September 2010 - I made comments on Paranormalia: Randi's Prize, which discusses the book Randi's Prize. The book concerns the allegation that the skeptical community would be unwilling to let a true paranormal ability pass. With years of experience of interacting with the skeptical community as a (responsible and honest) paranormal claimant, I here defend the skeptics.
August 2010 - THE PASSION OF SAINT MEL (GIBSON THAT IS)
I thought I would have nothing to say as I read through Michael Shermer's blog as it deals with religion which is least of my worries, but finally the last paragraph, "To this combustionable cocktail of wrong-headed ideas and evil intent, add three more characteristics to bring Saint Mel into full light: a hot head temper with a hair trigger mouth and a propensity to drink.", led me to have something to say.
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July 22 2010 - Comment in Mark Edward's Skepticblog I wasn't there...but.
July 2010 - Ashley F. Miller's blog TAM: For the Ladies? brings up the point of sexual discrimination and harassment against females in skepticism and at the skeptical TAM conventions. I comment here and here.
June 30 2010 - The blog titled Why I'll never return to JREF Forum or The Amaz!ng Meeting, I comment on it here.
May 3 2010 - I felt outrage when I saw skeptic Brian Dunning's documentary Here Be Dragons where Dunning places soybean products in the same category of pseudoscience as for instance homeopathy. As a college chemistry student and occasional vegan I know about amino acids and protein, and soybean happens to have twice the amount of protein per weight than does meat. It is important to be reminded of the danger of giving any otherwise credible skeptic an all-encompassing authority to speak on all matters. Brian, your major was computer science.
My response to it here
May 3 2010 - And here I take a whack at Phil Plait's An Alien Ate Stephen Hawking in this comment, where I criticize Plait for his visions within his field of astronomy being both conventional from-the-book and for having a lack of the imagination that is necessary to propel his field forward.
Please e-mail me any links to references made to my investigation
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Other cases
Dr. Matthew Smith, an English psychologist, is a skeptic who is attempting to develop a psychic ability of his own in order to put it to the skeptical test and win Randi's million dollar prize! This is a fascinating project, and earns more of my trust and interest than attempts made by most paranormal claimants.
Dr. Matthew Smith's website
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