Religion and violence

Attendance at religious services, but not religious devotion, predicts support for suicide attacks

The international year of astronomy

Did you know this is the international year of astronomy?
Maybe you can get a 10$ telescope to see the wonders of the sky or show them to your friends.

Why statistics and science are important.

Here are two videos that show why Statistics and Science are important.

And an amusing poem about Postmodernism / New Age Woo-Woo: Storm by Tim Michin

Moral dimensions

Jonathan Haidt on the moral roots of liberals and conservatives
This opened my eyes about how people could vote for W. Bush. At the same time, I became more convinced that the people have the leaders they want and deserve.