2024.08.31
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Doctor, Doctor
In the early 2000s four people in the UK answered their phones to hear the unmistakable voice of Doctor Who, specifically the Fourth Doctor, asking for their help with an urgent problem. Only one...
Hail Mary, full of....
Hail Mary, full of.... um.... what was that, again? The only Pope many of us have known, John Paul II, has decided that a millenium is long enough to change a prayer. Odd that two millenia are...
Mary Whitehouse dies.
Mary Whitehouse dies. Whitehouse was a campaigner for what she considered taste and decency on TV. So that meant no swearing, no violence, absolutely no sex (no matter who was doing it) and...
Gender science
The Science of Gender Science. A debate by Pinker vs. Spelke on the research on mind, brain, and behavior that may be relevant to gender disparities in the sciences, including the studies of bias,...
Shake, mate.
Bulgarian chess grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov twice refuses to shake hands with English grandmaster Nigel Short before a match. This is forbidden under tournament rules, so Short protests, and...
Opiate of the masses
It is a highly addictive drug, but governments everywhere encourage its use... though they are not so keen on no-name brands. Richard Dawkins details the dangers of the most insidious opiate.
Arrrr
Iceland's Pirate Party looks likely to take the country's election next weekend - 'If you're worn out and depressed with the US election campaign, ponder what's going on in Iceland for a moment....
Michael Moore is my hero.
Michael Moore is my hero. Love him or hate him, ya gotta admit he's pretty sharp.
The $98M Skull
Diamond Encrusted Skull Filter. British Artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a diamond encrusted skull cast with a cool 50 million quid asking price. P Diddy expected to turn up with a bin bag full...
Take your time!
In the debut of The New York Times' new philosophy series, Simon Critchley asks, 'What is a philosopher?'