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Category Archives: skepticism
Podcast #132 – The Illogical Immortality of 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
Show notes and mp3.
Posted in history, interviews, podcast, skepticism, urban legends
Tagged 9/11, bob blaskiewicz, conspiracy theories, robert blaskiewicz, truthers
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Podcast #131 – Live at Dragon*Con 2011
We’re live from the Skeptrack at Dragon*Con, recorded Friday, September 1, 2011. Among the items discussed: the Virginia Earthquake, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and the difference (if any) between skeptics and atheists. Thanks again to Derek Colanduno for his hard … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, humor, podcast, religion, skepticism
Tagged dragon*con, skeptrack
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Like the shoes? Don’t Minchin it!
I’ve become a huge Tim Minchin fan over the last couple of years. Not only is he an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and comedian, he’s an unrelenting cheerleader for science, skepticism and critical thinking. He just finished his first tour … Continue reading
Sexism in the Atheist Community
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last month, you know that a virtual shitstorm has been stirred up in the skeptical/atheist community over an elevator incident recounted by blogger Rebecca Watson. Discussion of the incident has sucked … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, interviews, skepticism, women's rights
Tagged elevator incident, rebecca watson, sexism, skepchick
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Podcast #127 – Atlanta Skepticamp Trivia Challenge
This is an encore presentation of the Atlanta Skepticamp Trivia Challenge, presented by John C. Snider on Sunday, June 12th. We thought our listeners might want to take a whack at these questions and see how they do. Thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in humor, international freethought, podcast, science, skepticism, urban legends
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Tim Minchin in Atlanta!
Finally finally finally Australian comedian/musician/skeptic/atheist Tim Minchin is coming to America. We have tickets to see his July 14th show in Atlanta, and we are stoked. If you’ve never heard of Minchin, just Google him or look on YouTube. Check … Continue reading
In which I get stuck
Among the many cool things that go on at Dragon*Con every year is a blood drive [insert your own bad vampire joke here] and this year–for the first time–a vaccination drive! Thanks to the fantastic Skepchicks, you can drop by … Continue reading
The Essential Freethought Library
We polled several dozen notable freethinkers, atheists and skeptics and asked them to recommend essential books for the well-read freethinker. Find out what they think you should be reading here. (Note that this is a new addition to our permanent … Continue reading
Podcast #90 – Massimo Pigliucci (Nonsense on Stilts)
We interview Dr. Massimo Pigliucci, evolutionary biologist, philosopher, science crusader, and author of Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk. This new book explores the frontier between science and pseudoscience, the difficulty of defining exactly what is science … Continue reading
Posted in books, evolution, podcast, science, skepticism
Tagged massimo pigliucci, nonsense on stilts, pseudoscience, science
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Atlanta Skepticamp!
Atlanta Skepticamp is happening right now! (Or more specifically, 10AM-6PM May 15 & 16.) I hope to see some of you there. For more info visit AtlantaSkeptics.com/skepticamp/ . If you can’t make it… Check out the live streaming feed on … Continue reading