Judge Judy Runs a Court of Equity?
There’s a “Judge Judy” video clip being circulated where Judge Judy is deciding a case over unpaid rent. A young
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Casey Luskin Doesn’t Do It Again
Casey Luskin has an unenviable track record. Pretty much anytime Casey gets going, you can count on him to shoot
Read moreWhere Did Jesus Say to Put a Nail in the Tire?
Two vehicles in a Bartram Hall (Zoology department building) parking area at the University of Florida were vandalized, apparently because
Read moreGood Reason: A Ouija Board?
There’s an essay by Randal Rauser at “Christian Post” offering what’s termed a rebuttal to a criticism of an earlier
Read moreThe Watson Flap
There’s a row going on about continuing sexism within the skeptical community. Rebecca Watson, a speaker at an international skeptical
Read moreDesperation at MyLife?
Years ago, I set up a MyLife profile. Periodically, I get email from them noting that my profile has been
Read moreCool Acoustics Product: Tern Micro GR4
I occasionally check out the Tern Micro website. They are manufacturers of controllers and expansion boards for embedded applications. Their
Read moreMagical Mathematical Metrics: Intelligent Design Hijinks
Over at the “Uncommon Descent” blog, poster “niwrad” decided to dispute claims of high sequence similarity between human and chimpanzee
Read moreEnd-of-the-World Playlist
Over at NPR, there was a post asking people for the song to be played during the Rapture as predicted
Read morePlotting a Dolphin Biosonar Click Train
I’ve been busy recently doing up figures for a paper on dolphin biosonar. One of the figures we ended up
Read moreThe Synthese Editors-in-Chief Respond to a Petition
The main petition regarding the Synthese disclaimer published in the January, 2011 issue was signed by 470 academics. It asked
Read moreRevisiting Code
Back in graduate school, I wrote tens of thousands of lines of Delphi code in support of research projects I
Read moreQuestions, Francis Beckwith, and a Tangible Absence of Answers
Yes, this is yet another bit related to the Synthese flap. One of the issues still outstanding is whether the
Read morePetition for Synthese to Retract the Disclaimer
Just in case there’s any academics who haven’t gotten the word yet, there’s a petition going requesting four things of
Read moreReligious Antievolutionists and Civility: Paul Giem
Professor Paul Giem, M.D., of Loma Linda University has a batch of video lectures online. One of them has him
Read moreSome of My Best Friends Are Authors…
Over at New APPS, the comments continue. Jeff Shallit, my co-author on the paper in Synthese, weighed in with a
Read more“New APPS” and Synthese Comments
Mark Lance makes an excellent point over at “New APPS” concerning the Synthese disclaimer flap. I think it deserves more
Read moreThe Synthese Editors-in-Chief Strike Back
The Synthese Editors-in-Chief issued a joint statement today about the disclaimer in the special issue. The closest approach to an
Read moreA Grete Waitz Reminiscence
Back in the early 80s, I made what living I had as a staff photographer for the Independent Florida Alligator
Read moreIs the Synthese Thing Just Business as Usual?
Chris Pincock at “Honest Toil” has a different take on the Synthese disclaimer issue. Pincock makes the argument that since
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