I had, until quite recently, always held The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast in high esteem. It was usually entertaining, frequently skeptical, and the information presented was often correct.
Sadly, that reliability has now all but crumbled completely away. I first noted this disintegration when I was listening to an episode a few weeks ago. [...]
Many readers will recall a central scene in the action movie Die Hard, in which a group of brilliant thieves succeed in opening the seventh lock of a vault containing hundreds of millions of dollars. As the door opens, light spills across the awestruck faces of all present—and the soundtrack sweeps us forward into “Ode to [...]
Last Saturday Jim Underdown of CFI and I went to San Diego to be part of a new science program that Discovery Channel is producing called “Weird or What?” It was an interesting afternoon that gave both of us some hope that a bigger note of skepticism might begin to infiltrate the seemingly endless parade of [...]
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Welcome students! Now that we’re all gathered we can start this biweekly lesson on all things skeptical, paranormal, pseudoscientific, and just plain nutty. I want to thank you all for allowing me, the Skeptical Teacher, to present these lessons on behalf of my skeptical colleagues. It’s quite a long class, and I know there are [...]
Home Forum Forum Rules Visit the Forum Swift Blog Swift Blog Biographies Swift Archives News Store Support Us 1M Challenge Challenge Application Challenge Blog Challenge FAQ Bank Statement JREF Visa Offer Contact the JREF About the JREF About James Randi Amaz ng Meeting Press Center Events Calendar Scholarships Encyclopedia Website Problem Privacy Policy TAM 8 Registration Staff Donate to the JREF Login Form Username Password Remember Me Forgot your password Forgot your username Create an account TAM 7 DVDs 69.00 Randi Emblem 7.00 Like it Share it Randi at TED Swift Written by Brandon K . Thorp Tuesday , 20 April 2010 12:46 Those of you who don't blink will remember when , earlier in the year , we posted a video of Randi speaking at the 2007 TED Conference We took the post down about 30