Over at the Bronze Blog, Bronze Dog has put together what could possibly be the best Skeptics' Circle ever. And it comes with an excellent mech theme.
Holding my attention from the outset were two excellent posts by Orac at his blog, Respectful Insolence:
What a lot of it boils down to when it comes to antiscience; and
Your Friday Dose of Woo: A soothing footbath of woo
I love Orac's Friday Dose of Woo series.
I've plugged Infophilia in the past, and this post caught my attention mainly due to the fact that I've recently posted about the idiotic concept that is Pascal's Wager.
Infophile puts a new spin on this ridiculous concept in this great post, and tells a riveting story at the same time. It can truthfully be called a parable:
The Greater Good
Anyway, as always there is tonnes of excellent reading for all the family.
Click here.
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19 August 2007
10 August 2006
40th Skeptics' Circle
Some excellent reading here, this fortnight.
There are interesting things to being a bloke.
One of these things is that mention of "colon" is guaranteed to raise a smirk.
That's why my favourite this time around has been Orac's Your Friday Dose of Woo: Would you like a liver flush with that colon cleanse?
Brilliant stuff.
As always, tonnes of stuff for everyone.
Read it here:
Daylight Atheism » The 40th Skeptics' Circle
There are interesting things to being a bloke.
One of these things is that mention of "colon" is guaranteed to raise a smirk.
That's why my favourite this time around has been Orac's Your Friday Dose of Woo: Would you like a liver flush with that colon cleanse?
Brilliant stuff.
As always, tonnes of stuff for everyone.
Read it here:
Daylight Atheism » The 40th Skeptics' Circle
25 July 2006
39th Skeptics' Circle
Yes it's up here at Mike's Weekly Skeptic Rant.
He's done a brilliant job, and the Scooby Doo theme is hilarious.
My highlight this time around is Aetiology's expose of the Discovery Institute's War On Science.
They've found a new weapon, and it appears to be global warming. I never knew that they were global warming denialists.
Elsewhere, as always, it is all good stuff.
Read it here:
Mike's Weekly Skeptic Rant - A Circle of Sleuthing Skeptics #39
He's done a brilliant job, and the Scooby Doo theme is hilarious.
My highlight this time around is Aetiology's expose of the Discovery Institute's War On Science.
They've found a new weapon, and it appears to be global warming. I never knew that they were global warming denialists.
Elsewhere, as always, it is all good stuff.
Read it here:
Mike's Weekly Skeptic Rant - A Circle of Sleuthing Skeptics #39
10 July 2006
38th Skeptics' Circle
Skeptic Rant is hosting this this fortnight, and as always, there is a wealth of good reading. Skeptic Rant has done a superb job, and the cola motif is excellent.
This fortnight, my attention was taken by an article over at xenophile. This one goes for the jugular on an academic who appears to have found a new and creative way of saying, "The kids of today don't give us elders and betters no respect!"
Elsewhere, there's tonnes of good stuff.
Read it here:
Skeptic Rant: Thirsty for Truth? Try Skeptic Cola
This fortnight, my attention was taken by an article over at xenophile. This one goes for the jugular on an academic who appears to have found a new and creative way of saying, "The kids of today don't give us elders and betters no respect!"
Elsewhere, there's tonnes of good stuff.
Read it here:
Skeptic Rant: Thirsty for Truth? Try Skeptic Cola
23 June 2006
37th Skeptics' Circle
The 37th Skeptics' Circle is up!
This fortnight it's at Autism Diva's blog, and may I just say that she's done a spectacular job, particularly with the fishy subtext.
Yes, I apologise for that particularly bad pun.
Of interest to me this month is one by Skeptico where he criticises a book by a guy named Daniel Pinchbeck, a bloke who appears to be what's technically described as a "major kook".
Pinchbeck appears to have had an apocalyptic revelation, strangely coinciding with an intake of ayahuasca.
Skeptico has since published a sequel here.
One issue that it raises is, can you legitimately criticise something that you haven't read?
Personally, I haven't read Mein Kampf or Protocols of the Elders of Zion, but I believe that I know enough about them to be able to say without reservation that they are complete Croco-Stimpy's.
In the case of Pinchbeck, when you add what Skeptico has written about this book to what Pinchbeck himself has posted on these two posts of Skeptico's, you really are left with the conclusion that Pinchbeck is one certifiable melonfarmer.
I'm going to disclose that I haven't read Pinchbeck's book.
Notwithstanding, I'm also going to disclose that I believe it to be 100% rubbish of the silliest possible kind.
Apart from this, as always, there is all sorts of wonderful stuff for everyone here. Get amongst it.
Read it here:
37th Skeptics' Circle
This fortnight it's at Autism Diva's blog, and may I just say that she's done a spectacular job, particularly with the fishy subtext.
Yes, I apologise for that particularly bad pun.
Of interest to me this month is one by Skeptico where he criticises a book by a guy named Daniel Pinchbeck, a bloke who appears to be what's technically described as a "major kook".
Pinchbeck appears to have had an apocalyptic revelation, strangely coinciding with an intake of ayahuasca.
Skeptico has since published a sequel here.
One issue that it raises is, can you legitimately criticise something that you haven't read?
Personally, I haven't read Mein Kampf or Protocols of the Elders of Zion, but I believe that I know enough about them to be able to say without reservation that they are complete Croco-Stimpy's.
In the case of Pinchbeck, when you add what Skeptico has written about this book to what Pinchbeck himself has posted on these two posts of Skeptico's, you really are left with the conclusion that Pinchbeck is one certifiable melonfarmer.
I'm going to disclose that I haven't read Pinchbeck's book.
Notwithstanding, I'm also going to disclose that I believe it to be 100% rubbish of the silliest possible kind.
Apart from this, as always, there is all sorts of wonderful stuff for everyone here. Get amongst it.
Read it here:
37th Skeptics' Circle
12 June 2006
36th Skeptics' Circle
This time around, the 36th Skeptics Circle is being hosted by The Examining Room of Dr Charles which is yet another quality blog moving to ScienceBlogs.
And he's done a very good job.
And as always, there's something for everyone. Andrew West over at WongaBlog wrote an incisive article on Life Coaching which actually has some personal relevance to me - and no, as Bart Simpson would say, "I didn't do it!"
Read it here:
The Examining Room of Dr. Charles: 36th Skeptics' Circle
And he's done a very good job.
And as always, there's something for everyone. Andrew West over at WongaBlog wrote an incisive article on Life Coaching which actually has some personal relevance to me - and no, as Bart Simpson would say, "I didn't do it!"
Read it here:
The Examining Room of Dr. Charles: 36th Skeptics' Circle
28 May 2006
35th Skeptics’ Circle
Skeptico (or is it "Skeptico"?) is hosting the 35th Skeptics Circle.
And it is a corker.
Of particular interest to me was one blogger, Einzige's review of a Real Estate Guru (now there's an overused term) named John Burley.
Apparently Burley's investment "tips" read a little like a horoscope.
Not enough financial stuff gets a skeptical eye cast over it, so kudos to Einzige.
Elsewhere, this a bumper read with all sorts of stuff for everyone.
Read it here:
Skeptico: 35th Skeptics’ Circle by a guest blogger
And it is a corker.
Of particular interest to me was one blogger, Einzige's review of a Real Estate Guru (now there's an overused term) named John Burley.
Apparently Burley's investment "tips" read a little like a horoscope.
Not enough financial stuff gets a skeptical eye cast over it, so kudos to Einzige.
Elsewhere, this a bumper read with all sorts of stuff for everyone.
Read it here:
Skeptico: 35th Skeptics’ Circle by a guest blogger
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