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Skeptical Blog Anthology

 

Our friends over at The Young Australian Skeptics have published their first book:  Skeptical Blog Anthology.  I’m not sure I can offer a better description of the book than the YAS has already provided: 

This book is a collection of reader-​​nominated blog posts, representing the best of a new wave of online skepticism. Collected over a [...]

Lying Under The Blanket of Academic Freedom

I was listening to Dr. Dean Edell’s radio show last night. How awesome is Dr. Dean? He is a fantastic radio show host and a great all-around skeptic, whose baloney detector seems to always be working, flawlessly.

Dr. Dean mentioned a recent news article in which Nicholas Kollerstrom Phd, a professor of astronomy conducting research at University [...]

The Leuchter Report – Denial Hides Behind Bad Science

Denial is an ugly thing. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines it as follows:

Denial – noun

refusal to satisfy a request or desire a (1): refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) (2): assertion that an allegation is false b: refusal to acknowledge a person or a thing : [...]