Skeptical Humanities 1: Race and Birds and Astronomy

In this inaugural edition of Skeptical Humanities is short. Really, really short. A number of people have been submitting, but very few of the submissions actually come close to the topic. I would like to thank my first three contributors for their excellent contributions. I have seen all three of these writers out in the wild of the blogosphere and am grateful for their participation.

GrrlScientist presents One of Life's Tiny Dramas Captured Forever on Film posted at Living the Scientific Life.

There are many inexplicable and tragic events in nature, yet few are captured on film. Here is an interesting series of photographs depicting a pair of swallows, Hirundo rustica (known as the Barn Swallow in the United States). In this series of images, we watch the story that unfolds after one of the birds was fatally injured, yet the bird's mate remains nearby, delivering food or water and keeping its dying companion company.

Bing presents Homeric Astronomy? posted at Happy Jihad's House of Pancakes. (Really!)

Finally, Greg Laden presents Greg Laden's Blog : Review of SMM Exhibit on Race and Racism posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

The next edition will be out the first of next month!

Skeptical Humanities Carnival #1!

For our inaugural blog carnival, I am inviting submissions on ALL TOPICS SKEPTICAL.

Because it will be coming out around Halloween, I thought that we could start with the topic "Culture of Fear," which is scary. Possible submissions might look into the psychology of fear, paranoia or mass panic, irrationality and culture, risk assessment, the depiction of the paranormal in either literature or culture, bogeymen. Phobics welcome.

I will host the Skeptical Humanities Carnival at this site for the time being, with an eye to expand the number of hosts should it catch on.

If you would like to submit an entry, the following link is a good place to start:

http://blogcarnival.com/bc/cprof_5380.html

RJB

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