Category Archives: Science

What TAM8 Felt Like To Me

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Shane

It has been far too long since I’ve blogged, but the most recent Amaz!ng Meeting is a great way to get back into it. I will be doing a number of posts on TAM8 (as it’s known on the Twitters), … Continue reading →

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A Call To Journalists On Reporting About The Climate

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Shane

As I write this post, the outside temperature is -2 degrees F, up a few degrees from -7. It’s pretty damn cold out. I have noticed that there aren’t many news reports talking about climate change now when it’s really … Continue reading →

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Time to fire Larry King

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Shane

Larry King is an enigma to me. He has somehow become an institution on CNN despite being one of the world’s worst interviewers and continuing to book peddlers of nonsense. He has given reptiles like Sylvia Browne a far bigger … Continue reading →

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Eclipse Pic

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Shane

Joe Buchman, who I interviewed on my podcast, The Libertarian Dime, went on a trip to Mongolia to see the eclipse as well as attend the first part of the Olympics in Beijing. We had such a great interview, on … Continue reading →

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What I have in common with Stephen Colbert…

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Shane

is that I have too have interviewed Michael Shermer on my show. It was a great thrill to interview one of my favorite authors. Sure, there were a couple other podcasters at TAM6, who have had big time guests like … Continue reading →

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TAM 6 Update

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Shane

Josh and I have been enjoying the TAM6 conference quite a bit. Friday’s speakers were all around pretty good. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson was so good, he was asked to go over his time by 30 minutes. If you think … Continue reading →

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Drug War stupidity

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Shane

I don’t really watch the debates, because honestly, all the presidential candidates are basically in pandering mode now. How else can you explain Hillary Clinton’s inane babble about paying money to people for kids, Guiliani’s 9/11 name dropping at everything … Continue reading →

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“Teaching the Controversy”

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Shane

The New York times has a story about the desire of some in the field of evolutionary biology to have a paradigm shift. Is Darwin due for an upgrade? There are growing calls among some evolutionary biologists for just such … Continue reading →

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The worst Mother’s Day gift of all time.

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Shane

The last minute rush for Mother’s Day gifts is nothing new. Legions of forgetful (mostly) sons and daughters used to rush into drug stores, conveniences stores or whatever the closest center of commerce was. In the digital age, online gift … Continue reading →

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ID vs Intelligence

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Shane

Recently, William Dembski, the tireless crusader against scientific rigor, and Michael Shermer, one of my favorite authors, were involved in a debate at Bridgewater College, a small liberal arts school affiliated with the Church of the Brethren. It was hostile … Continue reading →

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