Australia was the worst performing industrial country in terms of climate change in 2014, a new report has said. The report by two non-government organisations said the poor ranking was due in part to policy changes made by the current coalition government.
Despite the fact that most scientific skeptics do not find themselves formerly associated with a religion, this time of year tends to nonetheless bring out the giving spirit in many of us. Although Tom Flynn wouldn't approve, many of us celebrate (in a secular fashion) Christmas, or Kwanza, or Festi
One of the core tenets of the United States established by the Founding Fathers was the separation of Church and State — but an expanding Christian Right wants to turn the U.S. into a religious state, where ideology trumps law — and they just succeeded in Michigan.
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Myself and author James A. Lindsay were both involved in contributing chapters to John Loftus's recent excellent addition to his growing number of titles.
By a vote of 229-191, the House has just passed a GOP-sponsored bill to ensure that a more "balanced panel of experts" will advise the Environmental Protection Agency. But critics say it will reduce the participation of independent scientists in favor of those with financial ties to industry.
What follows is a guest post by a woman named Heather over in Australia. She is involved in something called microfinance through an organisation called Kiva. Kiva is something I got involved in since one of the Skepticule podcast hosts mentioned it in a discussion on morality following one of my Pe
On the Skeptic Ink back channels one of my writing colleagues was asking about genetic influences on homosexuality, in answer to a conversation with a reader about a book "My Genes Made Me Do It" which seems to decry the use of genetics to understand the determination of homosexuality.
As I have said before, Holidays are coming, holidays are coming... It's that time of year, you know, the interminable run-up to Christmas when big corporations vie for your hard-earned cash
I like this simple explanation from Buzzfeed: I once saw a high school teacher lead a simple, powerful exercise to teach his class about privilege and social mobility. He started by giving each
I have reported a few of these recently. One might think I am picking on Islam. But there is no other worldview or religion which is inspiring such mass killings. From 8 people being shot in the head in Kenya for not being able to recite the Qu'ran, to ISIS going nuts in the Middle East. I know a lo
Just World Theory is a core reason as to why theists believe in God. It is this desire for balance and fairness which is psychologically ingrained into us, no matter what ancillary beliefs we have. As a result, we see the world, the universe, as a thing which must be, on balance, fair.