Thursday, Aug 21st, 2008
 
Saudi Arabia bans the color red and any symbol of love for Valetine's Day.
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• UNDER THE SCOPE
Sex Change in Nature - Coral Reef Fish - In nature, some animals have the ability to change sex if the population size gets too biased toward any one gender. In this article, we discuss the mechanisms which perform this feat.
The Probability of Life - Creationists have long asserted that the chances of life forming naturally are so remote that they could not have happened. Read about how, in fact, the chances are much wider than most think.
• PODCASTS
Episode 14 - Interview with Joe Nickell about UFOs & ghosts. Also, Saudi Arabia declares war on love. Prank call to a chiropractor.
Episode 13 - Interview with Bible expert Dr. Robert Price, Tower of Babel, lesbians having babies, HeadOn
• PARTNERS
The Amateur Scientist - Daily blog and weekly podcast on issues relating to skepticism and science.
Evolution FAQ - Straight-forward answers to the most common questions about Evolution.
• FEATURED VIDEOS
Attenborough on God - Nature filmmaker David Attenborough explains his beliefs on God and nature.
Carl Sagan - We are one planet - In this clip from "Cosmos," Carl Sagan describes the lunacy of nuclear war in his usual eloquent style.
The Eyes of Nye - Race - Bill Nye (the science guy) explains how race doesn't have any biological or genetic basis.
TED - Michael Shermer - Michael Shermer (editor of Skeptic magazine) gives a humorous lecture on why people believe strange things.
Ron Paul doesn't believe in evolution - Presidential hopeful Ron Paul explains why he doesn't accept evolution as fact.
James Randi tests medium Maureen Flynn - From his television show (circa 1991), The Amazing Randi tests "England's most famous medium" Maureen Flynn.
Michael Shermer discusses pseudoscience - Editor of Skeptic magazine, Michael Shermer discusses the scientific method, pseudoscience, and his book Why People Believe Weird Things on the Charlie Rose show.
The Chaser's War On: The Secret - The beliefs behind the best selling pseudoscience self-help book, The Secret, are mocked in this humorous video.
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed - The opening to Ben Stein's new pro-Intelligent Design documentary. See if you can spot the mis-characterizations about Evolution in the first five minutes!
What is Dark Matter? - This video, produced by Scientific American, explains what exactly dark matter is and why scientists think it really exists.

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