The language used to justify policy is…fraught. Every new program is a triumph, as is every cut to an existing […]
diversity, health, human rights, justice, memes, morality, poverty, prejudice, racism, science, technology, Uncategorized
Deux ex Smartphone: Healthcare Access Isn’t Going to Democratize Itself
One of my first-year classes in college was History of Theater, in which I learned how the Greeks built amphitheaters […]
comic, science
Tardigrade parade
Why yes, I am watching Cosmos…why do you ask? Actually I think I first time learned about extremophiles, including tardigrades, […]
musing, religion, science
No special snowflakes
Dr. X commented recently on just world bias, as displayed by Oprah while interviewing Lance Armstrong: Just one slightly weird […]
follow-up, religion, science
Sam Harris on a NDE as drug trip
I wrote this week about Eben Alexander’s account of his must-be-true experience with the afterlife, which made the cover story in […]
follow-up, psychology, religion, science
Tripping a little more
A few more thoughts on Eben Alexander’s near-death experience: PZ Myers describes the story in a post called Newsweek panders to […]
psychology, religion, science
I’m tripping over you, God
In a Newsweek article grandiosely (to put it lightly) titled Proof of Heaven: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife published yesterday, Dr. Eben Alexander […]
feminism, follow-up, science, skepticism
Rillion’s Law applied
I have my own law, devised under the screen name Rillion which I’ve used since about 2000. The law isn’t […]
pareidolia, religion, science, skepticism
Pareidolia of the day: Holy sh!t!
Today’s incidence of pareidolia is a doozy. Or a doo-….no, I’m just not going there. The title for this post […]