Skeptic History: Halloween Hoaxes
Updated: 2011-10-31 05:00:00
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For many of us who are in our 30s and 40s, we were inspired to become interested in science as a direct result of astronomer Carl Sagan’s public advocacy of science (most especially through his ground-breaking book and TV-series Cosmos). In honor of Carl Sagan and his accomplishments, as well as a way of promoting [...]
Home Who We Are About the JREF About James Randi Our Staff Research Fellows Press Center What We Do The 1M Challenge Challenge FAQ Challenge Application Challenge Blog Bank Statement Educational Programs Scholarships Amaz ng Meetings Upcoming Events Digital Media E-Books Podcasts For Good Reason Skeptics' Guide SGU Video Encyclopedia Swift Blog Swift Biographies Swift Archives Connect Contact Us Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Subscribe via RSS Email Newsletter Discuss Forum Rules Visit the Forum Facebook Group Support Contribute Now Become a Member JREF Credit Card Press Center Like it Share it Sign up for news and updates Please leave this field empty Login Form Username Password Remember Me Forgot your password Forgot your username Create an account Notes From The Field Swift
The Pseudo Scientists — Episode 34 INTRO: Elliot, Jason and Belinda. Belinda/Belder, Skepticamp Melbourne. INTERVIEW: Jen McCreight (recorded at TAM 9 in Las Vegas). NEWS: The end of the Blackmores/Pharmacy Guild saga, and Rick Perry’s attempted censorship of an environmental report. — You can find this weeks interviewee, Jen McCreight, at her blog Blag Hag, [...]
If you get a chance to see myself and Brian Dunning (and the ghostly Susan Gerbic) on the recent episode of “Weird or What?” that is all about “Life after Death,” you will see convincing evidence for how easy it is to convince people that a seance is real. William Shatner is hilarious as the [...]
My favorite time of the year is almost upon us: Halloween! I love Halloween not just because of the candy, the costumes, and the decorations (when else can you be a complete freak and it be socially acceptable?) but also because of the wonderful potential for promoting skepticism and critical thinking about various paranormal claims. [...]
Upon his return from the 2011 Vancouver International Writers Festival, Daniel Loxton shares a peek at the image compositing process used to create the photorealistic dinosaurs in his latest book, Ankylosaur Attack!
I think the caption says it all… Whoops! Back to the drawing board… again. Filed under: doomsday, humor, religion
Australia’s own Shelley Segal has just released the music video for her debut single “Saved” from the forthcoming “An Atheist Album”: As featured on Pharyngula, Camels With Hammers, Too Many Questions and the AFA’s Facebook, she sure is getting a lot of love from the freethought community. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter, if you [...]
I am happy to report that the James Randi Educational Foundation is now awarding education grants to help educators with the development and implementation of lessons and curriculum related to teaching skepticism and critical thinking skills. Read on for more information… … Right now, the JREF has a limited number of educator grants (up to [...]