“Rosa Parks.” “Gloria Steinem.” “Amelia Earhart.” “Margaret Stanger.” “My mother.” These were all answers given by attendees at the American Humanist Association’s annual conference in Denver earlier this month when I asked them, “What woman... Read More

Imagine how you would feel if the course of your life dramatically altered in one single instant. Your dreams and plans for yourself suddenly became impossible, and your chances of success, already slim, instantly disappeared.... Read More

To all the white scientists reading this, raise your hand high if you’ve ever been mistaken for “the help” in your university or government-funded lab. A study conducted last year at the UC Hastings College... Read More

[caption id="attachment_12424" align="alignleft" width="415"] 2015 Humanist Heroine Jean Kilbourne and AHA staff[/caption] I attended my ninth American Humanist Association conference last week (this was the 74th annual, held in Denver, Colorado) and I can tell... Read More

Last week tragedy struck very near my hometown of Dallas, Texas, when religious extremists attacked a cartoon contest in North Texas. It should be noted that this wasn’t just any cartoon contest, it was a... Read More

The Frankenstein monster of prehistoric times has been discovered, all thanks to seven-year-old Diego Suarez. The first remains of Chilesaurus diegosuarezi were unearthed by Suarez on a trip to Patagonia with his geologist parents.  He... Read More

Today is the National Day of Prayer, a day on which government officials across the country will violate one of the foundational principles of our society and government—the separation between church and state. They will... Read More