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Page, on February 23, 2010, at 7:03 am
I don’t usually write a post that solely tells you to read another blog post, but in the strange case of Desiree Jennings, Steve Novella has become something of a primary reference. I recommend his post on this case penned at Neurologica.
Desiree, if you will recall, was the young woman who presented with a mysterious [...]
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Julia Galef, on December 11, 2009, at 1:59 pm
Hey there, rational readers! I’m honored to be a guest blogger for Rationally Speaking and Gotham Skeptic, and co-host of the upcoming Rationally Speaking podcast for the NYC Skeptics. Since our second episode is scheduled to air the week of Valentine’s Day, we couldn’t resist making that show’s topic, “The Skeptic’s Guide to Love.”
I do [...]
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Michael Rosch, on November 9, 2009, at 7:03 am
From Flickr user tinchouse's photostream
It was just an ordinary Sunday evening in Grovers Mill, New Jersey. The date was October 30, 1938. But soon after 8pm, panic broke out. The reason was that radio newscasters were reporting that the Martians had landed in Grovers Mill… and they were out for blood.
The broadcast could be [...]
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Lisa Bauer, on September 21, 2009, at 7:03 am
Fox's Dollhouse – Season 2 premiere Sept 25th
Joss Whedon fans rejoiced last February with the series premiere of Dollhouse on Fox. I had an especially delighted outlook, being both a fan of Whedon’s, and having an interest in neuroscience, given that the theme of the show centered on the principle that human beings [...]