Nitrogen Filled Tires: a Scam?
While this is primarily an anthropology and archaeology blog, I also like to write about skeptical topics as well. I’ve written several bits about pseduoarchaeology […]
Skepticism and Pseudoscience
Defining Pseudoskepticism
One of the points about my blog that I’ve tried hard to adhere to is being skeptical of pseudo-archaeology1 and even of other claims made […]
Astronomical Pseudo-Science: A Skeptic’s Resource List
Have you ever wondered what science has to say about astrology? What the real scoop is on crop circles? What about that “face on Mars” […]
Carl Sagan: Prophet of Scientism?
Note: this is a repost of one of the very first posts I made on this blog. Since Theo over a Humbug Online has mentioned […]
Pseudo-skepticism and Pseudo-Journalism about Global Warming
I’m not a climate scientist. But I *can* read. And I try to evaluate all sides of issues that are controversial. Its my penchant for […]
The Pseudoscience of Religious-Based Sexual Re-orientation
I try to keep my posts at least somewhat related to archaeology and anthropology, and I realize that this makes two posts in a row […]
Skepticism: Skeptical Inquirer Articles in Google News
An interesting thing occurred yesterday. I get several Google News updates in my email each day for specific search terms like "archaeologists" and "pseudoscience." On […]
Point of Inquiry: a don’t-miss Podcast
If you download podcasts on a regular basis, this is one to add to your iTunes list. If you’ve never downloaded a podcast before, or […]
Dr. Bill Lucas: A “Cracked Up” Pseudoscientist
Silkworm at Defending Science is in the trenches with CORR (Christians for Origins and Religious Research), and he hammers their lead speaker, Dr. Bill Lucas. […]
The 35th Skeptics Circle at Skeptico
The 35th Skeptics’ Circle is up at Skeptico (the real one) and it’s featuring a creationist “guest blogger!” If you don’t already know, Skeptico has […]