Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
James Arthur Ray, the new age kook, was given a platform by Oprah to promote his daft ideas and as a result people died Here is an expose of what happened and how he ended up killing three people in a heat endurance test outside Sedona., Ariz The investigators looked into his claims and discovered … Read more
So who gets the award of “Skeptic of the year”? In fact, a more interesting question might be to ask who gives out such an award and how do they determine who is and is not skeptical, how do you actually measure that, because when it comes to such awards, well, I’m skeptical … in … Read more
Sharon Hill has been writing about the horrendous experience she has had inflicted upon her by her previous web-hosting provider in the past couple of days… I spent a harrowing Friday and Saturday moving my Doubtful News site to a new host after a crapload of issues from my existing host … The final straw came from their … Read more
First the basics – there are no psychic powers Before we start, let’s clarify one very important point … Nobody has “Psychic” powers, they do not exist and have never been successfully demonstrated under controlled conditions. Or to put that another way … they are all frauds … no exceptions. Ah but it is not … Read more
Only a few more weeks and TAM (The Amazing Meeting) will be in full flight in Las Vegas. It always strikes me as a bit odd to hold a skeptics meeting in a Las Vegas casino. Its a good choice of course, the casino offers cheap rooms in order to draw in the crowds, and sure enough … Read more
Well-known skeptic Sharon Hill (famous enough to have her own Wikipedia page), of Doubtful News (go check it out later), has written a nice article in the Huffington Post about how individuals upon hearing that she is a skeptic will soon start telling her tales of amazing paranormal things and then promptly polish it off … Read more