Monthly Archives: May 2010

RIP Martin Gardner

Posted on May 22, 2010 by arensb

Martin Gardner, the Mathemagician, passed away on May 22. Go read Phil Plait’s post about him, because Phil says everything I would have.

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ID and the 2LoT

Posted on May 22, 2010 by arensb

I keep hearing from cdesign proponentsists that ID is not creationism. That ID is totally a scientific theory with predictions and everything that they’d love to show except the dog ate their lab notes the mean old bourgeois scientific establishment … Continue reading →

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AI vs. EC

Posted on May 21, 2010 by arensb

Since the 1940s, computer scientists have been seeking to make machines perform the same kinds of tasks as humans. This pursuit of artificial intelligence (AI) has yielded a lot of impressive results, such as Deep Blue beating a chess grand … Continue reading →

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Everybody Draw Mohammed!

Posted on May 20, 2010 by arensb

Here’s my contribution to Everybody Draw Mohammed Day: It’s a good thing there aren’t any talent requirements. The only way you can tell that this is actually the prophet Mohammed venerated in Islam is that I’m telling you so.

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Just in Case…

Posted on May 17, 2010 by arensb

Just in case Elena Kagan’s nomination falls through and I am asked to serve on the Supreme Court, I thought I should mention that I don’t play softball, and am therefore not a lesbian. I would also like to assure … Continue reading →

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Nun Excommunicated Over Abortion

Posted on May 15, 2010 by arensb

The Arizona Republic is reporting that a nun at a Catholic hospital was disciplined and excommunicated for allowing an abortion that saved a woman’s life: A Catholic nun and longtime administrator of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix … Continue reading →

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Cracked on Psychics

Posted on May 8, 2010 by arensb

Cracked has an article entitled “5 Cheap Magic Tricks Behind Every Psychic”. The introductory paragraph reads: I got into magic at the age of five. I stopped thinking psychics were real at the age of five-and-a-half. Mainly because most of … Continue reading →

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This Is a Political Leader?

Posted on May 5, 2010 by arensb

Today, the Washington Post hosted a Q & A session with Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation. Presumably that makes him a big wheel in the Tea Party movement, and Someone To Take Seriously, as opposed to the random … Continue reading →

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