Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
For the past few years (dotted in amongst my posts of YouTube videos and my complaints about doing the ‘Wireless Waltz’ in conference rooms waving my laptop around, trying to get AirPort to pick up a signal)… I have blogged about various research interests and referenced a few papers. It’s good fun to keep track [...]
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From Slate Magazine by Emily Yoffe – quite a fun read! At this point I should add that The Secret is not only drivel—it’s pernicious drivel. The obvious question that arises from its claim that it’s easy to get what you want, is: Why do so many people get what they don’t want? As Byrne [...]
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William Shatner asks John Edward if he has ever considered that he may be psychotic and not psychic!
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I know what I’ll be doing next election. Not voting for this. Huffington Post – City Councilman Argues Against Removing Public Garlic Plants For Fear Of Vampires: The residents of Lawndale, California are causing a stink over the town’s plants. Apparently, the roads are lined with garlic–which either smells like skunk or marijuana depending on [...]
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Just as I do the first podcast ep for the Token Skeptic. ‘On Santa’ – the Wall Street Journal reports on magical thinking in kids! The Power of Magical Thinking – Research Shows the Importance of Imagination in Children’s Cognitive Development: The researchers found that while children as young as 3 understand the concept of [...]
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Seekers 2012 – Documentary series for the History Channel, surrounding the Mayan prediction that 2012 will be the END OF DAYS as well as other unexplained phenomena. What We Are Looking For: Male & Female Investigators who are scientists, explorers, or adventurers with advanced degrees (Ph.D desired). Ideally, investigators would already be a team (husband and [...]
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When does superstition go from a rather absurd movie plot and just becomes a local danger? I was reminded today of a friend who asked if I was interested in seeing a film from India that has just come out in Australia — ‘What’s Your Rashee?’ which pretty much translates as ‘What’s your Zodiac Sign?’ [...]
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New webseries on YouTube! This Science By Scams series is by Kat Akingbade and Derren Brown and investigates the science behind scams and apparently paranormal phenomena. From UK Skeptic: In a style not too dissimilar to Project Alpha from James Randi, Steve Shaw and Mike Edwards, the Science of Scams team published seven hoax recordings [...]
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