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Category Archives: urban legends
Why should the health care debate be any different?
An analysis published by LiveScience shows that the “Health Care Debate Based on Lack of Logic.” Should this be a surprise? Nearly every political debate is rife with faulty logic: working backwards from conclusions, ad hominems, credulous acceptance of outrageous … Continue reading
Posted in medical research, politics, science, urban legends
Tagged health care debate, logic
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Podcast #60 – 40th anniv. of Apollo 11 with Seth Shostak
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11! On July 20, 1969 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings to set foot on another world. Our special guest this time is Seth Shostak, senior astronomer with … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, history, interviews, paranormal, podcast, science, skepticism, urban legends
Tagged apollo 11, buzz aldrin, confessions of an alien hunter, neil armstrong, seth shostak, seti
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3 more years of this and you’ll WISH it was the end of the world
The 2012 frenzy has begun. In case you didn’t know it, the Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012. As far as I know, the Maya themselves attached no significance to this fact, but every whackjob, wingnut, and opportunistic New … Continue reading
Podcast #56 – Tim Farley (WhatstheHarm.net)
We interview Tim Farley, creator of the website WhatstheHarm.net (an invaluable database of death and destruction caused by alternative medicine, superstition, lack of critical thinking, etc.). Tim has also given talks and organized seminars to teach skeptics how to be … Continue reading
Posted in interviews, podcast, skepticism, urban legends
Tagged skeptools, tim farley, what's the harm, whatstheharm.net
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Boy hit by meteorite? Maybe…
Telegraph.co.uk reports that a boy in Germany claims to have been struck in the hand by a small meteorite, which “knocked [him] flying” before leaving a foot-wide crater in the ground. I’m not an astronomer, but the story sounded fishy … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, news, science, urban legends
Tagged bad astronomer, meteor, meteorite, phil plait
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Guidestones update
Gary Jones, publisher of the Elberton Star (the local newspaper of Elberton, Georgia), informs me that the Georgia Guidestones, a regional curiosity and recent target of vandalism by anti-New World Order whackjobs, “have been cleaned and are almost ‘good as … Continue reading
Urban legends and Columbine
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the horrific mass-murder at Columbine High School. It was one of the most-reported events in recent memory, with hundreds of eyewitnesses and endless media saturation. And yet…much of what we think we know about … Continue reading
Camel Fishing in Idaho
Did you know that it’s illegal in Idaho to fish while riding on the back of a camel? This bit of “intelligence” came to me by way of my wife’s secretary. Apparently a local radio station did one of those … Continue reading
Creflo Dollar: liar or dupe?
Creflo Dollar tells his credulous flock about Drilling to Hell (literally). Thanks to American Freethought fan Bob (whom we met at last week’s American Atheists convention) for passing along this tidbit, and thanks to David for his research. It made … Continue reading →