Having recently had a much-needed vacation and time to think, this story by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu , had maybe a little too much...

If you haven't seen this clip from The Daily Show, you must. It is nostalgia, biting satire, political education, and John Oliver at his...

In case you've forgotten over the summer, Minnesota will have a "reserve civil marriage for straight people only" amendment on...

After last week's story , it's time for something less sparkly and less grim. Luckily, my friend Michael recommended this story by S...

W00t! The Center for Inquiry is hosting a conference on the topic of women in the secular movement! Here at CFI we think it’s high time—it’...

I was looking for the video from my session at this year's ScienceOnline, and realized I had never shared it here. That was an oversight...

Scicurious sent this to me yesterday. It must be shared. That is all.

Rebecca Watson's talk from the CFI Leadership Conference, on why the secular movement is important for women, even when it makes them le...

Approximately 28 years ago, a single mother raising three children far from their abusive father had a small work accident. She fell from a ...

The nominees for the World Fantasy Awards have been announced. This very short story by Kij Johnson , is not your average award nominee, bu...

Prior to the start of Skepchickcon, the skeptics track at CONvergence , Skepchick hosted a workshop on effective activism, led by Desiree Sc...

But oh, it was lovely while it lasted.

Nisi Shawl is cowriter of the highly useful Writing the Other: A Practical Approach . She is also an award-winning author of short stories....

A few days ago, I posted a letter to Richard Dawkins from some atheist and skeptic survivors of sexual assault. I noted in the introduction...

Thank you to Bug Girl for suggesting this. If you are a survivor and wish to have your name added to this letter, let me know, either in the...