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Faking Science Cred at a Sci-Fi Con: Not Smart
by Sharon Hill
Sounds Sciencey
August 14, 2014
Paranormal investigators playing the role of “experts” and pretending to be scientific is not going to fly when the lack of deep knowledge is evident and there are actual scientists in the audience.
Jews and Reptilians
by Robert Blaskiewicz
The Conspiracy Guy
August 6, 2014
The question here is about the origin of Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews, who comprise around three-quarters of the global Jewish population, a large percentage of American Jewry, and about half of the Jews in modern Israel.
LaRae Meadows Reports on SkeptiCal 2014
by LaRae Meadows
August 5, 2014
On the last day of May, a bevy of west-coast skeptics gathered to discuss scammers, science, psychology, and public awareness above the hurry and fuss of Chinatown in Oakland, California.
I Oil Pulled for a Month and All I Got Was This Sore Tongue
by Carrie Poppy
Poppycock
July 23, 2014
All I had to do to perfect my pearly whites was swish a tablespoon of oil (sunflower or sesame is preferred) around my mouth for twenty minutes a day, pulling toxins out of my teeth and gums and “improving my overall oral health.”
Milk Doesn’t Aggravate Autism: How PETA and Jenny McCarthy Became Unwitting Bedfellows
by Carrie Poppy
Poppycock
June 16, 2014
According to the animal rights group PETA, childhood autism may be diminished with a dairy-free diet. In fact, any such correlation has been roundly debunked.
Psi, Sci. (Sigh!)
by Sharon Hill
Sounds Sciencey
June 11, 2014
Some say the case for psychic ability has been made, others say it hasn’t. Yet others say someday it will be, or will never be. In 130 years, has there been progress in psychical research?
Schooling for Good Sleep—Interview with Richard Wiseman
by Kylie Sturgess
Curiouser and Curiouser
June 9, 2014
Based on exciting new research, mass-participation experiments, and the world’s largest archive of dream reports, Richard Wiseman’s new book, Night School, reveals the truth about sleep and dreaming.
¿Me persigue Dante?
by Luis Alfonso Gámez
¡Paparruchas!
May 22, 2014
Iba a empezar mi charla hablando del azar y la causalidad que solemos buscarle, recordando otra sorprendente de coincidencia que me había ocurrido mes y medio antes.
The Excluded Middle: A Skeptic Explores the Extraordinary
by Sharon Hill
Sounds Sciencey
May 20, 2014
Attending events outside your own frame of reference involves getting into a suitable frame of mind. It’s often helpful to suspend judgement and just listen.
The Weekend I Became a Reiki Healer
by Carrie Poppy
Poppycock
May 7, 2014
I am a Reiki practitioner, but I don’t believe in Reiki. That may sound like a contradiction, but apparently it isn’t.