Category Archives: Inspirational
Happy Carl Sagan Day!
Carl Sagan Day is, like is sounds, a celebration of Carl Sagan’s contributions to society, as well as the Cosmos that he talked about. In the words of the Center for Inquiry: No other scientist has been able to reach … Continue reading
Intro to Cosmos
As I mentioned in a very early post, I’m a big fan of Carl Sagan’s television documentary series from the 1980s. This youtube video shows the first five minutes of the series, and it very, very, much worth the time to … Continue reading
The Universe is Queerer Than We Suppose
Too tired to write anything. The video speaks for itself, though I look forward to adding my thoughts about it later. One of Richard Dawkins’ TED talks.
Our Future in Space – TAM 9 Panel
Greetings! The JREF has started releasing videos from this year’s Amazing Meeting! click this link to take you to the JREF’s site if you want to see it there. For some reason, it’s a little bigger on their site. This is … Continue reading
What Amazes Randi?
Yeah, being lazy again and posting another video. I am working on some real posts though, but I think about 4 real posts per week is sufficient. Check out more words from the Amazing Randi! It’s only a little over … Continue reading
Steve Jobs: Another Casualty of Fake Medicine
I had another day where I was out of the house for most of it, so I’m not going to make the effort to write my own post. I was planning on doing something about the death of Steve Jobs. … Continue reading
James Randi on Skepticism
Check out Randi in an interview about Skepticism. He touches on several topics, from Carl Sagan to evolution; from religion to Uri Geller. Several good links for further reading! It’s absolutely worth your time, especially if you’re bored at work.
Earth From Space
[Thank you to every birthday well either from yesterday' It was great. Dinner with my family and a night with my friends. Best wishes to all of you] . . . Originally found on Jerry Coyne’s blog (check it out!). … Continue reading
Check out Hawking at TED
Not much to say other than Hawking is a bad ass. If you haven’t read any of his books, I highly recommend picking one up. My favorite (I’ve only read a few) is A Briefer History of Time. If you … Continue reading
Phil Plait – Science Fair
The following text comes from this page. I will copy the full text here (it isn’t that long) so you don’t have to go through the trouble of clicking. What Phil talks about here goes right along with my last … Continue reading
