The H1N1 pandemic seems to have had a dual effect on the antivaccination movement. On one hand, they've stepped up their efforts to link to vaccination any illness anywhere that occurs within the remote temporal vicinity of a person getting a shot, and...

Today, ladies and gentlemen, in recognition of that upcoming and uniquely American holiday of Thanksgiving, where we celebrate eating a fictional meal with people against whom we attempted genocide, I have decided to bring you some Native American woo,...

Midterms, term papers, anti-anti-vax presentations, research for work, and other excuses abound! No time tonight, either, to write anything substantive, but I will be attending PZ Myers' presentation here at Purdue tomorrow night, so follow my Twitter...

Two events of note: Number 1: The third planning meeting for Skepchicamp Chicago 2010 is on Saturday, November 14th at the Galway Arms Irish Pub in Chicago at 1:30PM. I'm always looking for more speakers or presenters or magicians or whatnot to fill...

I play a lot of solitaire on my iPod Touch. It's seriously problematic at times; just ask my fiancee. Matter of fact, the gadget seems to exist mostly for three purposes: listening to podcasts, surfing the net, and playing solitaire. Over many hours...