Skeptic: Promoting Science and Critical Thinking

The long running Ohio Bigfoot conference sees media coverage this year as Bigfoot is a pop culture icon. Bigfoot conferees cite track record The conference has been around for more than 20 years. Some of the 300-or-so conference attendees consider themselves “die-hard” Bigfoot trackers. Some have had experiences — they know something lurks in the… more

In another update to our article about Serial pseudoscientist predicts huge earthquake event for March 22 (Update: FAIL) at least one independent “reporter” has failed to do basic fact checking and is inadvertently helping Terral Croft turn his failed prediction into a win in the minds of his readership. This reporter bills himself as a… more

A few weeks ago I had noticed news that his hearing in front of the Texas Medical Board had been suspended. I didn’t know what that meant but the clinic treated it as good news. Dr. Burzynski has pending complaints against him to be addressed by the licensing board. As many readers know, the Burzynski… more

B.C.’s Summerhill winery seeks biodynamic certification. Summerhill Pyramid Winery CEO Ezra Cipes admits there are elements of biodynamic farming that sound more like witchcraft than modern agriculture, but he insists you can taste the results in a superior glass of wine. In the biodynamic process, herbs such as camomile, nettles and dandelions may be stuffed… more

Woman sues after arm amputated following holistic procedure Danielle Rousseau accuses osteopath Pierre Coallier of misdiagnosing her medical condition and she says she nearly died. Rousseau, who lives on Montreal’s south shore, says she had been visiting Coallier for three years to deal with a neck strain. She said one treatment in August 2010 left… more

Saying He Has Felt His Dead Daughter’s Presence, An Engineer Develops Devices To Measure It. In 2004, 17-year-old Melissa Galka, a senior at Granby Memorial High School, died after the car she was driving hit a tree in town. Within days of her death, her father said, she begin communicating with her family. “She started… more

Last week, the website Grist got themselves into a sticky mess with the publication of this article: Paper asks: Does high-fructose corn syrup contribute to a rise in autism? The blaring headline version of the new study’s conclusion would read: “High-Fructose Corn Syrup Causes Autism.” And while that may be a bit of an overstatement,… more

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NSW Chinese medicine practitioner jailed. A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner has been jailed for at least 15 months for sexually assaulting a client who believed he was a doctor. Watson Zhu, 58, of Surry Hills, was found guilty by a jury last November of two counts of having sexual intercourse without consent of the woman… more

Homeland Security’s ‘Pre-Crime’ Screening Will Never Work – Alexander Furnas – The Atlantic. The U.S. Department of Homeland security is working on a project called FAST, the Future Attribute Screening Technology, which is some crazy straight-out-of-sci-fi pre-crime detection and prevention software which may come to an airport security screening checkpoint near you someday soon. Yet… more