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Phil Plait – Don’t Be a Dick

via blogs.discovermagazine.com I finally had time to watch Phil Plait’s “Don’t Be A Dick” talk. Like all of Phil Plait’s talks, this is a must view also. He explains how hard it is to changes people’s...

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inFact: Vaccine Ingredients

Brian Dunning has a great podcast called Skeptoid, and has recently started producing videos at Infact. This one of exceptionally good explaining the ingredients that are included in vaccines without...

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Power Balance scam

via revision3.com This weeks episode of Scam School was a great one. Brian Brushwood shows how the Power Balance guys are scamming everybody out of their money for their stupid little bands. I don’t...

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Happy April Fool’s Day

Today it occurred to me that April Fool’s Day is actually Skeptic’s Day. It’s the one day that everybody turns on their Baloney Detector, and actually think skeptically about everything. If only people...

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Organic food myths

One of my biggest pet peeves is the thought that products that are “natural” or organic are better for you. I struggle with the word “natural” all the time. What does it mean? I see it on products like...

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People really think Astrology is scientific?

Today on the interwebs I ran across this link. It shows how key getting an education is. It’s hard to believe that 54% of people without a high school diploma actually believe Astrology is scientific?...

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The Red Flags of Quackery

via sci-ence.org This comic is a great guide to help you spot quacks and pseudoscientific claims. I think I just found a new online comic to read.

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Shit Skeptics Say

via reddit.com There is finally a Shit People Say video that I can relate to.

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An Honest Liar: Trailer for a documentary about James Randi

via anhonestliar.com James Randi is one of my heroes. It’s going to be a sad day when he dies. I sure hope An Honest Liar gets made. I can’t wait to see it.

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HFCS or Sugar

A day probably doesn’t go by without me hearing some fear mongering over high fructose corn syrup. Should you eat the stuff? No, just like sugar, you should try to avoid it when possible, but it’s not...

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James Randi on Leaving Behind a Legacy

It will be a sad day when James Randi dies. He is one of my heroes. via Friendly Atheist

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Donate to the documentary about James Randi

I’m so looking forward to the completion of this documentary. The creators, Justin Weinstein & Tyler Measom are hoping to get it finished by years end. You can help by donating to their...

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Overly-Honest Product Stickers

When I hear someone say they are eating healthy because they are eating “organic” I just cringe. Just because something is labeled “organic” doesn’t make it more healthy. It pretty much means you just...

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Don’t be fooled today and be skeptical everyday

So it’s April 1st, that day that it sucks to be on the internet. The day when nothing is true and nobody is fooled. People are really skeptical of everything today. Too bad everybody wasn’t this...

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Truth in religion

Religion has always interested me to a point, but anytime I read anything about any religion, it bores me to hell. I’ve tried reading the Bible, but to me it’s pretty much unreadable. Why people call...

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Dear Believer: Why Do You Believe?

In this video Brandon Fibbs asks some of the same questions I asked myself when I first started questioning religion way back before I was confirmed. I still just went through the motions and got...

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