I came across the following entry on my home town’s list of historical sites for Allentown, PA:
Homeopathic Healing Art Plaque
31 S. Penn Street
The Homeopathic Healing Art Plaque is a bronze plaque on a rock that marks the location of the world’s first medical college exclusively devoted to the . . . → Read More: [SEB Guest Post] Historical WooWoo Next Door
At the last The Amazing Meeting skeptic conference scientist/blogger Phil Plait gave a talk that has come to be known as the “Don’t Be a Dick” speech. In it he bemoans the fact that there are some skeptics out there who are less than… tactful… when it comes to addressing the idiots overly-credulous members of . . . → Read More: I’m one of the dicks Phil Plait is complaining about.
This is a dual purpose story. First, it’s about dumbasses who believe psychics are real and end up allowing themselves to be scammed out of their money. Secondly, it’s about how a little skepticism can make all the difference.
A new study suggest that too much CO2 in the blood during heart attacks is the likely cause of the so-called Near-Death Experience:
In the new study, researchers investigated whether different levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide—the main blood gases—play a role in the mysterious phenomenon.
This edition of the mailbag references an entry from way back in the archives – some 7 years ago – in which I wrote about the Teslar Watch which is an overpriced timepiece that supposedly has health benefits. Back in the day the claim was that it would protect you from harmful “electronic pollution” such . . . → Read More: SEB Mailbag: Just an observation about the Teslar Watch edition.
The folks over at Common Sense Atheism have put together a list of the 20 Most Popular Atheism Blogs and I was surprised to see Stupid Evil Bastard listed at number 9. I have to admit that it was quite nice to see my humble little site listed among many others that I read daily . . . → Read More: SEB makes it onto a popularity list and is trashed by a Noni Juice nutcase.
You may recall me posting about the upcoming Skeptics in the Pub event that was scheduled to take place on the 25th of the month. Well that was yesterday, last night specifically, and I took the afternoon off work to attend.
Akusai from Action Skeptics here, folks. Well, ladies and gentlemen, plans for a symposium of reality-based programming at Gen Con Indy 2010 are coming together faster than I could have imagined. Some of you may remember that back in September Les was kind enough to allow me to post A Call to Skeptical Action, wherein . . . → Read More: Big Plans for Gen Con Indy 2010
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