Monthly Archives: June 2011

Five Anti-Vaccination Myths Exposed

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Guy McCardle

Almost all substances are toxic under the right conditions. “Sola dosis facit venenum (only dose makes the poison).” -Paracelsus, the father of modern toxicology As a Medical Officer in the U.S. Army I had the opportunity to oversee the vaccination … Continue reading →

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Jerking us around with Bigfoot “evidence”

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Sharon Hill

With the success of Animal Planet’s new show about Bigfoot and the latest hype (and subsequent fizzle) about “stunning” new evidence, Bigfoot/Sasquatch is a hot topic these days. Animal Planet reported that Finding Bigfoot, a show about a crack team … Continue reading →

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Do You See What You See?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Craig Good

There is a famous video that demonstrates selective attention or inattentional blindness. If something about a basketball game doesn’t ring a bell, go watch the video now and then continue reading.

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In Defense of Government Disinformation Agents

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Brian Dunning

One of the old jokes on the Skeptoid podcast is that listeners of all stripes accuse me of being a paid disinformation agent by whatever body it is they oppose. They’re quite serious, too. When I did a comparative analysis … Continue reading →

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Why the New Warning Images on Cigarettes Won’t Curb Smoking

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Guy McCardle

After September of 2012 cigarette packaging and advertising in the U.S. will have a new, supposedly stronger anti-smoking message.  These are the first such changes made to the packaging in 25 years.  Will they do a bit of good to … Continue reading →

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Skeptoid’s Amazon Wish List

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Brian Dunning

As you may know, Skeptoid’s budget hangs by a thread and mostly comes out of my own pocket. The main way for listeners to support the show and keep it going is via the recurring micropayments, which provide a slowly-but-steadily … Continue reading →

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Sawfish has Sixth Sense; Does not See Dead People

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Guy McCardle

New research shows for the first time that sawfish have a sixth sense located in their snouts (rostrum) and that they use it to hunt and dismember prey.  Scientists previously had thought that the sawfish solely used their saws to … Continue reading →

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Skeptoid “Just Say No” T-shirts, 55 New Designs

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Brian Dunning

It took a bit of haggling with the Zazzle API (probably few of you care about that part), but today I’m pleased to announce the new line of “Just Say No” T-shirts from Skeptoid.com. See them here!! Each one boldly … Continue reading →

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Oilgae: Poised to Replace Fossil Fuels?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Guy McCardle

As I write this, the price of crude oil is a little over $92 a barrel.  In my neck of the woods,rural PA, gas is about $3.75 a gallon.  The last time I filled up the fuel oil tank at … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Shadow Person

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Brian Dunning

Is there an evil person following you around? No? Would you like there to be? That’s the effect that was created — by accident — when doctors applied electrical stimulation to the left temporoparietal junction of a patient with epilepsy while … Continue reading →

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