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The 62nd Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle: Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends…

It’s that time again, time for a respite from the annoying credulity that permeates the blogosphere. Indeed, that credulity has even invaded Respectful Insolence in the form of two–count ’em, two!–homeopaths invading an old throwaway post about homeopathy and a woo-meister in my recent chelation post. I need a nice bracing shot of skepticism. On […]

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Holiday weekend carnivalia

I’ve been a bit remiss in my blog carnival plugging; so here’s my chance to make up for it. Here are some carnivals worth checking out: Carnival of Bad History #14: The Backlog Edition (The name speaks for itself.) Carnivalesque #27 (Ancient, medieval and early modern history.) Tangled Bank #80 (Science.) The Creation Museum (The […]

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Bring your towels! It’s the 61st Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle!

In honor of Towel Day, the theme of the latest meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle is The Hitchhiking Skeptic’s Guide to the Galaxy. Join Rebecca (a.k.a. The Skepchick) as she takes you on a tour of the skeptical blogosphere. But don’t do it for me. Don’t even do it just for Rebecca. Do it for […]

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Condolences

A fellow ScienceBlogger has suffered a profound loss. Sadly, on Sunday, my blogchild Mark lost his father. If you like Mark’s blog (or even if you don’t), please do me a favor and take a moment to read Mark’s tribute to his father and offer your condolences. He has mine.

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Fast approaching: The Skeptics’ Circle

Time passes. What once was new is old, and what once seemed far in the future is now just around the corner. In other words, the Skeptics’ Circle is rapidly approaching again; it’s a mere four days away! This time around, the 61st Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle is scheduled to be hosted by Rebecca […]