In 2010 actor and comedian Steve Martin performed his satirical “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” with the Steep Canyon Rangers at music festivals. It became a YouTube hit after audience members used their smart phones... Read More

I watch her in that crosswalk every day, Her stride, the way she swings her hair. Her strong eyes track up this way And challenge. She surprises me in class. Now, I contemplate, I do,... Read More

In his new book, Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular Americans David Niose, president of the American Humanist Association, outlines the history of secular thought in America, the relatively recent rise of the Religious Right,... Read More

Wordoku: it’s just like Sudoku but with letters instead of numbers! Follow the instructions above the puzzle to reveal a hidden message. Our special thanks to our puzzle maker, Dan Mason! Dan creates puzzles for... Read More

Warren Chisum is a conservative state legislator in Texas. He has long campaigned for the re-criminalization of homosexual acts, and for the elimination of programs designed to help people with AIDS. In 1994 he boasted... Read More

Did you know that in the Roman Catholic Church, there is an official called a camerlengo whose sole duty since the Middle Ages has been to ascertain that a pope is truly dead? One of... Read More

Edward O. Wilson's latest book is structured around three questions: Where did we come from, what are we, and where are we going? Philosophers and theologians have been chewing on these questions for millennia, but... Read More