Biggest lesson I learned from attending a conference on teaching critical thinking in university:

Take a belief away, replace it with cool science.

ESP isn't real? Damn... but echolocation is!

Otherwise, you risk making your students cynical about everything.

(h/t Ray Hall)

Shame...

Jennie-Laure Sully Je parle aujourd'hui ici au nom de Solidarité Québec Haïti. Je suis ici pour répondre à une question importante que beaucoup de personnes dans mon pays d'adoption, le Canada, me posent depuis des...

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The graveyard of skeptical projects suggests it’s funding, not talent, that we’re lacking Skepticism is a public good, but it is often starved of resources – the quiet deaths of so many pro-skepticism endeavours should alarm all of us

"We have the talent. But where is the money?"

I caught up with the heads of 3 really cool skeptical projects that had to fold due to lack of money, trying to understand what went wrong and how to better fund skepticism in the future.

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Israel-Hamas War: Piers Morgan vs Bassem Youssef On Palestine's Treatment | The Full Interview WARNING: This video contains strong languagePiers Morgan Uncensored is joined by Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef and later on by co-founder of the Daily Wir...

This was very refreshing to watch.

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It's Xmas!!

Buying concert tickets is now an investment!

The Body of Evidence: 094 - Air Quality / OTC Birth Control Pill / Chris Tries to Solve Another Case What does the body of evidence say on air quality and how to protect ourselves from airborne pollution? Plus: a birth control pill becomes easier to access in the Republic of Gilead, and Chris returns...

How bad air can affect your health, and what the air quality index means!

Plus: OTC birth-control pills and a laywer with loose stool!

It's another episode of The Body of Evidence podcast!

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Ultimate cuteness!