Author Archives: Guy McCardle

About Guy McCardle

Guy McCardle is an American science writer and skeptic. He is a certified Infection Prevention Specialist and served proudly as a Captain in the Army Medical Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom. A devoted father and husband, he offers his unique viewpoints regarding science and the public interest.

6.1.2012

Murder, Torture and Religion

Murder and torture are as old as mankind. Ever since man first invented the club he probably used it to kill another caveman. Murder in the name of religion probably wasn’t very far behind. Overzealous faith has been used as / read more…

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Posted in Education / Events

Tagged in christian / India / mormon / murder / muslim / religion / Thuggee / torture

5.26.2012

Stuff They Should Teach in School

I doubt that I’ll get many arguments when I make the statement that the educational system in the United States is not the best in the world. My main complaint is that students are not, for the most part, taught / read more…

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Posted in Cool Stuff / Education / Nature / Science / Technology

Tagged in education / extinction / heavy water / nazi / norwegian / students / stuxnet / US

5.20.2012

Skeptic vs Psychic

Usually I am not one to feed the Trolls, but it seems, dear reader, that I have managed to ruffle a few feathers in the psychic community. Let me start my story at the beginning. Last July I wrote a / read more…

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Posted in Paranormal

Tagged in debunk / Ginette Matacia Lucas / James Randi / million dollar challenge / psychic

5.17.2012

The Mystery in the Mon

What happened? At 4:10 PM on January 31st, 1956 a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Monongahela river (known to locals as “the Mon”) just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The entire crew of six made it through the initial impact / read more…

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Posted in Conspiracy Theories / Urban Legends

Tagged in 1956 / B-25 / Mitchell / Mon / Monongahela / plane crash

2.19.2012

Why Are Eco-Facists Trying to Ban Incandescent Bulbs?

My feelings are split over how I feel about the United States Congress delaying their phase out of incandescent light bulbs here in the good old U S of A. They will be effectively banned beginning in October of this / read more…

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Posted in Energy / Technology

Tagged in cfl / incandescent / jevons paradox / light bulbs

2.6.2012

Five Questions for Buddy Levy

Hopefully you have already read and/or listened to my recent piece on one of my favorite shows, History Channel’s Decoded. If you haven’t, go do so now. I’ll wait. If you’ve watched Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, you’ll certainly remember Buddy Levy. / read more…

1.30.2012

Do You Really Need SLS-Free Shampoo?

Disclaimer: You are about to read a shampoo article written by a bald man. That doesn’t invalidate anything I have to day, I’m just letting you know in the name of full disclosure. Heaven forbid someone gets upset in the / read more…

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Posted in Health

Tagged in lather / natural / shampoo / sls

1.9.2012

Columbus and the Mermaids

On January 9th, 1493 Christopher Columbus spotted what he believed to be three mermaids swimming off the coast of what is now the Dominican Republic. He stated that they were “not half as beautiful as they are painted”. In reality, / read more…

12.24.2011

A Personal Experience with Pareidolia

Back in 2008, while working at Florida Hospital in Orlando, I had a close encounter of the pareidolia kind. If you were not already aware, pareidolia is random images or sounds that are perceived as significant. You can read more / read more…

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Posted in Events

Tagged in christ / florida hospital / image / Pareidolia

12.19.2011

Be Skeptical of These Claims by the Late Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il is dead, and I don’t hear any mourning. What I have heard, however, over the course of many years, are fantastic claims that he had made about himself and his abilities. Let us take a few minutes and / read more…