http://www.skeptic.com/ News from the Skeptics Society and Skeptic magazine. The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organization of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas, and the promotion of science. en-us Copyright 2008 The Skeptics Society Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 PST skepticssociety@skeptic.com (Michael Shermer) webmaster@skeptic.com (Emrys Miller) http://www.skeptic.com/images/rss_headergraphic.jpg http://www.skeptic.com/ Extraordinary Claims, Revolutionary Ideas, and the Promotion of Science In this week’s eSkeptic, Norman Levitt reviews John Alan Paulos’ book entitled “Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up”; we ask eSkeptic readers to take our reader survey. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-05-14.html http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-05-14.html eSkeptic newsletter Over the past several episodes, Skepticality has interviewed some of the notable scientists featured in the new pro-Intelligent Design documentary “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” This week, the last word on the controversy goes to Dr. Randy Olson, the biologist-turned- filmmaker whose 2006 documentary “Flock of Dodos: The Evolution – Intelligent Design Circus” examined the communication breakdown between the science community and the rest of the world on the subject of evolution… Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-05-14.html#skepticality http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-05-14.html#skepticality podcast In this week’s eSkeptic, we present two free articles from the current issue of Skeptic magazine on global warming: Patrick Frank’s “A Climate of Belief” and the other by Tapio Schneider’s “How We Know Global Warming is Real.” Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-05-07.html http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-05-07.html eSkeptic newsletter In this week’s eSkeptic, the Skeptic Society announces the new issue of Skeptic magazine, Volume 14, Number 1 on Global Warming. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-30.html http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-30.html eSkeptic newsletter The contentious pro-Intelligent Design film “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” is now in its second week of wide release, and the controversy is far from over. This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Dr. Eugenie Scott about her participation in Expelled, her thoughts on seeing the film — and the “Expelled: Exposed” website, created by the National Center for Science Education (where Dr. Scott serves as the Executive Director). Beyond the “Expelled” frenzy, Dr. Scott talks about her work with the NCSE, the future of science education, and what the average person can do to improve the public perception and understanding of science. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-30.html#skepticality http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-30.html#skepticality podcast In this week’s eSkeptic, we present the third and fourth of four articles debunking claims made in Ben Stein’s new documentary film “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” The first article is by Carrie Sager and Andrea Bottaro. The second article is by Lauri Lebo. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-23.html http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-23.html eSkeptic newsletter In this week’s eSkeptic, we present the first two of four articles debunking claims made in Ben Stein’s new documentary film “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” The first article is by Michael Shermer and the second article is by Ed Brayton. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-17.html http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-17.html eSkeptic newsletter This week on Skepticality we talk to two good friends, both skeptics and podcasters making an impact in their areas of expertise: Author Scott Sigler and Slavko Halatyn (known to his many fans as simply “Slau”)… Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-17.html#skepticality http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-04-17.html#skepticality podcast