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Balance Bracelets Exposed in Australia

January 4, 2011

Um…We Made All That Stuff Up… FINALLY! Although I am disappointed that our own FDA no longer has the teeth …

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Top Posts of 2010

December 31, 2010

Well 2010 has come and gone, and I am looking forward to another great year in science and skepticism. Your …

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100 Ways to Personally Help the Environment

December 30, 2010

Thankfully,  much of the developed world is adopting “green” approaches to everything from construction, to business models, to energy, to …

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Jurassic Ark

December 23, 2010

Oh creationism…is there nothing you will not do to try to make a 6000 year old story match modern science? …

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Ten Consequences of Human Evolution

December 18, 2010

I hope that if you have joined me for previous articles about evolution, that we have all come to an …

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First Contact

December 14, 2010

I have recently written about how science estimates the probability of alien life. Let’s say that all of the obstacles …

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Faking Wildlife Films

December 10, 2010

I know that I am not alone when I say that I love, and have always loved, nature programs. Whether …

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The Cult Checklist

December 7, 2010

As a frequent critic of  religious theology, I thought that it might be interesting to look at the similarities between …

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The Difference Between Science and Psuedoscience

December 3, 2010

Throughout various posts I have zealously rallied against what I have been calling “pseudoscience”. But how do we determine in …

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Statistically Significant Posts-November 2010

December 1, 2010

“The Twinkie Diet: Weight Loss is Easier Than You Think” “I Saw a Bright White Light: The Science of Near-Death …

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Twitter Posts

November 28, 2010

Remember that if you have an aversion to subscribing by email to new postings, you can always follow me on …

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The Twinkie Diet

November 27, 2010

One area in health that is obscured with more pseudoscience than most is the field of nutrition, and it is …

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Are We Alone?

November 22, 2010

I have written here before about the implausibility that aliens are communicating with us through crop circles, but putting that …

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The Karmic Fallacy

November 17, 2010

“Karma is a bitch”, right? I’m sure that we have all have experienced a coincidence that seems absolutely unexplainable. Either …

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I Saw a Bright White Light…

November 13, 2010

I read an article recently about death-bed experiences, written by “grief counselor” David Kessler for Oprah.com (don’t ask me why). …

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The Natural Fallacy

November 10, 2010

Fortunately, America at least is jumping wholeheartedly on the “green” bandwagon. Unfortunately, a fantastic majority of commercial products sold to …

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[Follow Up] Another Needle in the Coffin

November 6, 2010

If you have read my post on the efficacy of acupuncture, then you already know that science considers acupuncture to …

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Statistically Significant Posts-September/October 2010

November 3, 2010

Just the second month of SBL and we are beginning a monthly post summary. I want to thoroughly thank all …

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What’s Love Got to do With It?

November 2, 2010

Now for some new and interesting information about how human love works. This is something that even the most science …

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Do You Know Jesus From Joseph Smith?

October 29, 2010

Where was Jesus born? What is Ramadan? Whose writings inspired the Protestant Reformation? Which Biblical figure led the exodus from …

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