FUCK*YEAH SKEPTICISM

Conspiracy Theorists Aren't Crazy

Is there anything we can learn from the conspiratorial mind, and is there a method to its apparent madness?

Muppet Labs Experiment 5T832: Ghost Hunt (by MuppetsStudio)

How Do We Know Evolution Happens?

This video for high-school students describes two lines of evidence, fossil and molecular, which contribute to our picture of evolution. It focuses on whales, which provide an excellent opportunity to examine the transition between species because so many intermediate fossils have been found.

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Authors@Google: Brian Dunning (by AtGoogleTalks).
Brian Dunning spoke to Googlers in Mountain View on May 20, 2011 about his series of podcasts on http://skeptoid.com.

Do Hotels Omit the 13th Floor?

Based on records of buildings with Otis brand elevators, as many as 85% of the high rises in the world don’t have a 13th floor.

There’s no definitive answer out there on this yet, but it’s amusing. Is there any reason to fear a thirteenth floor? Until there’s evidence, let’s be skeptical… after all, the 13th floor is still the 13th floor, even if you call it the 14th.

 CFI doubt sticker.

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inFact: Organic Food Myths (by Brian Dunning). Everyone says organic food is better for you and better for the environment. But is that true, or is it just eco-marketing rhetoric?

We All Preach the End of the World

The world is not going to end on May 21st, 2011. And don’t expect the people who claim it will to admit they were wrong on May 22nd. But don’t be too smug about it, because the same psychological mechanism that drives them to such irrational rationalizations infects all of us, to a greater or lesser degree.

SisyphusRedeemed

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I’m a little skeptical about this 5 day weather forecast.

Snake Oil Visualization Version 2

Updated interactive “balloon race” visualization of the scientific evidence for over 100 nutritional supplements.

Supermoons and an Apple a Day

Another excellent series of student questions via Skeptoid:

Does it really take your brain twenty minutes from the time you’ve eaten to realize that you’ve taken in food?

What’s up with natural deodorants and body crystal deodorants, and is deodorant containing aluminum is actually a health hazard?

Is there a link between getting an abortion and some forms of cancer?

Thoughts were on the “Supermoon” debate.

Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity. We aren’t cats—it’s not gonna kill us.

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Ricky Gervais on Atheism. 

A prominent astrologer attempts an astrological reading of actor Hugh Laurie and fails. From episode 2 of ‘James Randi - Psychic Investigator’ (1991)