RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/October 2015

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October 2015[edit]

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20"So, the next time you see a pretty 3D picture of many neurons being simulated, think 'cargo cult brain'."
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27I nearly missed this Thames Valley Police YouTube video on making tea. Highly recommended
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9Straw Freshmen: Why the War on Campus PC Culture is Bullshit
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46Even Reason thinks the Republican base has gone totally and utterly bonkers.
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27State’s Abortion Waiting Period Allows Women To Explore Alternatives To Making Their Own Decisions. The Onion
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-31How NPR killed college rock.
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18Women 'don't understand' fracking due to lack of education, industry chief claims
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16On HIV denialism.
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8Cracked's Adam Brown has an article about the crazy beliefs of some celebrities. One guy made up his own poorly-named school of mathematics.
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33The latest in corporate sponsored FUD: "The obesity paradox", claiming that being overweight is fine. Brought to you by Coca-Cola.
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35The Secret History of Myers-Briggs: a pseudoscientific accreditation scam - or at least the scam of being asked to pay thousands of dollars for something accessible online for free.
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38Exxon acknowledges climate change and funds research. In the late '70's
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23Slacktivism, raising awareness, Dunning-Kruger and social media walk into a bar, and start a black dot campaign.
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17The online media holds poll asking who won the first Democratic Debate, gets an answer they don't like, and promptly sweeps it under the rug with their own assertions. Edit: CNN did not delete its poll of Facebook users, who overwhelmingly said Sanders won the debate. It’s still on a Facebook page managed by CNN. (Maybe linking to Tumblr wasn't such a good idea) Politifact Snopes
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41A woman in Texas kicks off a plan to protest a "campus carry" law by carrying dildos to a university.
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12Sabato's Crystal Ball: It is highly unlikely, but possible that the GOP could threaten their own majority in the House.
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16Why Clinton’s TPP opposition is unnerving
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10The Sandy Hook Effect: Preventing mass murders like Sandy Hook is impossible, but we can do things to reduce overall violence.
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20This New Book Introduces Evolution to Preschoolers
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14Healthcare Triage makes a strong case (video, 6:40) for having an article on this wiki by taking alt-med to task. Bonus intro involving the UoT story from some months back!
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13There may be flowing water on Mars. But is there intelligent life on Earth?
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10Cracked goes Godwin on Trump, but gives well supported info on why he is a fascist.