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I'm constantly amazed at what people project onto Trump, a man who speaks and reasons at about the level of an eight-year-old. I'm reminded of Being There, with the difference of course being that Chance was a gentle and benign simpleton rather than a boorish narcissist.

Recently a friend of mine who suffers from health issues posted an article on Facebook about how important it is to get flu shots because "it isn't just about you" - one of many articles I've seen (I think this one was from the New York Times) basically labeling people who don't get flu shots as...

I watch a lot of actress Monique Parent's videos - they're mostly beauty-oriented, but I just came across this one of her experience of being possessed during a seance:

Ooh, I love the Top 5s channel. "Hit the lights, sit back, and enjoy." :)

I would love to quote your post to the people who love to say "I'm with science!" :)

Indeed. And where politics does have its place - in the public policy responses to the science - those who tend to be opposed to environmental regulations just become more entrenched in their antipathy towards such in response to the exaggerated claims, not to mention Climategate-type...

I think Judith Curry's blog is a really valuable resource on climate. I find her very sensible (she falls in the "lukewarmer" camp, which makes her a "denier" to many). She also does "week in review" lists of links to what's happening in science and policy, and the blog's denizens are a varied...

Having been called a flat earther more times than I can count for my agnosticism/skepticism regarding climate change claims and my heretical views on HIV/AIDS, I was amused when I actually met an honest-to-god flat earth proponent at a party a while back. I have to say, I didn't bother trying to...

Dr. Henry Bauer (who's been a guest on Skeptiko) has a new book out, which I'm greatly enjoying.

4chan is freaking out over a 19th century book featuring a boy named “Baron Trump” "The third book, titled “The Last President”, is even more spookier than the first two. Baron Trump time-travels to New York City using a time machine he found in Russia. The date is November 3rd and the City of...

It's debatable whether someone who tests "positive" on an HIV test "has HIV". This interview with journalist Neville Hodgkinson is an excellent overview of the subject.

You don't need a conspiracy to produce bad science - lots of money helps though. HIV/AIDS is a multi-gazillion dollar industry. As I quoted Christine Maggiore in the page I linked to, HIV/AIDS is rather "the unfortunate outcome of a desperate desire for medical answers that coincided with...

Ah, Neil "the good thing about science is that it's true" deSmug Tyson. Can't stand the fellow. As for HIV/AIDS, it's not a "conspiracy theory" (I'm not one for them either), although it qualifies as a "Carlin conspiracy" ("You don’t need a formal conspiracy where interests converge") - see the...

I've heard my name called a few times, and while startling, it never seemed particularly important. For a while as a young child after going to bed I would hear a chorus of voices... I could never make out what they were saying but it sounded accusing, and would keep descending in pitch...

Last night I listened to a podcast interview with Malcolm Kendrick (the "Doctoring Data" author) on the cholesterol myth and related ideas and attitudes. I like this Kendrick guy.

In my last apartment I used to see a figure out of the corner of my eye in the doorway to my kitchen. Nothing distinct beyond perceiving it as a woman. It didn't bother me and I lived alone and never mentioned it to anyone. One day I had a couple of people over to play music and one fellow asked...