Physicist Lawrence Krauss on teaching creationism: It’s child abuse

Physicist Lawrence Krauss on teaching creationism: It’s child abuse

EXCERPT from Eric Dolan | The Raw Story: In brief video published by Big Think on Monday, physics professor Lawrence Krauss said that teaching school children incorrect facts about the age of the planet was a form of abuse. Krauss noted that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently declined to say how old the Earth was, MORE…

Sexism in the skeptic community: I spoke out, then came the rape threats

Sexism in the skeptic community: I spoke out, then came the rape threats

EXCERPT from Sexism in the skeptic community: I spoke out, then came the rape threats. – Slate Magazine: Meanwhile, other skeptical women are being bullied out of the spotlight and even out of their homes. My fellow writer on Skepchick, Amy Davis Roth, moved after her home address was posted on a forum dedicated to MORE…

Edamaruku Responds to Catholic Authorities' Demand for Apology

Edamaruku Responds to Catholic Authorities’ Demand for Apology

Click here to sign the petition. For all you Martians, the renowned Indian rationalist and skeptic Sanal Edamaruku is still on the run from the Delhi police for having the cheek to publicly demonstrate the principle of capillary action at work in the feet of a ‘miracle’ statue at a Catholic church in Mumbai. Now, MORE…

Arrest Attempted of Skeptic for Debunking Leaky Statue 'Miracle'

Arrest Attempted of Skeptic for Debunking Leaky Statue ‘Miracle’

MEDIA RELEASE – 4 July 2012. This morning, officers of the Delhi Police reached Sanal Edamaruku’s house to arrest him. They came upon directions of a Delhi court to execute an arrest warrant issued by a Mumbai Metropolitan Magistrate Court (second highest Criminal Court). If Sanal had been at home, he would be in jail MORE…