Keep Real Journalism Alive
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The Moon. Let’s Go Back.
Humanity needs to return to the moon. But instead we're buying fighter planes.
Burzynski Clinic – no evidence, just intimidation
A quick post to let you all know about the vile harassment and intimidation coming from the Burzynski Clinic. Stanislaw Burzynski has a treatment, which he believes can cure cancer.…
What really IS skepticism?
On Saturday, Melbourne held its first Skepticamp – an informal day of volunteer-given presentations and workshops. There’s no set schedule – anyone can give a presentation or hold a group…
Apple saves children from horrible foul language
So, last night I was looking at the iTunes page for the Science on Top podcast. Thanks to all the kind people who have written such nice reviews, it’s very…
From Atlanta to New York, via Washington DC
I’ve not been very good at keeping this up to date. Trouble is, I’m just totally in holiday mode. Living ‘in the moment’ and not thinking about keeping people updated…
Dragon*Con
This was originally going to be a reply to Dave’s comment on my last post, but it got so big it became worthy of a new post. Food in Atlanta:…
The Adventure Begins
Greetings from Atlanta! After a long day and a bit of travelling, I’ve finally checked into my hotel here in Atlanta. The first delay was because of the death on…
May Experience Some Slight Turbulence
So, as most of my peeps know I’m going to America on Wednesday. Dragon*Con in Atlanta to begin with, then Washington DC and New York after that. Just for fun,…
Only 58% of Americans ok with homosexuality
I’m not sure why, but I’m surprised by this. New figures from the Pew Research Center show that only 58% of Americans think homosexuality should be accepted, not discouraged. WTF?…