http://www.badscience.net/2009/04/matthias-rath-steal-this-chapter/

This is in particular is the most astonishing part of the story. First off, for context:
The founder of TAC is a man called Zackie Achmat,and he ( Read more... )

I liked this.

Never practice homeopathy in Gettysburg.

You may have trouble diluting this ingredient for one of your preparations.

So there was this programme on Channel 4 last night. I had to turn it off fairly quickly to protect the television screen ( Read more... )

What an idiot.
More from the Guardian...

Prince Charles wants to be more outspoken when he's the monarch.

I do not like this idea one bit. He's a one-man argument for doing away with this outdated system.

Stephen Green of Christian Voice: "People don't like being preached at"

Christian Voice's press release also says: "Apparently, an atheist blogger named Jon Worth came up with the idea, but his fellow humanists, not known for their generosity, wouldn't stump up the cash. Now Richard Dawkins, whose anti-Christian zeal knows little bounds, is to ( Read more... )

Having been accused of being canned laughter before*, I approve of Graham Linehan's most recent post.

*by that I mean someone told me some laughter for a show I was at the live recording of was canned. And when I said I was recorded laughing, live at that show, they redefined canned laughter to include me. I find this an insult.

via Charles Stross

Thank you Mr Petrov.

With the aforementioned Royal Society furor:
New Scientist: Royal Society fellows turn on director over creationism

I find this bit particularly interesting:
When New Scientist asked Kroto about the issue, he said that he informed the Royal Society a year ago that appointing Reiss director of education was "extremely disturbing ( Read more... )