ICYMI: Richard Katskee discusses "Defending Science Education from Religious Attacks."

Scopes Summer continues--even after Labor Day. For everyone interested, the good folks at @evolutionvu.bsky.social and @ncse.bsky.social have made all the Vanderbilt talks available. Check out Ed Larson, Ken Miller, Lee Meadows, Amanda Townley, Barbara Forrest...tons of amazing speakers, plus me.

you just know somebody’s being called by their full name right now

I've given a couple of talks on the Scopes Trial. Working to make it different from the others, which makes it more fun for me, too. You can't skip the "greatest hits", though. This version will be at www.SkeptiCalcon.org conference Saturday 8/23. Come by if you're in northern CA or environs!

Coming up 8/23 -- IRL SkeptiCal 2025! See speakers and the very affordable tickets at www.skepticalcon.com Ross Blocher, Seth Shostak, Kyle Polich me, and others. We're so excited to be meeting in person again. Please share.

If you're in Northern or Central CA, come join us at the 13th SkeptiCal, in person, in downtown Oakland. We're so excited to be meeting IRL again. www.skepticalcon.com Known as the AFFORDABLE skeptics conference! Sat. Aug 23, 2025

So grateful to NPR and NYT for streaming Trump's press conference at the NATO meeting. Anyone who still thinks that this person is in full command of his faculties is not paying attention. My God, how embarrassing to our country. Just listening makes my head ache.

This looks like a very worthwhile conference. Check it out. sites.google.com/view/lilienf... Scott Lilienfeld was pretty awesome. I'm glad the conference continues in his name.

It's tonight! Streaming at 7:30 Pacific, but online from then on for viewing at your leisure at www.bit.ly/BASmatz Kitzmiller v Dover from the guy who taught our lawyers science!

Forgot to mention: I'm on Randy Olson's ABT interview this AM talking about the Gish Gallop. Open to all so come along Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/8448151733... Meeting ID: 844 8151 7334 Passcode: 601772

And of course, my champion punster daughter got me mums for mother's Day

For years in the US we have said we like Iranian people, but not the Iranian government. I'm hoping the rest of the world extends the same courtesy to the US these days. In Canada, I'm happy to say, I found welcomes, and hugs. Elbows up, Canada! And good luck Mr Carney.

Thanks, Australia. I hope we can keep the trend going.

It's nice to see that NCSE's first survey of climate change educators (discussed in the 2016 report "Mixed Messages") is still influential!

My "American apology t-shirt" is going over well in Canada. At the WeCanReason conference in Calgary. Plus a chance to see the "Loons from Canada" from @The Skeptic Zone. Elbows up!

CBC/Radio Canada just called the election for the Liberals!!! I hope their projections are correct....

I'll be speaking at this conference next month. It should be fun. Who wouldn't want to go to Canada these days? Hoping they'll let me in -- and back in. wecanreason.com/post/buy-ear...

So delighted that Joe Nickell got an obit in the NYT. I knew him in the late 1970s at the Univ KY where he was an English PhD student -- and we remained friends as fellow skeptics until his death this year. It's a wonderful obit, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/s...

What makes this visual even more stunning is that it was made possible by people who said their #1 concern when voting was the economy. What idiots.

Late to report, but the Oakland Hands Off rally was terrific. Aeriel shot credit Brandon Harami -- I wish there was a reliable crowd estimate, but clearly thousands. Good signs, also.

This image is making the rounds among Wisconsin Dems & progressives this am

Next week at Commonwealth Club in SF,Tues April 8, a topic of particular relevance given impending (probable) HUD cuts for support of homeless services. If you're in the Bay Area, try to attend. It's live and won't be streamed. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

1998, at the Univ of Tennessee's Darwin Day, with the late Will Provine, with whom I disagreed about a lot of things. But that shouldn't get in the way of getting along, right?

Climate scientist has a good op ed here archive.is/QNXrc #politics #doge

All righty -- tomorrow, Thursday, March 20. Be there! It'll be fun. (and if you don't catch the stream, it'll be posted at the same URL thereafter). skepticalinquirer.org/video/evolut...

I so very much wish this is a real bumpersticker.

Don’t let them fool you into believing ppl aren’t protesting 🇺🇸 youtube.com/shorts/d-2JS...

There are a lot of people who thought that being asked to wear a mask was tyranny who are totally fine with the president sending people to a foreign gulag with no trial

In 2025, the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial, there is still much to be learned. Like, shouldn't legislators know something about the topics they propose legislation about? My @ncse.bsky.social colleague Glenn Branch has another good article www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...

Thanks to 60 Minutes for covering this remarkable concert, and the work of Chicago’s Equity Arc. youtu.be/lhwS06U1SnA?...

I've been waiting for a talk on how AI can be used to change minds based on evidence, facts, and logic. This is that talk.

MTG alluded to a “Grand Divorce” a few years ago, saying that it was obvious “we don’t get along”. Let the Red States live out their rugged individualism without any Blue State subsidies. Let them live without any “socialism”. Imagine this economic juggernaut👇. Add some northern states and bingo!

Even if you ignore everything else about this story, how can HUD suddenly take on a bunch of additional contracts when they're slashing staff?! www.multifamilydive.com/news/hud-sec...

Can we just make sure that everyone sees this? Succinct summary of how to do positive governmental reform without destroying government. Please share all over the place www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2...

My former @ncse.bsky.social colleague Josh Rosenau wrote a nice piece for @bayareaskeptics.bsky.social on measles/RFK baskeptics.org/node/are-you... and of course, cod liver oil.

Beware the Ides of March. Send a post card to Trump with a performance reveiw. If you forgot, send it tomorrow. You will still be contributing to the truckloads of mail. Have the kids do it, too. The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

There are times when I just can't read another article about the awful destruction of our government and then I think about the reporters, who must feel like I do, but still get up every day, call sources, follow leaks/leads, and get us the info we need. You are appreciated. Please don't stop.

Yes I know this is maligning Neanderthals. I can deal with it. It's funny.

I'll be hosting this tomorrow, Thursday, 3/13. If you're interested in mis/disinformation, Pennycook is one of the leading researchers. On YouTube after the stream. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_F...

I'm looking forward to this program. What could be better than talking about Scopes, evolution, creationism and legal stuff thereabout -- but with John DeLancie? skepticalinquirer.org/video/evolut...

Doubleplusgood. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Just posted: talk I gave for Baltimore Ethical Society for Darwin Day. vimeo.com/1063657291 Of interest to some.

More pictures from the Stand up for Science rally m San Francisco. I'm terrible at estimating crowds, but a very satisfactory turn out, with everyone having fun. Some good signs as well. #standupforscience.bsky.social

At the Stand up for Science demo in San Francisco. A very large crowd, and continuing to grow steadily.

Detailed, but read anyway. Details like these reveal the DOGE shenanigans and why they are unconstitutional. Good job getting the TRO so quickly after this outrageous effort to bully a small organization www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Good job, WaPo