Skepchick:
Hey St Louis skeptics, now that I’ve been here for over a month, and finally have a somewhat sane work schedule, i’ve decided it’s time to drink Skepchickally with you. I hope you’ll join me and special guest Dr Pamela Gay f (Read More)
James Randi Educational Foundation:
A rawtha angry letter by Rupert Sheldrake will appear in the next issue of Skeptic, in response to Chris French's ("reverential") interview of James Randi in the summer issue.The letter has its points -- for example, when it (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Climate Depot is an anti-global warming website, which promotes skepticism and disbelief about the realities of climate change. The website is similar is format to The Drudge Report, and has a particular focus on criticizing (Read More)
Washington Post:
As college application season hits a fever pitch and standardized tests become the fixation of high school seniors and admissions boards everywhere, Todd Farley's memoir, "Making the Grades," argues for taking the results of (Read More)
SF Gate:
A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. The claim made in a new book by historian Barbara Frale drew immediate skeptic (Read More)
James Randi Educational Foundation:
Scientific skepticism is the simple process by which provisional conclusions are reached through a systematic examination of evidence. The tools of science fill our workbench while emotions and spirituality are left still wra (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Microsoft launched Xbox Live as an online gaming service in 2002 amid great skepticism. It didn’t really take off until Halo 2 launched in 2004, but now the service is huge. There are more than 20 million active Xbox Live sub (Read More)
James Randi Educational Foundation:
Editor's Note: Approximately 30% of the correspondence we receive at the JREF is woo. About 20% is friendly chit-chat, another 20% is well-wishing, and the rest is a mix of media requests, hate mail, and earnest questions abo (Read More)
Daily Kos:
CNN and MSNBC are reporting from their Dem leadership sources on the Hill that the CBO has scored the Senate bill at $849 billion, and says that it would reduce the deficit by $127 billion. Those are probably the numbers Harr (Read More)
Political Punch:
"It's never been an easy path; I can only imagine how challenging it has been and continues to be. I know that some of you have faced skepticism, ridicule, some of you had to contend not just with the challenge of doing your (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Mike Arrington's following up yesterday's rumor of the Google Phone with an interesting angle: That it may be VOIP and data only, having no traditional voice plan. Sounds like the telcos worst nightmare. But Mike notes that A (Read More)
MSNBC:
Nov. 18: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif) talks about her recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and expresses skepticism about the Karzai government's ability to clean up corruption. (Other). (Read More)
Skepticblog:
Welcome Daniel Loxton to the Pantheon of Skeptical BloggersAnother person north of the border goes rogue this week, and I don’t mean Sarah Palin. I am pleased to announce that Daniel Loxton, the editor and illustrator for Jun (Read More)
James Randi Educational Foundation:
(Editor's Note: Steve Cuno is the founder of the RESPONSE Agency, an evidence-based marketing firm in Salt Lake City. He has spoken at the last two TAMs, and has been invited to write for Swift to share his knowledge of marke (Read More)
Skepchick:
The legendary anonymous blogger Belle du Jour (who got a book deal out of her online stories about her work as a prostitute) has outed herself – and she’s a scientist.Skeptic North reports that Ontario is poised to let naturo (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
I sympathize with those who might not be comfortable with the latest plan to rid our schools of at-risk kids. Several educators across the country, including Alexandria Superintendent Morton Sherman, have decided not to call (Read More)
Huffington Post:
New York Times's columnist David Brooks -- never a huge fan of Sarah Palin -- laced into the former vice presidential candidate on Sunday, calling her a "joke" and a "potential talk show host."Speaking the day before Palin's (Read More)
Skepticblog:
Well, we knew it had to happen. It wasn’t a matter of where, only when. Get your flashlights out ghosthunters! We are about to embark on an new era of supernatural fiction the likes of which have never been seen or heard of (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
TOKYO — President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over and warned that the U.S. and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by North Korea's continu (Read More)