Jan 25 2015
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I'm sure someone has already posted this before, but it's still an awesome takedown of the anti-vaxxer meme. Enjoy.
Anekanta - spoon denier
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Feb 6 2014
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I don't know if this has already made the rounds here or not, but I came across this talk by Game of Thrones…
Feb 6 2014
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So, when I logged on to Facebook this morning, I was saw a note in my feed from OpenMedia.ca, a Canadian digital…
Dec 26 2013
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The ultimate 80's action movie is trying to get funded on Kickstarter. It's called Kung Fury, and you can view the…
Aug 11 2013
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Having avoided any reviews or discussion on io9 about this movie, I was able to go see it tonight and thought I'd…
Aug 3 2013
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Jul 19 2013
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So, we all suspected this, right? But a study at the University of Toronto has found evidence that reading works of…
Jun 3 2013
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Saw this on Facebook, posted by the Apples in Stereo. Apparently when our universe was born, it collided with other…
Apr 10 2013
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Mar 17 2013
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My old cognitive science prof talks about the cultural and philosophical implications of the zombie craze in this 7…
Mar 10 2013
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Just found out about http://anthropomics.blogspot.ca/ —- an anthropology blog talking about the political implications of genetic science; the implications of bad science, and the future of anthropology as a discipline. He doesn't pull any punches, either. The last few entries (from March 9 to Feb 19th) are really… Read more
Mar 10 2013
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Just found out about http://anthropomics.blogspot.ca/ —- an anthropology blog talking about the political implications of genetic science; the implications of bad science, and the future of anthropology as a discipline. He doesn't pull any punches, either. The last few entries (from March 9 to Feb 19th) are really… Read more
Mar 8 2013
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Why Zombies are so big right now... by a U of T cognitive science professor...
Mar 8 2013
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Why Zombies are so big right now... by a U of T cognitive science professor...
Jan 30 2013
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Survival International director argues that Jared Diamond gets tribal peoples completely wrong in his new book (The World Until Yesterday): http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/30/savaging-primitives-why-jared-diamond-s-the-world-until-yesterday-is-completely-wrong.html
Jan 30 2013
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Survival International director argues that Jared Diamond gets tribal peoples completely wrong in his new book (The World Until Yesterday): http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/30/savaging-primitives-why-jared-diamond-s-the-world-until-yesterday-is-completely-wrong.html Read more
Jan 29 2013
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Found this interesting: The potential prison sentence for unlocking your cell phone (or for a business that unlocks your cell phone) is now greater than the sentence for turning your phone into an IED. http://boingboing.net/2013/01/29/what-the-ban-on-unlocking-phon.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Jan 25 2013
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Note to any role playing gamers out there; Margaret Weis Productions is running a Kickstarter campaign to produce "The Cortex Plus Hacker's Guide" full of tips and tricks for modifying games like Smallville, Leverage, and Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, and sample mods for the same. The first basic stretch goal is a… Read more
Aug 7 2012
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So, apparently some people think it's criminal not to use social networking sites. The "psychologists" in question ought to have their credentials revoked. Read more