"Thousands of UFOs have been reported in Indiana. Here's where they happen the most." The Indianapolis Star embraces nonsense. ( www.indystar.com )
Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse scraps US filming plans after outcry from Native American groups ( www.theguardian.com )
In a May 2000 essay published on his website, Hancock writes: “I have consistently argued that the Americas were inhabited in prehistoric times by a variety of ethnic groups – Negroid, Caucasoid and Mongoloid … Such ideas have caused deep offense to some American Indians, who have long claimed to be the only ‘native’...
The alarming rise of fake science ( theweek.com )
A New Reality Show Will Pay Cash if Players Can Convince Experts the Earth Is Flat ( www.indiewire.com )
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 )
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As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow • Stateline ( stateline.org )
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Ariel School ( threedollarkit.weebly.com )
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.
Decoding the Kensington Runestone ( skeptoid.com )
Soviet-Era Pseudoscience Lurks behind ‘Havana Syndrome’ Worries ( www.scientificamerican.com )
Dan Dennett died today, RIP ( whyevolutionistrue.com )
Brilliant mind. I was lucky enough to meet him at an invited lecture once and he was nice enough to sign Freedom Evolves for me....
No, The Internet Hasn’t Gotten Worse: Just Your Outlook ( www.techdirt.com )
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07229-y...
Fact Check: No, A New Study Does Not Show "Being Trans Is Just A Phase" ( www.erininthemorning.com )
Avi Loeb's "interstellar meteor" was probably just a truck. ( www.space.com )
Now, a new study adds another layer of doubt. Loeb's team chose their search area in part based on data gathered by a seismic station on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, which picked up vibrations that seemed to be generated by the meteor's fiery, superfast trip through Earth's atmosphere. But those vibrations likely have a much...
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 )
Former Pentagon UFO Investigator [not a kook] Is Pissed Because Congress Believes In Conspiracy Theories ( www.vice.com )
So why did he stop hunting for UFOs on behalf of the American government? In short: Because congressional leaders believe in conspiracy theories with absolutely no substantial proof. “Our efforts were ultimately overwhelmed by sensational but unsupported claims that ignored contradictory evidence yet captured the attention of...
Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group ( archive.is )
One of the world’s most prestigious general science journals, Nature, was the target of a two-year-long sustained and virulent secret attack by a conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists with high-level political, commercial and intelligence connections, according to documents and correspond...
Genetically modified crops aren't a solution to climate change, despite what the biotech industry says ( theconversation.com )
‘Information crisis’: Four ways climate lies are spreading in 2023 ( www.euronews.com )
