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I’ve been uploading some old photos to Flickr. The above is from Canada, 2006, and the below...

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:15:42 +0100

I’ve been uploading some old photos to Flickr. The above is from Canada, 2006, and the below is from Tennessee, 2005.

There are a couple of interestingly-named wifi networks near...

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:51:48 +0000

There are a couple of interestingly-named wifi networks near where I live.

James Randi Lecture @ Caltech - Can’t Prove a Negative...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:51:48 +0000

James Randi Lecture @ Caltech - Can’t Prove a Negative (via JamesRandiFoundation)

SuperFreakonomics: Geoengineering of Global Warming Fixes

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:51:48 +0000

SuperFreakonomics: Geoengineering of Global Warming Fixes

"Maybe you’re afraid you don’t know enough about anything to trust the validity of your..."

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:50:57 +0000

“Maybe you’re afraid you don’t know enough about anything to trust the validity of your criticism. Putting aside the extremely small likelihood that this is actually true, it shouldn’t stop you. Developing your critical thinking skills necessarily involves applying your critical thinking skills to…your critical thinking skills. It’s recursively self-healing!”

- Hypercritical - Ars Technica

The Known Universe by AMNH (via AMNHorg)

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:50:21 +0000

The Known Universe by AMNH (via AMNHorg)

The Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:43:54 +0000

The Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan

NASA | Einstein’s Cosmic Speed Limit (via NASAexplorer and...

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:43:52 +0000

NASA | Einstein’s Cosmic Speed Limit (via NASAexplorer and Phil Plait)

"…there has been one terrorist incident per 11,569,297,667 [miles] flown. This distance is..."

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:41:33 +0000

““…there has been one terrorist incident per 11,569,297,667 [miles] flown. This distance is equivalent to 1,459,664 trips around the diameter of the Earth, 24,218 round trips to the Moon, or two round trips to Neptune.””

- FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The Odds of Airborne Terror (via John Gruber)

Richard Dawkins Foundation - 2009 Fundraiser (via...

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:34:25 +0000

Richard Dawkins Foundation - 2009 Fundraiser (via richarddawkinsdotnet)

Terry Pratchett on Religion - ‘I’d Rather Be a...

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:33:50 +0000

Terry Pratchett on Religion - ‘I’d Rather Be a Rising Ape Than a Fallen Angel’ (via AtheistPlanetBlog and PZ Myers)

Favourite quotes:

“If this is true, we are in the hands of a maniac.”

“God help me if I ever become a Christian.”

Information is Beautiful on the climate change argument. [link]

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:33:22 +0000

Information is Beautiful on the climate change argument. [link]

Information is Beautiful on the climate change consensus. [link]

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:32:31 +0000

Information is Beautiful on the climate change consensus. [link]

LiveScience.com has an interesting series of short videos about time and the Universe: Episode 1:...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:32:24 +0000

LiveScience.com has an interesting series of short videos about time and the Universe:

Critical Thinking (via QualiaSoup)

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:28:33 +0000

Critical Thinking (via QualiaSoup)

James Randi — We All Make Assumptions

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:25:55 +0000

James Randi — We All Make Assumptions

How Sure Are Scientists About Global Warming?

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:43:53 +0000

How Sure Are Scientists About Global Warming?

Geoengineering Our Way Out of a Global Catastrophe

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:42:58 +0000

Geoengineering Our Way Out of a Global Catastrophe

Fire and Ice: Permafrost Melt Spews Combustible Methane

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:41:56 +0000

Fire and Ice: Permafrost Melt Spews Combustible Methane

Richard Feynman on doubt,uncertainty and religion (via Jesse...

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:40:53 +0000

Richard Feynman on doubt,uncertainty and religion (via Jesse Galef)