The Global Warming Hoax Emails

And now, a lesson on quote mining and McExperts “interpreting” data.
Or: Why Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Alex Jones are fucking idiots that don’t even have the ability to read emails written in English.
Be forewarned, you’ll have to watch a 10 minute video and the only yelling or crying is done by the aforementioned idiots [...]

A Universe From Nothing by Lawrence Krauss

Richard Dawkins on Real Time with Bill Maher

Evolution of the Giant Tortoises – Richard Dawkins

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Religion Linked to Immoral Behavior

Of course, there have been a few studies that have come to the same conclusion over the last few years (the least religious countries in the world have the lowest crime and social problems), so this isn’t too surprising. Do remember, this is about the over all views of a society, not about the views [...]

Hawaii as a Nursery of Evolution

Wonderful video on fruit fly evolution on the Hawaiian Islands.

Beware the spinal trap

The following is an article by Simon Singh. It got him sued by the British Chiropractic Association because of accusations of libel even though it brings up some very legitimate dangers of the chiropractic trade.
It is also posted at Respectful Insolence and Pharyngula, both of which have some very insightful comment threads going on.
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Beware the [...]

God is a Construct By Which We Measure Our Brains

There is a (mostly) pretty good outline on which parts of the brain produce which “religious” experiences on NPR.

Serotonin triggers mystical experiences
The temporal lobe, under seizure conditions, can experience voices
Frontal lobe activity is increased by meditating, regardless of on what

Then there’s the mostly

“New Research” says thoughts can increase your immune system (why is all the [...]

Chimpanzee vs. Human Learning

Q: How do chimps learn?
A: The same way humans do.
Just a little better. This scientist shows that humans keep repeating ritualistic movements (religious or not) that are clearly unnecessary. Chimps do not.
But, of course, only the Kwisatz Haderach can learn to the master the gom jabbar.