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Last Week In Science-Based Medicine 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Here is a recap of the stories that appeared last week at Science-Based Medicine, a multi-author skeptical blog that separates the science from the woo-woo in medicine. E-cigarettes: The Growing popu...
Look Ma! I'm A Participle! 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
So my fine skeptical colleague, Bob Blaskiewicz, has written a terrific blog post that deserves wide circulation, entitled “What’s Right With Skepticism.” In recent weeks, if not indeed the last coupl...
Dialing down the hype - This week in Doubtful News 20 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Here is a rundown of the hoaxes, anomalies and faith-based news of the week courtesy of Doubtful News. There were a couple of big science discovery stories this week that impact the realm of the myst...
Last Week In Science-Based Medicine 19 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Here is a recap of the stories that appeared last week at Science-Based Medicine, a multi-author skeptical blog that separates the science from the woo-woo in medicine. When doctors betray their pati...
Fibromyalgia – Is It Real? 17 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
I am often asked whether or not I believe the diagnosis of fibromyalgia really exists. It is a controversial medical diagnosis, although also very common. The FDA recognizes fibromyalgia and there are...
The Bullshit Police 17 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am
Newsweek today did a feature on Randi, JREF, and The Amaz!ng Meeting: "Inside a brilliant, nerdy, arrogant, sort of admirable, sort of insufferable movement that questions everything—and wants to upen...
Not My Cup of Tea: The Tea Ghost 15 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
A few weeks ago a security camera video went viral on You Tube that reveals a man shopping in the Whitstable Nutrition Centre, a health food store in southeast England. As he browses, he is oblivious ...
This Week In Doubtful News 13 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
It was another bad week for Scientology as the lose the license for one of their drug-treatment facilities and an ex-member actress shines the spotlight on their dubious dealings. In an interesting t...
Last Week In Science-Based Medicine 12 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Here is a recap of the stories that appeared last week at Science-Based Medicine, a multi-author skeptical blog that separates the science from the woo-woo in medicine. A favorite tactic of the antiv...
Placenta Eating 10 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
It’s tough writing a gripping skeptical article these days. The equivalent of skeptical horror, or skeptical porn (depending on your perspective, I guess) is exposing a belief or behavior that is sho...
