A Dull, Cold, Scientific World
That should do for just about anyone, I suspect. I find similar passion in a “dull, cold, scientific world.” You …
Tag Archives: skepticism
How Should We Argue For Vaccination?
I have excerpted my latest essay for the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) below. In it I take a look …
This is What Evolution Is {Image}
Related Posts: Understanding Evolution: 17 Misconceptions and Their Responses The “Tornado in a Junkyard Fallacy” Evolution Confusion
Failing to Predict the End of the World
You will most likely be hearing a lot about the end of the world this year. However, the recent bout …
A Checklist for Reading Science News
Guidelines for Science News Science news is a different animal. You can’t trust “he said, she said” news, the kind …
New screening of Chinese medicine finds toxic plants, endangered animals
Medicine based on assumptions According to a new study published in PLoS Genetics, Chinese herbal “medicines” contain some frightening ingredients. …
Watch a MythBuster in Support of Reason {Video}
Though he is mainly known for blowing stuff up on TV, Adam Savage is a serious skeptic, atheist, and freethinker …
Removing the Moral Middleman
Many people think that without some absolute authority, like an all-powerful deity, that there would be no morals. To me, …
Why do witches ride broomsticks?
We see it every year at Halloween, the common image of a witch riding a broomstick across the night sky. …
What is a Good Study? Questions You Can Ask
I have excerpted my latest JREF article below. It is about the questions that you should ask yourself when judging …
Are There Really Magnetic People?
For a long time, languishing in the backwaters of pseudoscience and the occult, there have been claims about “magnetic” people. …
The Crackpot Scorecard {Image}
I imagine that this scorecard would eliminate most self-help books and “secret healing” guides. [Via Calamities of Nature]
Shit Skeptics Say {Video}
If you’re not very involved in the whole skeptical community thing, you probably won’t find this very funny. However if …
I get email…
Inspired by P.Z. Myers, who publishes some of the nonsense that he receives in his inbox everyday for being a …
Wishing you a great year of skepticism…{Image}
Nonsense new year’s resolutions
[Via Cyanide and Happiness, The Friendly Atheist] If you’re curious, my new years resolution (the most important one) was inspired …
Degrees in Nonsense Dropped from UK Universities
You’ve Got a Degree in Baloney At least some universities have come to their senses: From this year, it will …
The Red Flags of Quackery
Via the very talented comic artists/skeptical activists Sci-ence, I present to you the red flags that everyone who is concerned …
Some motivational Sagan to start your day
Answering 13 Questions About 2012
Via Psychology Today, arm yourself against the pseudoscience of 2012 apocalypse with answers to 13 questions about the supposed end …
