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Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
a furious chopra throws down the gauntlet
We have good news and bad news. The good news is that after years of struggle, Deepak Chopra has come to accept that he’s...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
learning the secrets of the illuminati…
Need to lose a few years? Open your third eye? Talk to some ghosts? Channel a spontaneous epiphany from the mystical forces of...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
the weird things skeptical christmas gift list
If you were reading this blog since last year, you probably already know that I don’t celebrate Christmas. It’s a...
 
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What, If Anything, Can Skeptics Say About Science?
NASA visualization of arctic surface warming trends. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, Larry Stock, Robert GerstenAs many skeptics know by now, legendary skeptical trailblazer James Randi set off a firestorm last week...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
why being nice doesn’t always work
There’s a complaint skeptical science bloggers get on a regular basis. We’re too aggressive and snarky when we come...
 
Richard Evans Lee
Richard Evans Lee posted a blog entry
Addicted to Addiction
The psychology of addiction is just another example of the bad science behind most psychological, psychiatric theory.
10 days ago Edifying Spectacle | Topics: Pseudoscience
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
deepak chopra picks a fight with darwin’s ghost
Truly there’s no woo quite as insipid, nonsensical and self-serving as that of Deepak Chopra. After giving his critics a...
 
Richard Nikoley
Richard Nikoley posted a tweet
""The pseudo-science of global warming is a global laughing stock and Copenhagen is a farce.""( http://twitthis.com/r53jsg )
 
Sherry K
Sherry K posted a blog entry
Dangerous Dishonesty Exposed
They offered no apologize to Mark Wedel when he saw the show and got (*^% off over what he saw and email them to tell them...
 
Cubik
Cubik's Rube posted a blog entry
Ball, Randi, and climate change denialism
Okay, this is bugging me.Last night was the first of this year’s run of Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People, a...
14 days ago Cubik's Rube | Topics: news, ponderings, science, skepticism
 
Sherry K
Sherry K posted a blog entry
Clash of the Dinosaurs -- As bad as any Creationist Film That's Out There
Sunday night, I watched Clash of the Dinosaurs, the show which I totally acknowledged to be a very bad show to watch. Not...
 
Paul S
Paul S posted a blog entry
Intelligent Design textbook sent to UK schools
A few days ago we received an email from a concerned reader, who just so happens to be the librarian at a school in Wales....
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
the science terminology abuse top five
For as long as there was science, there have been people poaching words from technical jargons to generate an initial sense of...
 
mondojohnson
mondojohnson posted a blog entry
Tackling Addiction in the Afterlife?
Tonight, The "Learning" Channel is premiering a show called Ghost Intervention, which I can only assume is a mash-up of the...
 
mondojohnson
mondojohnson posted a blog entry
Simon Singh’s Bogus Journey: Call to Action
Simon Singh continues to fight the good fight against pseudoscience and the U.K.'s onerous libel laws. A quick reminder:...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
deconstructing the god equation
I swear, PZ Myers gets the most absurd and entertaining spam on the web. Sure, I’ll get something from stark raving...
 
Not Fooled
Not Fooled posted a blog entry
A flurry of honesty– overseas
For the past few years the US news media have been silent as leading climate scientists walked away from the wild claims for...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
anti-vaxers: to insanity and halfway back again
Suppose you want to start a debate on the safety and efficacy of vaccines, one of the most successful tools for promoting...
 
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jhayter@rogers.com posted a blog entry
This must be a joke... please tell me this is a joke
Nature's laws of shopping: Men hunt, women gatherUniversity of Michigan psychologist Daniel Kruger has found that how we shop...
 
Paul S
Paul S posted a blog entry
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm expelled from British zoo association
After I wrote about the insidious creationism on display at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm near Bristol at the end of the summer, the...
 
angrydoc
angrydoc posted a blog entry
Quote of the week
In Singapore, TCM complements western medicine and this mixedsystem is best for consumers. The two operates on very different...
28 days ago Angry Doctor | Topics: pseudoscience, alternative...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
sometimes woo isn’t just a noun. it’s a diagnosis.
When it comes to the realm of pseudoscience, there’s no woo quite like Deepak Chopra’s. It’s not necessarily...
 
Cubik
Cubik's Rube posted a blog entry
Denialism
So yesterday a debate was sparked off on Twitter by the whole Climategate thing. I’m not sufficiently informed on the...
29 days ago Cubik's Rube | Topics: news, ponderings, science, skepticism
 
Paul S
Paul S posted a blog entry
Back from the dead?
You'll no doubt have seen the story, reported around the world this week, of Rom Houben, a 46-year-old Belgian who is said to...
 
The Armchair Antichrist
The Armchair Antichrist posted a blog entry
You Can’t Attack What You Don’t Understand
One of the major problems with most religious people who try to launch an offensive against evolution is that they don’t...
 
Paul S
Paul S posted a blog entry
Boots' cynical stance on homeopathy
There's something of a backlash taking place online against Boots today, after their professional standards director Paul...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
the unfortunate return of dennis sewell
You might remember Dennis Sewell, the pundit who penned a hackneyed article about the evils of evolution in The Sunday Times,...
 
metavalent
metavalent posted a blog entry
The field is the sole governing agency of the particle
Is it merely cheesy pop pseudo science …“The field is the sole governing agency of the particle.” Since Einstein...
 
metavalent
metavalent posted a blog entry
The field is the sole governing agency of the particle
Is it merely cheesy pop pseudo science …“The field is the sole governing agency of the particle.” Since Einstein...
 
Cubik
Cubik's Rube posted a blog entry
Shock news: entire media talking total crap
Well, I’m healthy enough to be annoyed, so I guess that’s something.I found this news story this morning, and...
36 days ago Cubik's Rube | Topics: news, science, skepticism, bad science
 
ZeNeece
ZeNeece posted a blog entry
Dark Chocolate and Other Tidbits of Goodness
If you’re like me, and you enjoy dark chocolate, then I have some studies to share with you! I think they’ll be...
41 days ago Heaving Dead Cats | Topics: Atheism, Science, Skeptical, Study
 
Paul S
Paul S posted a blog entry
Free anti-vax conspiracy theory with every tube journey
On the way home from work last night, as I sat on London's Piccadilly Line, a man briefly sat next to me who seemed a little...
 
mondojohnson
mondojohnson posted a blog entry
2012-o-rama
This past week I have drank deeply from the 2012 Kooky Kool-Aid Kauldron, which was brewed up and served hot thanks to the...
46 days ago mondojohnson | Topics: Book Reviews, Movies, scifi, 2012
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
the sunday times gets an egg on its face
British pundit Dennis Sewell has drunk deep of the creationist elixir and cobbled together a terrible wreck of an article in...
 
EmettS
EmettS posted a blog entry
Hydrogen – Oxygen Generator (HHO, Hydroxy Gas, Brown’s Gas)
Producing hydrogen / oxygen mixed gas for the purposes of heating, cooking, and absorption refrigeration.There’s a lot...
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
the priest will charge you now
Hey, did you hear this one? So a priest walks into a hospital room and hands a patient an invoice for services rendered. What,...
 
ZeNeece
ZeNeece posted a blog entry
Your Tax Dollars Teaching Medical Students Pseudoscience
I read an AP article titled Medical schools add alternative remedies to curriculum the other day. The article was pretty...
 
AainaA
AainaA posted a blog entry
Re-Thinking the Future, Re-designing The Past
As envisaged in the 11th century, the future is not something you thread on lightly – it is a science, and like all proven...
58 days ago AainaA | Topics: techneus, €uro, applications, Consciousness
 
Greg
Greg posted a blog entry
for ufologists, hope springs eternal
Quick question to whom it may concern. Why would any publication hire someone who claims to be an expert in a discipline that...
 
Cubik
Cubik's Rube posted a blog entry
A little knowledge is a hilarious thing
Here’s a fun drinking game.Watch this video of some homeopathic woo-merchant talking about mass-energy...
64 days ago Cubik's Rube | Topics: random, science, chemistry, homeopathy
 
Jessica Sideways
Jessica Sideways posted a blog entry
Here’s a News Flash NARTH: Reparative Therapy Does Not Work!
I just got an e-mail today from NARTH, an organization that has the psychotic belief that gay people can be...
 
angrydoc
angrydoc posted a blog entry
Dr Tan, I presume?
Google is a wonderful thing.This letter on the ST Forum today did not come as a surprise to angry doc:Dispel concerns about...
 
Cubik
Cubik's Rube posted a blog entry
9/11
One day I will write up an actual conspiracy theory article myself. I’ve made a start on a couple, but with the case of...
 
State of Protest
State of Protest posted a blog entry
Everyday Astrology?
Book Review: Gary Goldschneider’s Everyday AstrologyFill the VoidWhen I was young, I wanted to believe in God and...
 
Cubik
Cubik's Rube posted a blog entry
Simon Singh and libel reform – how you can help
I hope I’m not too late with this.I was only just alerted to this post by Simon Perry, encouraging UK residents to write...
71 days ago Cubik's Rube | Topics: news, science, alternative..., bca
 
Cubik
Cubik's Rube posted a blog entry
Therapeutic touch
People have been doing magic for thousands of years. It’s never worked.A bold and sweeping claim, perhaps, but no-one...