Carnival of the Godless #28 is online.

Skeptic's Circle #22 is online.

Philosopher’s Carnival #21 is online.

Congrats to PZ Myers for a great article over at City Pages.  Even if you aren't "into" science like me, I think you'll find it a fascinating and enlightening read.

Amazing!  FOX News has a rather good article about evolution.  Despite starting with Darwin's theory of whale evolution (now considered erroneous and speculative), they eventually get into the modern evidence for whale evolution, and the article stands out as a shining example of Republican common sense.  Could this mean they're distancing themselves from the religious war on science?  Not likely, but one can hope — and this certainly appears to go against their fundamental base.

I have to agree with former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi.  The human rights violations in Iraq, perpetrated by Americans, Britons, Iraqis and a host of others, are frighteningly reminiscent of Saddam Hussein's rule.  I thought our intention was to make things better…

The Japanese landed a probe on an asteroid to conduct scientific studies and to collect rock samples.  Very exciting… and an historic accomplishment.

We've had this discussion before.  Did anyone pay attention to 200 years worth of records that show we're in a naturally occurring heightened season of hurricane activity, a planetary cycle that lasts from 10-30 years?  Bah.

The United Arab Emirates arrested two dozen gay men.  "Because they've put society at risk, they will be given the necessary treatment, from male hormone injections to psychological therapies," says an Interior Ministry spokesman.  Actually, they face forced hormone and psychological treatment, up to five years in jail, lashings, public humiliation, and a host of other backward-thinking approaches to solving the "gay problem."  What planet is this?