One Thing, Real Quick: Sarah Palin’s irrational beliefs are absurd. In this article (another version here), she tells James Dobson from Focus on the Patriarchy that “the election rests in God’s hands.”
Dobson asked whether Palin was discouraged by polls showing the GOP ticket behind. “To me, it motivates us, makes us work that much harder,” [...]

Brian Dunning’s Skeptoid podcast tackles cell phone radiation. (You can read the transcript at the link, in addition to download/subscribe to the podcast.)
The Pittsburgh Sports League, and the friends and teammates of Randy Pausch, invite you to participate in the Randy Pausch Memorial Flag Football Tournament Sunday, October 12 at the South Park Fairgrounds. You [...]

Oh my God. (It looks like that post is down, but Google’s cache and a mirror post still have it.) Quote:
2006 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire
The following questionnaire was sent to all candidates for Governor with their responses listed in the order we received them.
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11. Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of [...]

Like, dark matter is totally the new black hole.
Cosmic crash unmasks dark matter (BBC News)
I’m not  going to pretend like I understand this stuff. But, I give a lot of credit to astronomers and physicists for coming up with great acronyms like WIMPS and MACHOS that make science more accessible to the general public. Unlike [...]