I received an e-mail from Mary Tocco, who runs MOM Vaccine (“Michigan Opposing Mandatory Vaccines”) announcing that there will be a hearing regarding the H1N1 and Gardasil vaccines today.
Travis Roy of Granite State Skeptics had a nice article written about him and his organization in the Nashua Telegraph. It centers around the group and their philosophy of “Don’t be a Dick”, of which I’m sure Phil Plait isn’t tired AT ALL of hearing that term…
The idea that the United States has always been a bastion of religious freedom is reassuring—and completely false when compared with the historical record.
According to Courthouse News Service, Richard Dawkins, founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and the author of The Selfish Gene (my personal favourite) and a multitude of other books, is suing his aide for embezzlement. Josh Timonen, to whom the book “The Greatest Show on Earth” is dedicated, is alleged to [...]
The second episode of The Drunken Skeptics podcast is here! In this episode, we talk to veteran journalist Jack Lessenberry. We also talk to Dr. Gerald Smith about the potential fallacy of the Asian Carp issue.
This is a blog series where I interview writers, bloggers, podcasters, etc. about topics relevant to science, skepticism, and critical thinking. Today I speak with JP Fanton about his website www.HealthyFellow.com and he answers my questions regarding his approach to providing information on natural health and holistic remedies. Hello and thank you for taking the [...]
There are many things to do in Michigan that is skeptically related this week. Click to find out about all of them.
We will be having our next get together Saturday, October 16th at 4:00 PM. Join us for Drinks and Dinner!
Some healthy skepticism and a little math know-how is really all it takes to convince yourself that you should never play the lottery. Especially when you consider the odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 175,711,536.
I want to thank everyone that attended our first Get Together. The turnout was better than I could have hoped. The discussions ranged from intelligent to bawdy and everyone had a great time! There was also an unplanned impromptu trip to the ice cream shop for some skeptical ice cream. I had promised that I was going to reveal a big secret project that we had been working on these past several weeks.
