I’ve posted about rapper Baba Brinkman before. His Rap Guide to Evolution debuted last year and he’s now trying to get high quality videos of his songs made for use in science classrooms everywhere: Quite a few biology and psychology teachers already use the rap songs in their classes (see the “Testimonials” document) to introduce evolutionary concepts to their students, and these videos will make an even more potent vehicle for communicating science in an entertaining manner. The initial funding… Read more
The Queen of England, head of the Anglican Church, made news yesterday for comments that were really very obvious to anyone who gives it the least bit of thought: Speaking at Church House, central London, she told members of General Synod that believers and atheists were equally able to contribute to the prosperity and wellbeing of the country. The Queen, who is supreme governor of the Church of England, said: “In our more diverse and secular society, the place of… Read more
“The Colin McEnroe Show” (on the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network) aired an episode yesterday on “Atheism, Agnosticism and the Quest for Meaning” — it featured some local atheists and it’s worth listening to if you have a chance. The highlight, though, is this four minute audio essay by Chion Wolf answering the question: Why atheism? [I’ve removed the embedded audio. Just go here to hear it!] Love it! Read more
Secular Coalition for America president Herb Silverman offers an example of a secular grace that you can use during dinner tonight: Let us take a moment to think about where the food we are about to enjoy has come from and to acknowledge those who worked to bring us this food. Let us appreciate the earth, the sun, the air, and the water needed to nourish the plants and animals. Let us thank the farmer who cared for the plants… Read more
Just a quick note: If you’re planning to do any online shopping at Amazon over the next few weeks, please consider using this link to get you to the site. If you do, a portion of your total purchase will come back to this site. Thanks! Read more
Saturday Night Live cut this sketch about the Thanksgivies (“Honoring Outstanding Performance in Ruining Thanksgiving”) after dress rehearsal last weekend, but Andy Samberg’s bit at the 1:30 mark is probably familiar to a lot of you… 🙂 (Sorry, non-Americans who can’t use Hulu!) Read more
Well put, Toothpaste for Dinner: Elyse at Skepchick has been doing a lot of awesome things to promote vaccinations with her Women Thinking Free Foundation. If you haven’t checked it out yet, go to the Hug Me! I’m Vaccinated website for evidence-based information about vaccination. Read more
Kevin Roose, the author of the fantastic book The Unlikely Disciple, spoke at the recent Secular Student Alliance Columbia Leadership Summit in South Carolina. His talk was about his time as an undercover student at Liberty University, what he learned there, what he proposes for the future of theist/atheist collaboration: I’m so sad I couldn’t be there 🙁 But I heard it was a fantastic regional conference. The next one is in Southern California this February! More information on that… Read more
You may have seen the “Privilege Denying Dude” Internet meme that features a random white guy saying white guy things: It spawned all sorts of clones (Commenters are saying this was not the original version of the meme — the sentiment is the same, though), some of which are more entertaining than others. I’m a fan of High Expectations Asian Father: And now, an atheist named Lindsay is contributing to the meme with Pompous Theist featuring a random smug Christian:… Read more
The Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry in Charleston, South Carolina have adopted a highway, too 🙂 Maybe I should visit SC one of these days… (Thanks to Amy for the link!) Read more
