by Carl Howard | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
The attack of the straw feminists Massimo Pigliucci on The Ethics of Belief: a classic of skepticism from the 19th century that argues that “it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence”. Natalie Reed’s...
by Carl Howard | Aug 24, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
From the annals of stupidity: Nook ereader does an auto-replace in some books of “Kindle” with “Nook”. The result: a charming passage in War and Peace about how the soldiers had nookd their fires Another Onion classic: power grid restored in India meaning 300 million...
by Carl Howard | Aug 17, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
Nice [alleged] quote I just learned about from Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) on whether other worlds are inhabited: “A sad spectacle. If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and folly. It they be not inhabited, what a waste of space.” [Source] Amazing science bit I...
by Carl Howard | Aug 10, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
A particularly spectacular bit of the world I’ve just seen for the first time Horseshoe Bend, Arizona Via Jerry Coyne, an unintentionally accurate German ad for the Quran Natalie Reed on trigger warnings, their philosophy, use, misuse and abuse. What’s it like to be...
by Carl Howard | Aug 3, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
Is This Feminist?: a great Tumblr about…well, I’d rather not describe it, best see for yourself. It’s the 200th anniversary of the New England Journal of Medicine! To celebrate, they have an online edition with free articles that focus on the history of medicine for...
by Carl Howard | Jul 27, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
Shocking yet (possibly) very effective domestic violence ad Randa Jarar’s experiences in ‘the Arab Room’ at Ben Gurion airport. This is a room I had visited myself under more relaxed circumstances — but that’s a tale for another day. Little girl’s food blog on the...
