Interesting Stuff on the Web: 4/1/10

You’d be mad to support climate change science In a recent forum debate, a poster suggested I wouldn’t look at science that didn’t agree with my position – that I displayed confirmation bias. I have a standard response to this, which is that I’ll look at anything that isn’t junk science. If it’s credible science, why would [...]

Acharya S: Religion, History, Human Rights

Recent articles of interest from Acharya S (aka D.M. Murdock): Dead Sea Scrolls prove Bible unoriginal Certain ideas in the scrolls also appear in the New Testament, meaning, of course, that the impression of Christianity as a “divine revelation” appearing whole cloth miraculously from the very finger of God is clearly erroneous. Read more… First ‘Human [...]

Gnod: No Quentin S. Crisp

I discovered an interesting website: Gnod.  Quentin S. Crisp linked to it in a comment on his blog.  He was pointing out that his name isn’t included in the map of literature.  Nonetheless, the map is still pretty cool.  I tried out some other author’s names and it was interesting to see the other authors [...]

Matt Cardin: What I read in 2009

I was just now checking out Matt Cardin’s blog The Teeming Brain.  He had some new posts since the last time I visited.  I was impressed by one in particular: What I read in 2009.  He listed a wide variety of reading material.  Some I was already familiar with, but there was much I hadn’t [...]

Interesting Stuff on the Web: 1/13/10

Jesus Had A Cat [PIC] This is, of course, assuming that Jesus himself wasn’t a cat.  Anyways, a lion-maned savior “walking on water” isn’t any great surprise for those familiar with astrotheology. The Americanization of Mental Illness It’s because of this kind of in-depth article that I appreciate The New York Times so much. This [...]

Interesting Stuff on the Web: 12/28/09

Cat Cams: What DO Cats Do Home Alone? Based on the photos, about 22 percent of the cats’ time was spent looking out of windows, 12 percent was used to interact with other family pets and 8 percent was spent climbing on chairs or kitty condos. Just 6 percent of their hours were spent sleeping. [...]

Interesting Stuff on the Web: 12/25/09

I sometimes feel critical of the New Atheists, but Dawkins seems rather moderate and reasonable in this video.  But, even with his more liberal use of the term ‘atheist’, I’d still consider myself agnostic. Dreamy Sales of Jung Book Stir Analysis This gives me hope for humanity.  The book that Jung considered the expression of [...]

Interesting Stuff on the Web: 12/24/09

Interesting Stuff on the Web: 12/17/09

Taekwondo monkeys attack trainer “Bizarre” Octopuses Carry Coconuts as Instant Shelters Very interesting. If We Policed the U.S. the Way We Do Afghanistan A comic that is pretty much explained by the title. Argonne Scientists Use Bacteria to Power Simple Machines Science is going in something truly fascinating directions.  Just 10 yrs from now there [...]

Interesting Stuff on the Web: 12/16/09

Marijuana legalization initiative headed for 2010 ballot, organizers say They claim to have enough signatures for it to be on the ballot.  Marijuana legalization?  The day that happens will be a day for the history books.  Times they are a-changin’. You can’t handle the truth And change is happening for good reason.  Marijuana and the [...]