A New Reality Show Will Pay Cash if Players Can Convince Experts the Earth Is Flat ( www.indiewire.com )
Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things ( youtu.be )
Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things....
Alex Jones ordered to sell off his personal assets to pay Sandy Hook families ( www.npr.org )
Graham Hancock's pseudoarchaeological series 'Ancient Apocalypse' renewed for season 2 at Netflix - Not a surprise considering its success, but still disappointing ( www.whats-on-netflix.com )
Milo Rossi, aka Miniminuteman, a YouTuber with an archaeology degree did a multi-part deep dive into exactly all of the things Graham Hancock got wrong or just plain lied about and I highly recommend it:...
Zodiac signs irrelevant to psychological well-being, research confirms ( www.psypost.org )
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow • Stateline ( stateline.org )
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Ariel School ( threedollarkit.weebly.com )
Brain Really Uses Quantum Effects, New Study Finds ( youtu.be )
Was Roger Penrose not completely insane when he proposed his Orch OR theory of the mind? Still doesn't explain the hard problem of consciousness, but a step closer?
The Vatican declares that it can no longer confirm the supernatural... but you can worship it anyway. ( apnews.com )
The new norms reframe the Catholic Church’s evaluation process by essentially taking off the table whether church authorities will declare a particular vision, stigmata or other seemingly divinely inspired event supernatural....
The Ideological Subversion of Biology ( skepticalinquirer.org )
Excellent essay from Coyne and Maroja that picks apart six widespread examples of biology being corrupted by (often well-intentioned) ideology.
Miniminuteman: Filip Zieba Debunked - TikTok's Worst Conspiracy Theorist | Pt. 1 ( www.youtube.com )
This is a super long debunking video, over 90 minutes, but Miniminuteman is always fun.
Decoding the Kensington Runestone ( skeptoid.com )
Soviet-Era Pseudoscience Lurks behind ‘Havana Syndrome’ Worries ( www.scientificamerican.com )
More thoughts on a Lost Civilization - Archaeologist Flint Dibble reflecting on his recent debate with Graham Hancock on JRE ( www.youtube.com )
No, The Internet Hasn’t Gotten Worse: Just Your Outlook ( www.techdirt.com )
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07229-y...
Shocking. No aliens have been discovered by the Pentagon. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12885782...
Trump and RFK Jr. want to make the world safe again for polio and measles. You should be terrified ( www.latimes.com )
‘You’re gonna eat bugs’: Climate fears and conspiracies at Canberra renewables protest ( www.theage.com.au )
Aliens are into that Western lifestyle. ( lemmy.world )
The Ohio State Medical Board has finally suspended the medical license of antivax quack Sherri Tenpenny | Science-Based Medicine ( sciencebasedmedicine.org )
Tell Your Representative in Congress to Reject Pro-Homeopathy Amendment ( centerforinquiry.org )
CFI calls on our supporters to help defeat a pro-homeopathy amendment being proposed for the federal appropriations bill H.R. 4368. The homeopathy lobby is pushing hard for this amendment, and we need CFI supporters to voice their opposition to their members of Congress....
