To Celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Late Martin Gardner, Some Skepticism GregWednesday, October 22nd Today would have been the 100th birthday of the late polymath and influential skeptic Martin Gardner. Gardner – who passed away aged 95 in May 2010 – publis... 7 Comments3 min read
Skeptic Abused and Threatened by Husband of ‘Psychic Sally Morgan’ GregWednesday, October 15th A few years ago a controversy erupted in the U.K. concerning allegedly nefarious techniques being used by popular 'psychic', Sally Morgan. At the time, I wr... 11 Comments4 min read
Has Skeptic Michael Shermer Seen the Light? GregThursday, September 25th I've long been a critic of the writings and methods of high-profile 'skeptic' Michael Shermer (I explained why way back in 2004). A long-time columnist for ... 6 Comments2 min read
JREF Shake-Up: Headquarters Moved, James Randi Re-Installed as President GregTuesday, September 2nd An interesting development in the last few hours at the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF): a short statement has been posted to their website under ... 0 Comments2 min read
Leading Skeptic Brian Dunning Sentenced to 15 Months Prison for Fraud GregThursday, August 7th Leading skeptic Brian Dunning, of the popular Skeptoid podcast, has this week been sentenced to 15 months in a Federal prison for defrauding eBay of hundred... 4 Comments4 min read
Correlation Does Not Always Equal Causation, Illustrated in Graphs GregWednesday, May 14th Whether exploring the fringes of science and history for new breakthroughs or conspiracies by looking for odd patterns, or promoting materialist philosophy ... 1 Comment0 min read
Brian Dunning on the Joe Rogan Experience: A Masterclass in Bad Skepticism GregTuesday, February 4th In mid-January prominent 'skeptic' Brian Dunning was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. If you can spare the time, it is a 3-hour education in how *no... 7 Comments7 min read
Will Storr’s “The Heretics” Now Available in Paperback GregWednesday, January 29th Early last year I reviewed Will Storr's book The Heretics, a wonderful exploration of how we reinforce our own belief system and fight off attacks upon it. ... 0 Comments1 min read
Whiny Blogger Whines Again About Rupert Sheldrake GregTuesday, January 21st From Jerry Coyne, the blogger that originally whined to TED about Rupert Sheldrake and Graham Hancock, kicking off the whole later controversy, comes a new ... 16 Comments1 min read
The Wisdom of Robert Anton Wilson: A Tonic for the Internet Age GregWednesday, November 6th On October 23rd, the London Fortean Society celebrated "The Late Great Robert Anton Wilson" at the Horse Hospital in London. featuring lectures by our good ... 0 Comments4 min read
