Some people actually use smoking to control their weight. Others hesitate to quit smoking because they fear the weight gain that often accompanies smoking cessation. Now researchers from Yale and Baylor have discovered a mechanism by which nicotine suppresses hunger in the brain. What happens is that nicotine influences the melanocortin system in the hypothalamus, […]
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Ok, to make this clear, I think this is only the second-best solution, but it is still miles better than Access Ministries proselytisers poisoning the minds of our kids with Jesus bullshit. My personal opinion is that all religion, as in, history and central tenets of major organised religions, should be kept out of school […]
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I guess one could argue that there is at least ballpark agreement among those who care about these matters, that religion in its many forms, or belief in the supernatural more generally, is a natural occuring phenomenon among homo sapiens, and it is here to stay, unless we posit some kind of Utopia in the […]
Texas Governor Rick Perry obviously thinks that empty symbolic gestures involving the appeal to nonexistent supernatural entities are superior to actually getting stuff done. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a potential presidential candidate, is inviting fellow governors to a prayer rally sponsored by conservative activists. Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas has said he will attend the […]
FIFA safety rules enacted last year allow women to wear “a cap that covers their head to the hairline, but which does not extend below the ears to cover the neck,” according to a statement released by FIFA Monday. Iran’s coach chose to forfeit last Friday’s match with Jordan rather than dressing players in the […]
Remember Thalidomide ? Given to patients as a sedative in the 50s and 60s, before it was withdrawn after it caused catastrophic effects when taken in pregnancy. Birth defects like malformed limbs, severe neurological side effects, you name it. Thing is, Thalidomide and some of its chemical derivatives are really effective and potent drugs for […]
I’ve been a slacker, clearly. Rebecca Watson has beaten me to footage of PZ Myers (and AronRa) debating our friend Andreas Tzortzis, the Greek convert to Islam who at the Global Atheist Conference in Dublin this past weekend felt the need to tell us all how the Koran is the inerrant word of god, although […]
I’ve got another day of travelling today (if Aer Lingus pilots decide to go to work). The Sunday in Dublin ended with a live recording of the MagicSandwich BlogTV show, and the video for that show should be up today or tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a hilarious clip called “Why don’t Bees go to […]