It looks like the big news of the day was that more minority babies were born in America in 2011 than white babies. Whatever that means. Anyone ever hear of a plurality? If white births made up 49.6% … more →
Brobrubel's Blogwrote 3 days ago: I reviewed the backstory to this yesterday; and concluded with the first of Monckton’s responses to … more →
wrote 4 days ago: The third Viscount of Brenchley, Christopher Monckton, is a bit of a slippery customer: A member of … more →
wrote 5 days ago: It has been a while since I’ve done a Follow Friday blog post. And this one will be short and … more →
wrote 1 week ago: It looks like the big news of the day was that more minority babies were born in America in 2011 tha … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I was browsing through the collection over at the Wellcome Images and found these delightful etching … more →
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Quoting Blaise Pascal: Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unles … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: Salvador Dali, Mike Wallace and Parliament cigarettes. Talk about surreal! Related articles Salvador … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes blog posts practically write themselves. The Spouse pointed out this exquisitely beautiful … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Posted on 24 April 2012 at Skeptical Science by dana1981 (now including fascinating discussion with … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The Lamest Card Trick In The World [And that's saying a lot!] Tarot cards lie somewhere between a no … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I noticed a phenomenon the other day. At times I will be reading new information and my body goes th … more →
wrote 1 month ago: (Found this via Digby) … more →