Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Ghostbusters, the movie, was shot in 1954 instead of 1984? Who should be part of the cast? Would they have the same equipment? Who would they battle? Considering Dan Aykroyd’s concept owes a lot to Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, and Lewis and Martin comedies of the 40s and 50s, it is not that big [...]
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An intrepid, ragged band of bloggers – The Guardian: Chiropractors may regret choosing to sue Simon Singh, springing online scientists into action – But more interestingly than that, a ragged band of bloggers from all walks of life has, to my mind, done a better job of subjecting an entire industry’s claims to meaningful, public, [...]
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Firstly – what is a lie-detector? The Skeptic’s Dictionary outlines some factors that should immediately have you thinking twice about its application (let alone all those Hollywood movies and television ads, where the ‘cool customer’ out-thinks it, or the hysterical situations where even saying your name right makes your pulse race!) Psychologists do not think [...]
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From www.senseaboutscience.org On 28th July a number of magazines and websites are going to be publishing Simon Singh’s Guardian article on chiropractic from April 2008, with the libelous part removed. They are reprinting it, following the lead of Wilson da Silva at COSMOS magazine, because they think the public should have access to the evidence [...]
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Just a quick mention – from WA Today: Perth’s favourite funnyman, Tim Minchin, took out the prestigious Best Comedy Performer award at last night’s Helpmann Awards. The musical maestro with a penchant for ranting and raving, who wowed Perth audiences earlier this year when he brought his Ready for This? tour down under, has long [...]
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Dirk “Baba” Brinkman performs “Natural Selection” from “The Rap Guide to Evolution” at the launch party of the Cambridge Darwin Festival, Cambridge Botanic Gardens, July 5 2009.
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