Coincidences Are Meaningful, Just Not Like That
This post was originally published on Randi.org “A coincidence is like a magic trick. There is an instant tension between …
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Teaching Chemistry With Homeopathy
This post was originally published on Randi.org As much as it riles up proponents of science-based medicine like myself, homeopathy …
The Lady Who Is Impossible To Lift
This post originally appeared on Randi.org If you have a friend who likes to lift weights, it’s time to make …
The Lurking Pornographer: Why Your Brain Turns Bubbles Into Nude Bodies
This post was originally published at the James Randi Educational Foundation There is a pornographer lurking in some corner of …
Science in Aggregate: Week 2
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …
An Introduction to Critical Thinking: Science and Skepticism 101
My workshop from last year’s Amaz!ng Meeting, a conference focusing on science and skepticism, has finally been posted! In it …
Science in Aggregate: Week 50
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …
Science in Aggregate: Week 48
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …
Enjoy The Show
This post originally appeared on Randi.org It is at this point a lamentable mantra among those interested in getting good …
Science in Aggregate: Week 46
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …
Inoculated Against Illusion: Skeptics and Face-Pareidolia
This post originally appeared at the James Randi Educational Foundation We are wizards of pattern recognition. We swear to witness …
Science in Aggregate: Week 44
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …
The Ethical Case for Pink Slime
This post originally appeared on Randi.org You walk up to the counter at a local fast food restaurant. Throwing a …
Are Surveys Scientific?
It depends. Many people have a narrow view of what a survey can be. We can at least get this …
There Is Nothing Wrong With “I Don’t Know”
Though we are a diverse, independent, and freethinking group, we do not escape the trappings of tribalism. We gather around …
CAM and the Language Problem
In graduate school I completed a literature review on the use of oppositional language in medicine. Ever the skeptic, I …
The Skeptical Disconnect Redux
“I think I have you skeptics figured out,” he said with a cautious smirk. “For you this isn’t about the …
The Opposite of Debunking
As a skeptic, I am faced with what I will call the “Debunker’s Dilemma.” Because there is such an incredible …
Are Smart People Really “Stupid”?
A recent article in the New Yorker entitled “Why Smart People Are Stupid” has been getting a lot of play …
The Skeptical Disconnect
In my latest essay for the James Randi Educational Foundation, I discuss a disturbing trend that I noticed while attending …
