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CNN and CBS have recently presented another “hard-hitting” series of reports on pareidolia with its piece on Jesus found in the water stains of a weight-loss centre’s ceiling. The patrons and staff alike confide that they’ve since watched their language, avoid lying, and generally act civil while face-to-ceiling with the water stain Jesus.
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It’s always refreshing when the journalists actually get science news right. Regarding the Large Hadron Collider:
But there has been a struggle to explain to the public that, though this energy is vast from the perspective of a circulating proton, each collision between a pair of protons will release an amount of energy comparable to [...]
If any of our readers who are currently students at the University of Toronto are interested in forming a skeptical society, please let me know in the comments section — or through our forums at http://forums.lintbox.com.
Found on this website, “Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher About Evolution” is meant to be a handy guide for students skeptical of evolution. According to this article at The New York Times, science teachers in the US are increasingly having to deal with similar anti-evolution ploys. Reading through the list gave [...]
In what is certifiably a rare occurrence, I’ve found myself reasonably impressed by the skepticism found in a special news article. Specifically, by the piece 9/11 Conspiracy Files, which aired on CBC Newsworld this week.
The hour-long program focuses on perhaps the largest foundation of the 9/11 “Truthers’” conspiracy theory, the collapse of WTC7. In it, [...]
Scientific American has published this handy map of the creationism battle in the United States. Specifically, the map explains what’s currently going on — and where.
This is a must see for anybody who is concerned about, but not too familiar with, the current creationism battlegrounds.
Well, the Large Hadron Collider has not destroyed the world yet, a fact which many are looking upon with disappointment. We’ve all seen movies; the apocalypse always looks so awesome. But for now, the scientists working at CERN seem to be the only ones who really get to enjoy the LHC.
Not anymore. The folks over [...]
For those of you not following the news too closely, I thought it might be of interest to you that the Large Hadron Collider has not yet destroyed the world! It seems, at least for the time-being, that we are still alive — and doing science!
Keep checking http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/ for updates!
Has the Large Hadron Collider Destroyed the World Yet?
This should prove a handy tool for those worried over the nonsensical doomsday claims regarding the LHC.
Be sure to check the website frequently to make sure you haven’t been swallowed by a cloud of micro black holes, or engulfed by and converted into strange matter!
