Blog Archives for January 2011
A Closer Look at a Famous Study Linking TV Exposure to Eating Disorders
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
January 26, 2011
A widely-cited 2002 study of girls in Fiji is said to have found good evidence that TV can lead to eating disorders. Does it?
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How the Media Mystify Tragedy
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
January 18, 2011
The press, politicians, and pundits needlessly mystify national tragedies like the Tucson shooting.
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Richard Saunders Helps Expose ‘Power Balance’ Bands
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
January 11, 2011
Australian skeptic Richard Saunders discusses his role in exposing the "Power Balance" bands
