Wait, don’t be a what?

Jun

21

2011

In preparation for TAM, Daniel Loxton wrote a very interesting (but non-exhaustive) review of occurrences of the “Don’t be a dick” argument in skepticism prior to Phil Plait bringing it up last year. For some reason, it just made me think of things like, “Kids today are so rude” and “We’re worse off now than ...
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skepticism · TAM

Leave My Elves Out of This 3

Jul

21

2010

NOTE: This is a time travel entry – it comes from the past! I just got around to posting it today. I am at TAM still as I write this, though it won’t be posted until I get home since I am, you could say, highly skeptical of the South Point Hotel’s claim that a ...
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science fiction · TAM

The Diversity of Skeptical Thought 6

Jul

13

2010

There was something of a theme at TAM 8, an informal one I think. A few of the speakers have said some tough things, and I think that they were very necessary. Massimo Pigliucci had a few words to say about the occasional hubris of skeptics. Carol Tavris talked about why people believe the way ...
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skepticism · TAM

TAM 8 in quick review 2

Jul

12

2010

Back home from TAM 8. I’ve got a couple of long things I’ve written, set off by specific things that happened, but those will keep until I’ve had time to think a bit longer and edit. For the most part, I had a heck of a lot of fun. Can’t wait until next year! The ...
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TAM

Women at TAM (SGU interview)

Aug

11

2009

There’s a lively discussion going on at Skepchick regarding women in skepticism. More precisely, women in skepticism as things went at TAM, which was discussed in this week’s Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe via interview. Here is the SGU forum thread about that episode, which contains a lot of discussion about the interview. I did ...
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feminism · skepticism · TAM