Greg Laden, whom you might know from The Blogosphere, makes a good case that blogging about science, skepticism, et cetera, can actually help resolve long-standing questions a hell of a lot faster than traditional methods: Someone is always wrong on the Internet. The idea that the most free-wheeling part of the Internet–blogs–would be a place …
Category Archive: Pseudoscience
May 14 2012
CFI Ontario: “The Small Chill: Women, Minorities and the Modern Skeptical Movement”
Just got word of this talk. Might be interesting. If someone local’s willing to report on it, I’d be happy to publish here. Starts Wednesday, May 16th 2012 at 7:00 pm Location The Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room 2135- 40 St. George Street Is skepticism for everyone? If so, then we have to grapple …
May 06 2012
Supermoon: what it is, and what it definitely isn’t (a repost)
A repost, apropos of this weekend’s supermoon and the fact that people are going bugnut over it… yet again… and Taslima seemed lonely in being the only other FtBer covering this one. My original post is here, published March 17, 2011. Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a …
Apr 28 2012
Fifteen years of cell phones, still no uptick in cancer
Sure, this Guardian article doesn’t frame it quite so vehemently, but I think after fifteen years, and the myriad studies done on the matter, the lack of appreciable increase in brain cancer rates should pretty much speak for itself. In the review, “Health Effects from Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields” the advisory group considered hundreds of peer …
Apr 15 2012
The Donald thinks autism comes from a “monster shot”
Donald Trump’s wig must be on way too tight. He’s developed a theory, based on some anecdotes he’s heard, that autism comes from a “monster shot” vaccination. He explains in his weekly Fox And Friends address visit, starting at about 2:40:
Apr 04 2012
Skepticon Swag!
Going to Skepticon? Want to show up in style? Want free swag? Want to support me, personally, instead of those other smelly lazy uncouth bloggers elsewhere on this network? Had enough rhetorical questions delivered in a rapid-fire manner? Well, boy howdy, are you in luck!
Feb 04 2012
Real genuine proof the moon landing (simulation) was a hoax!
What do you get when you stitch together footage from NASA’s moon landing simulations prior to the Apollo project, with footage from the actual moon landing, with an audio track meant to make you pee with laughter? Well, you get a Youtube comments thread so full of facepalmingly poor logic and conspiracy theory that you …
Jan 24 2012
Is feminism skeptical? (or: are ninjas awesome?)
Asking “is feminism skeptical” is identical to “are ninjas awesome”.
Bear with me. I have a point.
Dec 19 2011
Neti pots: potentially dangerous?
Sorta kinda maybe. Depends on what kind of water you’re using. Turns out the popular but placebo home remedy for sinus issues might be a vector for catching slight cases of brain-munching amoeba infestation. But Louisiana’s taking no chances, after two people contracted primary amoebic meningoencephalitis after using a neti pot filled with tap water …
Dec 12 2011
Double X Science on pseudoscience
Emily Willingham’s blog Double X Science is only about two months old, though I’ve followed her on Twitter for a long time now so I’ve been well aware she’s worth reading. She’s not alone in her new endeavour either — she has a bang-up host of contributors. Emily’s post from yesterday is worth highlighting, given …
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