The alarming rise of fake science ( theweek.com )
The History of the World According to 'Ancient Aliens' - "I watched every single Ancient Aliens episode to uncover the deep lore of ancient astronaut theory. It wasnt worth it." ( www.youtube.com )
This is from 2021, but it was news to me and yeah, we all know that show is nuts, but to have it all laid out in one place is pretty amazing.
Dr. Dan Wilson (Debunk the Funk) and Emma Vigeland discuss common anti-vax myths on The Majority Report ( www.youtube.com )
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:...
