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Los tontos útiles del Área 51 26 Aug 2013 | 10:53 pm
Algunos ufólogos llevan décadas acusándonos a los escépticos de estar pagados por los servicios de inteligencia para ocultar la realidad sobre el fenómeno ovni. Como otros colegas antes y ahora, he ex...
Oliver Sacks on Hallucinations 19 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
What causes the startling, unbidden perception of something that seems very real but has no material existence outside of our own minds? The “poet-laureate of medicine,” Oliver Sacks, takes us through...
Guerrilla Skepticism Visits the Center for Inquiry 15 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
Wikipedia has become the default initial source of research for many students, teachers and the general public who want answers. It's important and becoming more important daily. Editing Wikipedia is ...
A Million Poisoning Planes 14 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
The contrails of a four-engined jet, over London, England by Arpingstone The largest fleet of aircraft the world has ever seen was created to poison it. Millions of planes criss-cross the skies, dumb...
New Information Surfaces on ‘World’s Best Lake Monster Photo,’ Raising Questions 12 Aug 2013 | 07:29 pm
The famous “Mansi photo” of the Lake Champlain monster has been held up for decades as strong proof for cryptozoology—the so-called best evidence for the existence of a hidden animal. Yet, newly uncov...
Nope, It Was Always Already Wrong 8 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Recently, the claim that the phrase “conspiracy theory” was popularized in the 1960s by the CIA to discredit those who dared to question the Warren Commission has been popping up in the conspiracy-o-s...
Is Marijuana Medical? Part Two: My First Time 7 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
When I get my first bag of marijuana home, I have no idea what to do with it. Unlike most medicine, cannabis doesn’t come in a “dosage” so much as in “servings.” I have opted not to smoke the stuff, s...
Recent Miracles You May Have Missed 5 Aug 2013 | 09:44 pm
Resurrection In January 2000, a subspecies of wild mountain goat called the Pyrenean ibex became extinct. Its last living member was crushed to death by a fallen tree, and that was the end of the spe...
Is Marijuana Medical? Part One: How I Got a Cannabis Prescription from a Porn Star 2 Aug 2013 | 09:27 pm
I’m in the noisiest lobby of all time. It’s practically barren, with two chairs, a coffee table slathered in business cards, and a tiny window to the receptionist. When I wave hello at her, she seems ...
Moonacy 31 Jul 2013 | 07:13 pm
When the police began the booking process the handcuffed man blamed everything on a mosquito. The bloodsucker landed on his arm and he went berserk. The obvious change in gravity changed an otherwise ...
