Critical Thinking

Beware …Correlation is not enough

Beware …Correlation is not enough
May 9, 2013
Critical Thinking

Correlation does not imply causation Did you know that tomatoes are extremely deadly, and that this is a well-establish fact? …Click to read more…

Amanda Berry is alive and well … and proves Sylvia Browne to be a fraud

Amanda Berry is alive and well … and proves Sylvia Browne to be a fraud
May 7, 2013
Critical Thinking

The news is fabulous, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight who vanished 10 years ago were assumed to dead …Click to read more…

“Militant” Woo-Meisters attack TED, Accuses them of playing Game of Thrones

“Militant” Woo-Meisters attack TED, Accuses them of playing Game of Thrones
May 6, 2013
Critical Thinking

Yesterday I blogged about how TEDx has had a few problems with some of the third parties promoting bullshit instead of science …Click to read more…

How to spot bad science

How to spot bad science
May 5, 2013
Critical Thinking

The TED brand, run by the folks who hold annual conferences to spread good ideas, have some truly inspiring clips …Click to read more…

Today 2nd May is an official “Day of Reason” … yea.

Today 2nd May is an official “Day of Reason” … yea.
May 2, 2013
Critical Thinking

Anthony Foxx, current Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina and President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation, …Click to read more…

Boston Bombers: Debunking the Top 5 Conspiracy Theories

Boston Bombers: Debunking the Top 5 Conspiracy Theories
April 28, 2013
Critical Thinking

It is almost inevitable that when something big happens, an assortment of conspiracy theories will rapidly arise as a means …Click to read more…

UK conman found Guilty of selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq for $40 million

UK conman found Guilty of selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq for $40 million
April 24, 2013
Bullshit

The BBC reports that James McCormick has been found guilty of selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq … yep, you …Click to read more…

And Today’s Conspiracy theory regarding the Boston bombers is ….

And Today’s Conspiracy theory regarding the Boston bombers is ….
April 21, 2013
Critical Thinking

Glen Beck is at it again … oh and least you not reside in the US and are wondering “who?”, …Click to read more…

Vaccines save lives … anti-vaccine beliefs kill.

Vaccines save lives … anti-vaccine beliefs kill.
April 20, 2013
Critical Thinking

25 year old Gareth Williams has become the first person with measles to die in the latest Swansea outbreak. So why in …Click to read more…

Richard Saunders: Adventures of an Australian Paranormal Investigator

Richard Saunders: Adventures of an Australian Paranormal Investigator
April 11, 2013
Critical Thinking

Last night I had the privilege of hanging out at Dublin Skeptics in the Pub … or to be more …Click to read more…

The Numbers game – Claim – “Islam is the fastest growing” … er, except it’s not.

The Numbers game – Claim – “Islam is the fastest growing” … er, except it’s not.
March 23, 2013
Critical Thinking

There exists an on-line group that was established by some Muslims to “debunk” Atheism, and so given my stance I was added …Click to read more…

QED is coming up soon … it is 13-14 April in Manchester

March 20, 2013
Critical Thinking

They have a great line-up of speakers at QED this year … Helen Czerski Helen is a physicist and oceanographer. …Click to read more…

Oh heck, we made a mistake

Oh heck, we made a mistake
March 12, 2013
Critical Thinking

Did you catch the news not too long ago about the discovery of a new form of life? Back, just …Click to read more…

Defining the scope of Skepticism

March 10, 2013
Critical Thinking

Barbara Drescher, a cognitive psychologist and also a JREF board member, has a fabulous posting over on her blog entitled, “On …Click to read more…