May
9
Science denialism
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Although I’m late to the game with this, Michael Specter’s TED talk “The Danger of Science Denial” was excellent. I just recently listened to his book on the same topic and although most of the material will be old hat to most skeptics, I would recommend people read it (and then pass it to a [...]
Mar
14
Skeptics’ Circle #107
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In an attempt to start posting more than just the Picture of the Week, here’s a link to The 107th Skeptics’ Circle over at The Skeptic’s Field Guide! Maybe one of these days I’ll actually have something worth submitting myself. I’ll be posting a write-up of a lecture I went to last week by “Rare [...]
Jan
11
When the Jan/Feb 2009 Skeptical Inquirer arrived, I was thrilled to see that the topic of the issue was “The New UFO Interest – Scientific Appraisals”. Why was I so thrilled? Because I’m the person at work who most often has to field the “I think I saw a UFO” calls, or inquiries from the [...]