http://www.atlantaskeptics.com Y'all got evidence? Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:55:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We'll be having a Skepticamp Volunteer and Planning Meeting this Sunday, February 28th at 4pm at Thinking Man Tavern. For more details and to RSVP, please visit the event page! At the meeting we'll work on confirming an event date and location, brainstorm additional fund raising and event promotion avenues and ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/02/26/interested-in-helping-out-with-atlantas-next-skepticamp-meeting-this-sunday/ I'm very excited to announce that in March, we are hosting a Live Amateur Scientist podcast. Brian Thompson has graciously agreed to come to Atlanta to help us raise money for the Atlanta Skepticamp this summer! We're crazy excited about this. Brian is one of my favorite podcasters and the last ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/02/20/373/ I was taking advantage of some downtime from playing Army today, and checked out the AJC site to see what was happening back home. I came across a blog post from Jim Galloway highlighting the state of the current debate over the military’s ban on openly gay soldiers, or the ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/02/15/time-to-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/ We're preparing for Atlanta's 2nd SkeptiCamp planned for early this May. This week we're getting things started with a unique opportunity to help The James Randi Educational Foundation, as well raise awareness about Atlanta SkeptiCamp. For donations made to the JREF through this link this week, I will make a matching ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/02/13/help-support-the-james-randi-educational-foundation-and-skepticamp-2010/ Like most of you, I've heard and read about the anti-vaxers. I don't want to beat this dead horse, but I did want to share my recent experience. I'd never heard the dark side first hand...until now. I found out about an information session at a "clinic" that treats autism ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/02/13/anti-vaxxers-in-our-own-backyard/ As I drove into work this morning in the rain, again, my thoughts went back to a dry day in November 2007. That day the governor of the state of Georgia, Sonny Perdue, joined lawmakers and ministers at the Capitol Building to pray for rain. Naturally, this brought the question ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/02/05/you-asked-for-it/ Despite Republicans running all Georgia government, the Christian right in Georgia has lobbied heavily in opposition to a couple of Republican-sponsored bills in the legislature.  They held a press conference together today.  The groups who made it to the press conference were the Georgia Christian Alliance, the Georgia Christian Coalition, ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/02/02/georgia-christians-support-sending-little-girls-to-jail/ I love the Bert show, let me say that right now.  Day after day, they entertain me like few other morning shows have.  I like the charity projects that they do, like Bert’s Big Adventure.  Chances are that if you have been in the Atlanta area, you have at least  ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/01/16/celebrity-endorsements-or-why-i-lovehate-the-bert-show/ Generally I support the idea that politics should stay out of science and vice-versa, but when talking about problems that can be accurately measured and quantified, I think science can lend a hand in providing solutions. Case in point: the new super speeder law that has become official on ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2010/01/15/evidence-based-government/ This is just a quick follow-up to my previous post about Scientology moving into Sandy Springs. Last night the city council of Sandy Springs approved letting Scientology move into the office building at Glenridge and Roswell Road by a tiebreaking vote. Despite this, the saga isn't quite over. The Scientologists are planning ... http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/2009/12/16/there-went-the-neighborhood/