Astronomy Songs – Part I
For those of you that follow along on twitter, a little while ago I asked for some help finding space and astronomy songs for our Dark Skies, Bright Kids end of semester party. And did I mention that my twitter friends are freaking awesome! I got TONS of lists and suggestions and promised to compile a list once I had it all done. For the party itself, I threw these all together into a big playlist and just hit “shuffle.” For listing purposes, I tried to separate the more educational songs from the pool of general space song awesomeness. This also includes suggestions from our other club members here at UVa. Where possible, I’ve provided links for you to

Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s Turkey Day for the US folks, and I want to say that I’m very thankful for my family. (AWWWW) It’s true, they rock. So what if my brothers think football is more important than science, or if my mom thinks Nathan Fillion isn’t funny… I love them very much, and they have always been close and supportive. Me and my “little” bros, Even Steven and Paulie Wally. I’m now going to get beat up for calling them that!

My beefs with my ex-religion
For an atheist, I tend not to talk much about religious matters anymore.  When I first came “out” as an atheist, it was an interesting topic of discussion for me, but I quickly bored of it. Still no evidence for god? Okay, move along.  I’m much more interested in the immediate harm of anti-vaxxers and the general push of science education.  However, there are some matters of faith that still get under my skin, mainly because they can and do cause harm in the real world.  That’s right, I’m looking at you, Catholicism. The Catholic Church surely don’t have the monopoly on harm.  But as an ex-Catholic who was quite dedicated to the

Updates on anti-vax, woo, and flying cars…
I have updates on some of what I’ve been writing about lately. So listen up! In my H1N1 post, I mentioned the “backwards walking cheerleader.”  Via Skepchick, please read this entire post by Orac summing up the aftermath. In summary, Desiree Jennings was taken in by Generation Rescue, the anti-vaxx group that Jenny McCarthy associates with, and they “cured” her with some quack medicine. 

Updates on anti-vax, woo, and flying cars…
I have updates on some of what I’ve been writing about lately. So listen up! In my H1N1 post, I mentioned the “backwards walking cheerleader.”  Via Skepchick, please read this entire post by Orac summing up the aftermath. In summary, Desiree Jennings was taken in by Generation Rescue, the anti-vaxx group that Jenny McCarthy associates with, and they “cured” her with some quack medicine.