Real-Life ‘Dark Night’: Did Batman Inspire Killings?
July 20, 2012
A mass shooting at the premiere of the new Batman film has cast a pall on the franchise and raised questions about media-inspired violence.
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Science, the New Age, and the Search for Truth
July 18, 2012
Good science is universal. Properly controlled scientific experiments should yield the same results regardless of who is doing the testing. Male or female, British or Turkish, young or old, Muslim or Jew, it doesn't matter. Science's universality is one of its greatest attributes. Much pseudoscience and the paranormal, by contrast, is individual and idiosyncratic.
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Seth MacFarland’s “Ted”: Rude Living Teddy Bear Takes Boston by Storm
June 29, 2012
Seth MacFarland's new film is crass cross between "Greg the Bunny" and "Family Guy."
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Film Review: Pixar’s “Brave” Aims High But Falls Short
June 21, 2012
The new film Brave, about a headstrong Scottish fire-haired archer princess, squanders one of Disney's best characters in a meandering and muddled script.
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Still Skeptical of Blogs
June 13, 2012
Why blogs suck: It's probably true that most blogs are crap-but it's a shame that we must work so hard to find the non-crap.
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How Not to Unexplain a UFO Debunking
June 04, 2012
A brief and enlightening exchange with a UFO believer over a skeptical analysis.
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Is The ‘Real-Life Barbie’ a Media Myth?
May 14, 2012
News organizations around the world claimed that a young Russian model has achieved her desire to look like a Barbie doll, sparking discussion and outrage about the media's influence on women. But is it true?
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People Don’t Read, and Why It Matters to Skepticism
April 30, 2012
A lot of the time people simply don’t read--and this hold implications for both skepticism and public discourse.
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A Skeptical Look at ‘Balance’
April 16, 2012
The idea of "balance" is very popular in both society in general and especially with New Age and alternative medicine crowds. While it offers a superficially appealing way to view the world, it is actually often incorrect, misleading, and potentially unscientific.
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Labyrinths, New Age Feminism, and Skepticism
March 21, 2012
Skepticism and feminism clash over the ancient (and New Agey) labyrinth symbol.
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