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December 2021

December 06, 2021

Change: A Very Special Lord Snow Presides (LSP #221)

Of late, some of you have heard some rumblings about Roll to Disbelieve making a platform...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

Semantic Paraphasia: The Things We Can’t Help (LSP #220)

I often mis-say specific words. I know the word I want and I'm thinking of...

November 22, 2021

Have YOU Seen This Missing 100-Ton Recycling Plant? (LSP #219)

Today's story involves a big cash reward, so listen up! Maybe you will solve the mystery....

November 15, 2021

Before Evangelicals and Fundamentalists Fused Together (LSP #218)

Essentially, the evangelicals I knew back then thought fundamentalists were dangerous zealots and wingnuts who'd...

November 08, 2021

Seeking the Trans People of the Past (LSP #217)

Hi and welcome back! I've had this topic on my mind for a while now....

November 01, 2021

Context is Everything in Spookiness (LSP #216)

We humans are extremely context-sensitive creatures, and when something runs out of context, it can...

October 2021

October 25, 2021

We Found an Exoplanet in Another Galaxy! (LSP #215)

Consider my mind blown today: scientists think they've found an exoplanet in a whole other galaxy....

October 18, 2021

Myxozoa: Pushing the Limits of Definitions (LSP #214)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over a discovery about myxozoa that might just change a lot...

October 11, 2021

How Words Help: the ‘Help-Rejecting Complainer’ (LSP #213)

Not long ago, I discovered a very useful term in dealing with difficult people: the help-rejecting...

October 04, 2021

Sir Archibald Explores the Hell of ‘The Great Divorce’ (LSP #212)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the strange way that Hell in The Great Divorce encourages humans...

September 2021

September 27, 2021

What the ‘Ghost Tracks’ Tell Us (LSP #211)

Hi and welcome back! I just spotted this story over at Science News, and it just fascinated...

September 20, 2021

The Glory of Chocolate Ganache (LSP #210)

Earlier, I saw a story in Science News about an advance in chocolate tempering that...

September 13, 2021

Hard Rock Cat: Crowdsourcing a Rescue (LSP #209)

Hi and welcome back! Oh my gosh, today's story blew my mind. I loved it....

September 06, 2021

How a Praying Hypocrite Becomes a Breath of Fresh Air (LSP #208)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the praying Christian hypocrites who reveal all their tribe's cards...

August 2021

August 23, 2021

Where the Denisovans Are 2021 (LSP #206)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the way one ancient human species, the Denisovans, reached the...

August 16, 2021

A Pelican Finds His Freedom — Again (LSP #205)

Recently, a Great White Pelican in Ireland found his freedom -- again (archive). I loved...

August 09, 2021

Overfitting, AI, and Research on Dreams (LSP #204)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over new discoveries about dreams: their function, their necessity, and the...

August 02, 2021

The Asteroid Impact the Bible’s Writers Missed (LSP #203)

Granted, a worldwide slate-wiper genocide like the Great Flood, which we discussed just last week,...

July 2021

July 19, 2021

DNA Study Tells Us That We’re Barely ‘Human’ At All (LSP #201)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the many, many facets of our humanity -- and the...

July 12, 2021

Mark Driscoll: Bullies Keep Bullying (LSP #200)

None of us thought Mark Driscoll would learn a thing after losing Mars Hill and...

July 05, 2021

Resetting Our Biological Clocks (LSP #199)

Hi and welcome back! Every human who is ever born will die. Hopefully, that'll happen...

July 04, 2021

Roll to Disbelieve Freedom Super Special! (#17)

Hi and welcome back! Today being the 4th of July, I thought I'd offer some...

June 2021

June 29, 2021

Just a Disqus Overflow Chat Post

This is just a bare-bones post so we can start a new Disqus discussion page.

June 28, 2021

Dragon Man: We Found Another Ancient Neighbor (LSP #198)

Hi and welcome back! I love ancient history and archaeology, so I keep up with...

June 21, 2021

Yahweh as an Anunnaki: The Trouble With Imaginary Beings (LSP #197)

Hi and welcome back! I had a laugh earlier today looking at something online that...

June 14, 2021

Black Holes, Theories, and Being Wrong (LSP #196)

Years ago, I used to be so scared of being proven wrong. In my old...

June 07, 2021

Ever Feel Like Our Timeline is Horked? (LSP #195)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over the ways that our timeline keeps crossing with those of...

May 2021

May 31, 2021

A Whole Bunch of Stars are Born (LSP #194)

Hi and welcome back! I was looking at a video recently of a new simulation...

May 24, 2021

So Much for Wolves Being Bad (LSP #193)

A recent article from the science world reminds me of one of the strangest ways...

May 17, 2021

Labor of Love: How Social Media Lets Passions Connect (LSP #192)

Last night, I was just thinking about how social media has made it so much...