Cornell’s Daryl Bem case is instructive. He’s an academic who has published several notable peer-reviewed articles which claim that (several different versions of) ESP is real. Trouble is, despite the prominence of […]
How Paranormal Research Differs From Normal Research
The Science In The Mercury Report By Florida’s DEP — Guest Post By Willie Soon
Our friend Willie Soon wrote this editorial in response to this letter from the Florida DEP. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is here. As a scientist who has spent the past […]
Barcode People From Birth — Guest Post By Faith Reader
Despotism and tyranny wear many cloaks. Modern Western leaders are above using raw, brute power to fulfill their desires. Instead, they wheedle and whine and the public gives in, worn out and […]
The Difference Between Technical And Plain English Correlation
Since the subject has come up so often, today a note on the words correlated and correlation. They have technical definitions and plain English meanings. The two definitions overlap but they are […]
Are There Any Arguments Against Eugenics Left?
Most, or even all, progressives say they are against eugenics. Yet most, or all, progressives were against the recent Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act which would have outlawed sex-selective abortions in these United States. […]
Gloom, Despair, Email Spoofing, And Kahan’s Science Literacy Paper
Somebody spoofed my Yahoo email address which I use for ordering, registrations and the like. Sent hundreds of emails to my contact list yesterday. Now I ordinarily run Linux, which you will […]
There Are Too Many Fat People: What To Do About It. Update: Bloomberg Bans Soda Pop
Update Mike Bloomberg, current owner of New York City’s mayoral title, has graciously allowed (by not yet banning) me to re-publish this article which expresses a sentiment dear to Mayor Bloomberg: that […]
Astrologers See Obama Victory
Alas, our great nation is in retrograde, with the House of Koalemos (Greek god of stupidity) rising, ever rising. Dark cosmic forces have aligned—perhaps maligned is a better way to put it—and […]
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