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Hide the children! It’s the attack of the dreaded scrotum of doom!

Apparently some librarians and parents are upset that a children’s book (which happens to have won the Newberry Medal, the most prestigious award in children’s literature) has, within its pages, the use of the word “scrotum.” The book, The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patronhas, been banned in some school libraries, mostly in the […]

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Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Medicine Pseudoscience Skepticism/critical thinking Surgery

Slinking away in shame over my profession yet again (another surgeon behaving badly over evolution)

You know, I’m really tired of this. I’m tired of my fellow physicians with a penchant for spouting scientifically ignorant “attacks” on or “doubts” about evolution. It embarrasses the hell out of me around ScienceBlogs, and I really wish they would stop it. Sadly, it seems to be an increasingly long list. Although I first […]

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History Holocaust Holocaust denial Politics

Good riddance to bad rubbish

Goodbye and good riddance.

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Evolution Religion Science

Depressing footage on evolution

It’s truly depressing to see children indoctrinated in anti-science like this: The part where a preacher has the kids singing along about how the Bible supposedly describes dinosaurs in the Book of Job has to be seen to be believed, and seeing little kids parroting antievolution anti-science is truly depressing. But worst of all is […]

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Entertainment/culture Humor Music Science fiction/fantasy

They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard!

As a diehard Lord of the Rings fan since around age 13, I have only one thing to say about this: They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard! I bet you can’t get this out of your head now, can you? This guy couldn’t: