Gene Ray is Not Even Wrong
Gene Ray says that all of physics is wrong. It would have to for his new model of reality, which he describes as a Time Cube, to be correct. Everything from quantum theory to force being equal to mass...
View ArticleHiggs Hysteria
One of the great things about science is how it strives to wipe away any of the subjective interpretations that fanatic ideologues try to impose on its findings. There aren’t liberal and conservative...
View ArticleSexism is Woo
One of the themes I keep revisiting when I write about skepticism is how often people get into several different, seemingly unrelated types of woo. Biblical creationists sometimes dabble in conspiracy...
View ArticleI Get Snail Mail
So I’ve finally gotten my first personalized letter from a serious religious nut. And I don’t mean email or blog comments. No, this is an actual letter that arrived via the US Postal Service in my...
View Article5 Atheists Who Need To Just Find The Jesus Already
You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, and if you’re sneaky you can pick your friends’ noses while they’re sleeping. But you can’t pick the most prominent atheists who get lots of media...
View ArticleHomeopathy News!
It’s been a bad week for homeopathy, which translates to a good week for science-based medical policies. The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is cracking down on...
View ArticleScumbag Subreddit: r/conspiracy
Reddit’s kind of impossible to pin down to one stereotype. It’s just too big. There are a few popular characteristics lots of redditors share (liberal politics and a love of smoking marijuana), but...
View ArticleAddicting Disinfo
If I ever decide to become a link-baiting hack, I’ll have the best fall-back role ever. All I’ll have to do when I don’t know what to write about is throw up some angry and incoherent post about how...
View ArticleThe Idiocy of the Julian Assange Conspiracy Theories
Back when I first wrote about Wikileaks, I hadn’t even heard of Julian Assange. Not many people had. Those were the days. But within a few months, the organization decided to install a figurehead at...
View ArticleGreen Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein on Alternative Medicine
Jill Stein is the Green Party’s Presidential candidate, having beaten Roseanne Barr for the nomination back in July. While the party might not ever regain the popularity lost from its perceived role...
View ArticleLet’s Not Forget That Donald Trump Hates the Chinerman, Too
In what seems like part of a deliberate attempt to make me hate them less, Huffington Post is reviving the brilliant Get Your War On series in video format. The most recent one pokes fun at Donald...
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