Category Archives: Skeptic

How To Review Medical Research

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 0

I received a wonderful breath of fresh air this morning. I came into work, sat at my computer and immediately ignored the dozen emails in my inbox to [..]

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Acupuncture: Here, Take a Facepalm

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 0

This is a really good comic about the scientific validity of acupuncture. Click on the image to read the whole thing: The study of acupuncture efficacy is a [..]

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Zombies vs. Psychics

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 1

No, its not one of the many horror movies hitting theaters this weekend in time for Halloween. It is actually a demonstration by the James Randi Educational Foundation [..]

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Bad Press For Psychics; I TOTALLY Predicted That!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 2

I recently wrote a post about ‘Psychic Nikki’, a Toronto-area psychic who said she would be interested in taking the $1 million psychic challenge from the James Randi [..]

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Psychic Backing Away From $1 Million Psychic Challenge

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 1

A prolific Toronto-area psychic named “Psychic Nikki” recently made headlines by saying that she would be interested in taking the ‘Psychic Challenge’ offered by the James Randi Educational [..]

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PSYCHE! Rapture is ACTUALLY 5 Months From Now!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 1

But seriously you guys, THIS TIME it’s totally 100% absolutely positively gonna happen! That’s me paraphrasing the disgraced (at least she should be) Harold Camping, the ass-dick who [..]

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So Its The End of the World…

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 3

As you are no doubt aware, tomorrow is the rapture. Yes, Jesus is going to return to Earth tomorrow to take all the good people with him to [..]

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Skeptic Skills Review: Pareidolia; The Case of the Kate Middleton Jelly Bean

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 0

I was prompted to write about pareidolia, the phenomenon of seeing shapes or patterns in everyday stuff, because of this facepalm-inducing story from The Telegraph. Jelly bean resembling [..]

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Measles Outbreak Hospitalizes Four Children

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 1

Yes, and it could have been prevented. The outbreak happened in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis. Since measles immunization is highly effective at preventing measles, how is [..]

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The Globe and Mail Fails Again

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 0

The Globe continues its descent from decent reporting to tabloid-like fear mongering. The culprit this time is a completely unskeptical article containing a condensed interview with Paul Connet, [..]