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September 28, 2013 by kittynh
I am proud to call myself a skeptic when I read about the work of really great skeptic leaders such …
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Category: medicine, skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: ALS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Australia, blue-green algae, BMAA, Cyanobacteria, danger, disease, Dr.Rachael Dunlop, Dunlop, Franklin Pierce, Franklin Pierce Lake, β-N-methylamino-l-alanine, Lake, Michael, neurodegenerative, New Hampshire, pierce, Rachael Dunlop
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September 25, 2013 by kittynh
Skeptics disagree about a lot of things. All I have to do is look at my facebook feed to see …
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Category: pit bulls, skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: American Pit Bull Terrier, bite, biting, Brian Dunning, Charles Lindbergh, controversy, disagreement, dog, dogs, German Shepherd, gmo, Pets, Pit bull, pit bulls, skeptic, Skeptoid, United States
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September 23, 2013 by kittynh
Sharon Hill’s wonderful site reminds me a lot of my favorite “Ripley’s Believe it or Not”. It’s hard not to …
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Category: aliens, conspiracy theory, skeptic, space, Uncategorized
| Tags: believer, conspiracy theorists, conspiracy theory, cow, cow death, farmer, Health, Loch Ness Monster, Mental disorder, Mental health, mental illness, Michael Barkun, paranoia, Philadelphia Experiment, Policy and Advocacy, psychology, Sharon Hill, Support Groups, UFO
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September 22, 2013 by kittynh
The one thing about being a skeptic that never changes is that people love to tell you how you are …
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Category: aliens, atheist, big foot, Bigfoot, chupacabra, James Randi, paranormal, UFO, Uncategorized
| Tags: alien, aliens, atheist, Bigfoot, DNA, freezer, fun, Ghost Hunt, ghost hunter, ghost hunters, hoax, hunter, paranormal, paranormal group, Reality television, skeptic, skepticism, UFO
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September 20, 2013 by kittynh
This lamp hangs outside the front door where my favorite skeptic lives. Can you guess the owner of this lamp? …
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Category: skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: dragons, Florida, guess, house, lamp, Light, Light fixture, mystery, skeptic
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September 18, 2013 by Geek Goddess
A couple of years ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story called “Metals: Panacea or Placebo?” by science reporter …
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Category: medicine, skeptic
| Tags: Argyria, Magnet therapy, Medical uses of silver, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Science-Based Medicine, Steven Novella
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September 15, 2013 by kittynh
(I’m having some medical ickiness done over the next two weeks. I’ve asked some friends to help out with the …
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Category: skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: 2013, Andrew Hansford, Barley House, Dale Roy, Establishment Clause, Reed Esau, Secular Coalition for America, skeptic, Skepticamp, skepticism, speakers, Stem cell, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, TAM
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September 12, 2013 by kittynh
Good news for those that are left handed! You are probably not going to die younger than your right handed …
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Category: skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: Dunning, Justin Bieber, left handed, left handed die earlier, leftie, Mark Twain, open, Paul McCartney, Prince William, skeptic, statistics, study
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September 10, 2013 by kittynh
A recent article about the over proliferation of ghost hunters shows just how strong the influence of the media is …
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Category: big foot, Bigfoot, ghost, skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: Bigfoot, Bigfoot club, ghost, Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunt, ghost hunters, ghost hunting, ghosts, hunter, hunters, Keene, Monadnock, New Hampshire, paranormal, Ray Garton, Sasquatch, Television program, Warrens
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September 8, 2013 by kittynh
So, we all know there is a lot of talk about sexual harassment and rape in the skeptic community. I’m …
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Category: rape, skeptic, Uncategorized
| Tags: alcohol, Alcohol intoxication, Crime, drinking, Emotion, friend, friends, guilt, Harassment, Lord Randolph Churchill, Michael Shermer, rape, Rape culture, rape discussions, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexually transmitted disease, skeptic, skepticism, skeptics, Sophie, Violence and Abuse, when to step in, Winston Churchill
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