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Category Archives: TV & Media
3.25.2013
We Love It! Myths and Legends of Los Angeles
The City of Angels. Tinseltown. La la land. Los Angeles carries a reputation that precedes it in all directions, from the beaches full of beautiful people to the working-class barrios of the east side. It’s flocked to by those looking / read more…
Posted in TV & Media / Urban Legends
Tagged in earthquakes / los angeles / smog / southern california / urban legends / urban myths
3.19.2013
The Genius of Sherlock Holmes
If Wikipedia is to be believed, filming resumes this week for series three of the BBC show Sherlock. I have a nearly delirious affection for this show: aside from the dismal second episode, it has been superbly well done, mixing realism / read more…
Posted in TV & Media / Uncategorized
Tagged in Sherlock Holmes
3.16.2013
Trusting the Internet
A few weeks back, I stirred up a bit of controversy when some people thought I was showing a liberal bias by debunking some social media posts. One of the sources I generally pick to make a quick check on / read more…
Posted in Conspiracy Theories / TV & Media / Urban Legends
Tagged in George Bush / Guerrilla Skepticism / liberal bias / Mitt Romney / Snopes / Snopes got Snoped / trusted source / worldtruth.tv
3.8.2013
Skeptics “proven wrong” in films and television
I was recently thinking about the cases in movies and television shows where the skeptic/unbeliever is shown to be wrong and that there really is some supernatural events/miracles/aliens/paranormal powers at work in the world of the show. Whether or not / read more…
Posted in Paranormal / TV & Media
Tagged in film / psychics / sylvia browne
3.6.2013
CPR Denied
The national news story about a 87 year old in cardiac arrest and a bystanders refusal to perform CPR attracted my interest. The reported facts as follows. “The deceased, identified as Lorraine Bayless, collapsed in the dining room of the Glenwood / read more…
Posted in Health / TV & Media
3.4.2013
Hello? Is It Nazi Me You’re Looking For? ABC’s ZERO HOUR In Memoriam
When ABC announced it was producing a series called ZERO HOUR, revolving around a massive conspiracy, with a skeptic for a main character, naturally, I was excited. Then I was able to get a copy of the pilot script (through / read more…
Posted in TV & Media
Tagged in abc / conspiracy theories / nazis / rosicrucians / television / zero hour
3.3.2013
Mobile learning
When do you listen to podcasts such as Skeptoid? I listed to my favorite science and skeptical podcasts in my car, when commuting. I’ve heard that others do it while jogging or cycling, or just before falling asleep (I’m assuming / read more…
Posted in Science / TV & Media
2.25.2013
3 Amazing Moments in Podcasting
To start your commuting week, here are three fine moments from podcasting that I really enjoyed, and that I still think of whenever it’s time to up my own game. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did:
Posted in Cool Stuff / TV & Media
Tagged in podcasting
2.23.2013
Social Media Political Lies
I want to preface this post by stating I am not a fan of the two-party system that controls the politics in the United States. This post is not intended to be a defense of President Obama, nor a criticism of / read more…
Posted in TV & Media / Urban Legends
Tagged in appeal to emotion / best layoff letter ever / Bill Cosby / gas prices / honesty / I'm Tired / Obamaphone / politics
2.22.2013
Animals can’t talk, deer can’t read and trees are only here to enhance human life.
Most of us have seen those animal crossing signs that speckle the roads around the U.S. and up until now I thought that it went without saying that the signs are for human benefit, not for the animals themselves. Now / read more…
Posted in Nature / TV & Media / Uncategorized
Tagged in critical thinking / deer crossing / kathleen o'brien wilhelm
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