skepticism, all around debunking, rational thinking, being an inquiring mind, writing, African and Caribbean music, playing percussion instruments, making my own chow mein, reading about explorers and expeditioners.
Come join the discussion of The Top 10 Myths about Evolution at
The Rational Atheist Book Club
Thomas Henry Huxley. Also known as "Darwin's bulldog" for his vigorous and outspoken support of Darwin's idea. Too bad he's dead. Where's the wayback machine when you need one? They don't make sideburns like those anymore!
Kanzi the Bonobo Chimpanzee. The ape at the brink of the human mind. He communicates using a sort of keyboard with symbols. Quite a smart fellow. Click the pic to see more photos of Kanzi.
My evil twin. Now THAT would be weird.
The Clash ,
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros ,
Desmond Decker , Ska Cubano ,
The Jolly Boys , Lord Kitchener ,
Lou Reed , The Pogues ,
King Sunny Ade ,
E. T. Mensah ,
Umm Kulthum ,
The Ramones ,
Lee Scratch Perry , Oliver Mtukudzi ,
Billy Bragg ,
Fela Kuti ,
Captain Beefheart ,Woody Guthrie ,
George Clinton and P-Funk ....
Notes on the song now playing:
Kaa No Wa is a traditional song of the Twi people (Ghana). Here it's played by E.T. Mensah and the Tempos Dance Band with some added Western instruments (trumpet, electric bass, electric guitar). This was recorded in the 1950s.
Taking out superstition one shot at a time
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Charles spies a dangerous superstition lurking
in the field, and he blows it to smithereens
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The size of the Sun and our planets
We are very, very small
Non-fiction: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett, The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore, Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, Science Friction by Michael Shermer, Free Thinkers by Susan Jacoby, Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson, The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin, The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall, Voyage of the Manteno by John Haslett.