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Skepticism
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07.03.08Derren Brown, magician skepticIt should come as no surprise that many great magicians are also skeptics. Harry Houdini was a skeptic. James Randi is a skeptic. Penn and Teller are skeptics. And a more recent and popular example is Criss Angel Mindfreak. Magicians tend to be skeptical because they know how easily it is to fool people. (Similarly, psychologists tend to be skeptical because they know how easily people can fool themselves.) To them, a psychic is simply a dishonest magician. Derren Brown is an English magician and mentalist, and he is part of the great tradition of skeptical magicians. Watch: he's really good. I ...
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05.27.08Innumeracy in Global Warming skepticismFirst, a short introduction is in order. My name is Miller. I'm a physics student at UCLA, and a member of BASS. I'm not closeted or anything, I just prefer pseudonymity. I have my own active blog, "Skeptic's Play", but I will occasionally contribute to this one. As a blogger, I am probably self-absorbed, and will shamelessly plug my blog often. The following essay has been cross-posted on my blog. There's an article in the latest issue of Skeptic Magazine called "A Climate of Belief" by Patrick Frank. It says that the case for Global ...
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04.20.08The Skeptologists!My friend, Brian Dunning (from the Skeptoid podcast), is in the process of creating a new TV show called The Skeptologists. They've just finished principal shooting for the pilot. Hopefully it gets picked up and we get more of this awesomeness! Quoting from the Skeptologists site: We're not willing to just accept stories of the paranormal or supernatural. We want proof. Each week, we'll take on a handful of wild claims -- from the Bermuda Triangle to Bigfoot sightings to haunted houses -- and apply accepted ...
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