People believe all sorts of stuff. I talked to some guy on Facebook who believes that Obama is an alien. Got this other guy who told me that no one really died on 9/11, but it was one big hoax. The problem with these guys is that you can’t really argue with them. And [...]
READ THE FULL POSTMichael Shermer on Strange Beliefs
August 10th, 2010 with 1 CommentHere’s a cool TED talk Michael Shermer did on strange beliefs. It was worth it just to watch the backwards Led Zeppelin and a more “scientific” version of Katie Melua’s 9 Million Bicycles in Beijing. It cracked me up! And it shows you a good way to deal with nitpicky scientists!
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May 18th, 2010 with 1 CommentHere’s a great video from Michael Shermer and Richard Dawkins on how to spot baloney. Watch and enjoy and be sure to load up on other fun poop-detecting articles: http://dontstepinthepoop.com/category/poop-detection
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