Christianity is on the decline in the U.S.
House Democrats step up to try to stop Project 2025 plans for a Trump White House. Just who are the perverts of Project 2025?
Missouri Baptist pastor: US founders wanted religious liberty, not a Christian nation,
“Average Joe,” the movie about the praying football coach, ignores the facts of the case.
A Florida home-school convention is an education in MAGA politics.
Has the name Muhammad lost its positive meaning because many poorly behaved individuals in prison share the name?
What happened to the women who took on the Taliban?
17 religious myths you may have thought were true.
World of Woo: Why are so many people peddling an anti-sunscreen lifestyle?
Environment: How heat waves form, and how climate change makes them worse.
Interventions against misinformation also increase skepticism toward reliable sources.
How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?
Why do we have consciousness? Do animals have it too?
Is the Universe finite or infinite?
We need a Constitutional amendment keeping religion out of science.
The case for secularism.
Can the simple flutter of a butterfly’s wings truly trigger a distant hurricane?
Life changing new drug could extend human lifespans by 30% while clinical trial produces an incredible 100% remission rate for all cancer patients.
Long Reads: Young women are fleeing organized religion. How the Webb and Gaia missions bring a new perspective on galaxy formation. As today is Bloomsday we can misread Ulysses (the priest was called ‘Father Conmee’). How a death from Fentanyl transformed a fishing fleet. How YouTube’s recommendations pull you away from news.
Sunday Book Club: Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex: Science and Pseudoscience in everyday Life
Some photographs taken last week.
While you are waiting for the kettle to boil……
Coffee Break Videos: Science Saves Lives: It’s written in Stone. “How did the Bible know that?” Is Religion just Make-Believe? (long but good). A rational look at irrationality with Steven Pinker.
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