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Since we’re talking about UFOs…
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/14/since-were-talking-about-ufos/
Published: June 14, 2026 10:15
In other news about UFOs/UAPs, would you believe our government has formed a “UAP Science Advisory Council” to chase the nonexistent science behind the illusory flying saucers? Of course you would, because our current government is all about throwing…
I told you I might go see Disclosure Day
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/13/i-told-you-i-might-go-see-disclosure-day/
Published: June 13, 2026 19:25
And I did. And I regret it. Steven Spielberg can make some great movies, but he also has this solid wad of gullibility in his brain that emerges whenever he makes a movie about aliens. It happened when he directed Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET the…
Still exaggerated
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/12/still-exaggerated/
Published: June 12, 2026 21:48
I appreciate the message that most spiders are harmless, but it’s still too much to claim that 2 are dangerous. They’re not. I haven’t had any opportunity to work with recluses, but widows are shy little sweethearts. They have a potent venom, but they’re…
Edging
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/12/edging/
Published: June 12, 2026 14:48
Virginia Heffernan makes an interesting admission about the book publicist John Brockman and his salon for famous science popularizers, Edge. This was well-known group among certain people. Yeah, certain people. It wasn’t very inclusive. Brockman, my…
Southern Baptists: always on the wrong side
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/12/southern-baptists-always-on-the-wrong-side/
Published: June 12, 2026 11:25
You know, the Southern Baptist denomination was specifically formed in 1845 to uphold slavery — their whole raison d’etre was to separate themselves from those namby-pamby abolitionists who would later kick their asses in the Civil War. That’s not their…
You have my permission to be horrified
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/11/you-have-my-permission-to-be-horrified/
Published: June 12, 2026 01:57
In case you’ve ever wondered how to use a menstrual cup, don’t ask AI. They might give you a nightmare illustration. But wait! There’s more! I decided to ask the Google AI to explain the diagram. It didn’t see any problem. AI Overview • This 3D medical…
Tonight was movie night
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/11/tonight-was-movie-night/
Published: June 12, 2026 01:15
I’m beginning my weekly duties as a volunteer projectionist at the Morris theater, which I will try to do once a week. It was not a great experience — it involves a lot of standing and some walking around, and my knee is not quite ready for it. After two…
Do you remember…?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/11/do-you-remember/
Published: June 11, 2026 14:13
Who remembers the Secular Policy Institute? It still exists, it has a mission statement. The Secular Policy Institute (SPI) is a think tank organization of thought leaders, writers, scholars and speakers with a shared mission to influence public opinion…
Another creationist falls into my cunning trap
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/10/another-creationist-falls-into-my-cunning-trap/
Published: June 10, 2026 12:22
This morning, I was surprised by a comment on this YouTube video, in which I pointed out the fallacies of a creationist, Rob Carter. That video starts with me summarizing my relevant background as a developmental biologist. This commenter then makes this…
Pathetic pretense
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/09/pathetic-pretense/
Published: June 9, 2026 14:11
All they’ve got are lies and illusions to prop up their poor self-image. Trump has set the standard for all Republican candidates. Is anyone fooled by Photoshop anymore?
Wake up! The spiders are watching you!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/09/wake-up-the-spiders-are-watching-you/
Published: June 9, 2026 13:22
Nice to see a new face around here: Pelegrina proterva, the Common White-Cheeked Jumping Spider.
The only reason to make this movie was money
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/09/the-only-reason-to-make-this-movie-was-money/
Published: June 9, 2026 11:54
Masters of the Universe is playing at the Morris Theatre right now, and I was lured in. It’s terrible. It’s two hours of pointless reiteration of an intellectual property that was contrived in the 1980s as a tool to sell toys — it had a poorly animated…
MINE.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/08/mine/
Published: June 8, 2026 18:43
We have a lot of pest hunters at my house. The evil cat is not one of them.
Being apolitical is political
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/08/being-apolitical-is-political/
Published: June 8, 2026 14:10
The American Diabetes Association has responded to the little incident at a recent meeting, and issued a formal statement. As many of you are now aware, an incident took place at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Scientific Sessions. As a 501(c)(3)…
Move over, Jessica Rabbit
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/08/move-over-jessica-rabbit/
Published: June 8, 2026 11:13
We’ve found the hottest cartoon woman on the internet. It gets a bit gross in subsequent panels.
Model ship building fad
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/07/model-ship-building-fad/
Published: June 7, 2026 23:16
I just posted about building a ship model, and what happens? Ken Ham posts about building a model ark. I begin to suspect that he’s copying me. We’ve partnered with an Australian businessman to produce a beautiful model kit of Noah’s ark (based on the Ark…
Arts & Crafts on a lazy Sunday morning
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/07/arts-crafts-on-a-lazy-sunday-morning/
Published: June 7, 2026 19:56