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Nina Hartley The September issue of The Humanist contains an interview with a woman who is witty, intelligent, a humanist, lover of science, former nurse, a feminist, and just happens to be a porn star. Marie Hartman graduated with honors from San Francisco State University and is the author or coauthor of several
Continue reading Thoughtful Intercourse Many of us can identify with this situation; you’re arguing with someone online about the efficacy of some alternative health treatment. You could be debating chiropractic, vaccines, or quantum energy healing, but one tactic is often the same; the person you’re chatting politely with suddenly throws down a barrage of links to studies that they Continue reading Des Liked: How To Argue With an Alternative Health Proponent, in Twenty One Mind-Numbing Steps Today I read an article that I found infuriating, but then I’m easily infuriated, because of what appeared to be either really bad methodology in a study or really silly conclusions by the journalist who wrote the piece. Since I can’t see the study and I can read the piece, I’ll try to avoid pointing Continue reading Pop Psychology and the Media Not ev’ry girl can get herself a guy who looks like Nick. Wait, to tell the truth, it hurt my pride — the groom was prettier than the bride. “Sadie, Sadie” from the movie Funny Girl And then Sadie’s groom got her pregnant and abandoned the relationship in favor of gambling. We fail in our love Continue reading He’s Just Not That Into You – But I Can’t Prove It I’m an art historian by training (or maybe in-training if you ask my thesis advisor) and often get puzzled or frustrated responses to my profession from fellow skeptics and critical thinkers. The nexus of this reception lies in the inability of art to be analyzed in a fully empirical manner. I’ve had spirited debates with Continue reading Critical Thinking About Art It is what you’ve all been waiting for, the exciting conclusion to the Bottled Water Test! (Okay, really, if you’ve been waiting for this, you need to get out more. Or read a book or something.) This little experiment was inspired by a Life Ionizer video that was sent to me, warning of the dangers of Continue reading Taking the Bottled Water Test – Part Two picture by © evaaase I’m going to share a potentially embarrassing secret with you…I don’t believe in ghosts but I’m terrified of them. This lovely contradiction of terms come from being chronically ill. And the reasoning behind this completely irrational fear comes in two parts. The first part is Continue reading Clinging to the Rational, In an Irrational Body I received this video as a forward from a friend a little while ago as a warning about bottled water. Check it out: The basic claim is that bottled water tends to the acidic side, that most Americans have a body pH that is less than optimal, and that alkaline water can be used to balance Continue reading Taking the Bottled Water Test – Part One reprinted from RationalMoms.com The award-winning children’s songwriter Monty Harper is working on a new project which will use catchy, fun songs to help teach kids about science. It is an album called Songs from the Science Frontier, and is unique in that all the songs Continue reading Songs from the Science Frontier – Science Singer Monty Harper |
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