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4th Grade Creationist Science Quiz 10 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
A recent post by Phil Plait reminded my of something I came across a while back. I had intended to blog about it earlier, but I needed to make sure I could verify it before I posted it. When I first s...
Sylvia Browne is a Ghoul 9 May 2013 | 11:59 am
On November 17, 2004, an episode of the Montel Williams Show aired, featuring self-proclaimed "psychic" Sylvia Browne and Louwana Miller, who came on the show desperate for information on her daughter...
MIND Institute: No Difference in Immunization Rates 6 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
There are a lot of studies on vaccines and autism. The majority (read: the ones that are well-designed to minimize the influence of biases and confounders) show that there is no connection between vac...
The NECSS of Thought and Reality - Year 3 (Part 2) 1 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
This past Monday, I shared my recap and some thoughts on day 1 (April 6) of the 2013 Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism , or NECSS, held each year in New York City. NECSS is a joint effort...
The NECSS of Thought and Reality - Year 3 (Part 1) 29 Apr 2013 | 12:00 pm
Over the weekend of April 6-7, I attended the fifth annual Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS). Organized by the New York City Skeptics and the New England Skeptical Society , NECSS...
Measles Running Rampant in Pakistan and Wales 22 Apr 2013 | 01:10 pm
Whenever I hear someone say that vaccine-preventable diseases are harmless or that they are just a right of passage for children, I can't help but shake my head a bit. Part of the reason behind this m...
Thoughts on the 2013 Boston Marathon 16 Apr 2013 | 01:09 pm
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you probably know that on April 15, 2013 there were two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Some of you might not be aware that I am in the ...
A Pox on Health Reporting 12 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
Science and health reporting in the U.S. can be a bit of a mixed bag. Sometimes, reports on these topics are level-headed, presenting accurate information in the proper context. There is often a great...
Off to the NECSS of Thought and Reality 4 Apr 2013 | 02:33 pm
Just a quick post to let you all know that tomorrow, April 5, I'm off to New York to attend NECSS , the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism. This will be my third year attending (here are m...
NVIC? Know the Omissions 15 Mar 2013 | 05:19 pm
The National Vaccine Information Center is at it again. They have launched a two-month, multi-state billboard advertising campaign to spread their misinformation and fear about vaccines. They are call...
