… but a new medical procedure, with the help of a donor … well, it does pretty good … (via Agathos in the forum)

Posted in Medicine, Videos | 62 Comments

Music of the Spheres

Posted on April 26, 2011 by vorjack

Janna Levin, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College/Columbia University, talking about mathematically modelling the sound of the universe. Apparently, certain powerful events or objects, like black holes, can shake the metaphorical fabric of the Universe, and this can … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Videos | 1 Comment