Things that don’t cause obesity.
In no particular order: A. Pointing out that overweight people (especially women) are treated as acceptable targets in society to mock, humiliate and degrade. B. Campaigns that call for more realistic...
View ArticleOf Improv and Skepticism.
I’ll never forget my favorite moment as an improviser. It was less than two months into my return home to New York City and I was determined to give this acting thing a shot, as per every...
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Plugs and Pugs!
In the wake of the busy holidays, I’ve been hard pressed to keep my fingers to the keyboard on a timely basis. Apologies! That isn’t to say I’ve run out of topics to grumble about, as the internet is...
View ArticleSelective Memory.
Speaking of unfunny New Year’s posts, here’s disgraced science blogger and former head of the Scientific American blog network Bora Zivkovic recapping his October 2013: Also in October I moved my blog...
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The best ways to celebrate MLK Day.
It’s tough commemorating a storied public figure like Martin Luther King Jr. In a lifetime filled with monumental achievements that no less than upheaved the cultural landscape of a nation, how do you...
View ArticleRichard Dawkins is bad at philosophy (and Twitter).
In honor of Darwin Day, I present to you an example of naturally evolved buffoonery. Philosophers’ historic failure to anticipate Darwin is a severe indictment of philosophy. Happy Darwin Day! —...
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Choices.
In an article late yesterday, prominent Slate writer Amanda Marcotte asks us whether prosecuting a crime is worth forcing an alleged rape victim to testify against her alleged rapist by placing her in...
View ArticleBurdens.
This is a reprinted post from last year. As is, it’s honestly one of my favorite ones and the timing is perfect considering the subject. Though my thoughts have evolved slightly on the matter, it...
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What I’ll Tell My Grandchildren About Climate Change.
Someday, when the shores of Florida have retreated onto itself, New York is more levee than city and the heart of Africa is flooded, our grandchildren will come knocking at the drenched door and ask...
View ArticleUnderstanding Anti-Vaxxers.
The following is excerpted and slightly modified from the audio essay “Hearts and Minds” that I did for the Skeptical Connections podcast last year, sadly no longer in production. As I’m tied up in...
View ArticleHome Away From Home
As it must be painfully aware to anyone who’s stopped by in the past few months, I’ve been completely absent from the blogging scene. That’s not for lack of material, mind you, it’s entirely because...
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