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Skepticism

Debut novelist kills first-time sushi chef

August 24, 2011

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I engaged in an interesting experiment today. And now that I’m done wanting to bang my head against the sharp corner of my desk, I find  the results interesting.
This started with me seeing an ad for a terrible-looking book with a terrible-sounding title with terribly-written teaser copy and a terribly-illustrated cover1. And if that wasn’t [...]

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7th time’s a charm: Ignite Phoenix After Hours #2 recap

July 30, 2011

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I love Ignite Phoenix. I’ve never missed one, and have had the extreme pleasure of presenting at seven various permutations therein. Last night was no exception, and I’m still coming down from the high that I always get.
It was Ignite Phoenix After Hours last night, an evening that tends to get a little raunchier and [...]

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Phil Plait is the only thing stopping the universe from killing you

July 22, 2010

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“When you’re dealing with the Universe, ignorance can be deadly.”
One of the baddest quotes from the Bad Astronomer himself, my Dr. Phil Plait. He’s been playing all super seekrit with everyone for the last few months, as he jets all over the place filming and shooting his new project. And today, we found out what [...]

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Confessions of a skeptical herbalist

July 14, 2010

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In November 2004, I seriously considered getting into politics. Luckily the voice of reason — my wife — spoke up, with the true fact that I’ve not lived nearly a clean enough life. It’s not that I have a lot of skeletons in my closet. No, I have an entire basement full of them. I’d [...]

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