Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
This past week Hemant Mehta flagged up yet another dubious miracle claim … Here is a transcript of what self-appointed “global impact evangelist” Nathan French claimed during his live streaming event last week … … and one lady came because God was growing legs out. You know, sometimes people have misaligned spines, or one leg just … Read more
A dowsing explosives detector was sold to many police forces. This resulted in people dying in Iraq because it was a scam and did not work.
Why do some find alternative medicine quackery more attractive than well-proven mainstream medicine, and what can be done to address that?
“perineum sunning” is a hot new craze. Letting the sun shine where it usually does not is really not a good idea. Claims made for this are BS
What should you do when faced with climate misinformation, is there a science-based strategy that can be deployed? Yes there is – the 4D project is one example.
The title says it all, and yes, I confess that I did indeed quite enjoy reading this. The story is about Robert Saunders, a 79 year old retied teacher and devoted birdwatcher, who was out checking on some owls. While doing so he was confronted by an armed Oregon militant who quickly got in his face and … Read more