Category Archives: antiscience

Boobquake: a slightly silly test of a ridiculous scientific hypothesis

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

Do immodestly dressed women cause earthquakes? Of course not.
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Categories: antiscience, by Anne, ranting

Volcano monitoring good: Republican antiscientism getting tedious

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Chris Rowan

The geoblogosphere has rightly been up in arms today about the idiotic comments of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who ended his list of examples of what he viewed as wasteful spending in the US stimulus bill by decrying the $140 … Continue reading →

Categories: antiscience, environment, geohazards, ranting

Expanding Earth “Philosophy”: Fail

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Or should that be FAIL?
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Categories: antiscience, general science, geology, tectonics

Supercontinent cycles 3, Expanding Earth 0

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Chris Rowan

I have one word for expanding-earthers: Avalonia.
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Categories: antiscience, geology, past worlds, tectonics

It’s Earth’s Official Birthday!

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I say official, because, just like the Queen’s, the date does not actually mean much from a natal perspective. Nonetheless, the night preceding, or the morning of, October 23rd, 4004 BC is the date that Archbishop Ussher, after a bit … Continue reading →

Categories: antiscience, geology, ranting