June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Skeptic

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Open Up Your Mind and Let Your Brain Shut Off

Sharon Hill | Posted 05.29.2013 | Weird News

Read More: Skeptic, Open-Minded, Star Child Skull, Evidence, Skepticism, Closed-Mindedness, Belief, Energy Healing, Homeopathy, Weird News News

If you refuse to admit you might be wrong -- rejecting the evidence and the plausible alternatives in order to hold on to a cherished belief -- and nothing can convince you otherwise... then who's the closed-minded one?

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Bill Clinton Praises His New Climate Change Hero

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 02.10.2013 | Green

Read More: Skeptic, Richard Muller, Freshdialogues, Alison Van Diggelen, Interview, Global Warming, Climate Change, Bill Clinton, Green News

You may recall Dr. Muller, the self-described "former skeptic" who emphasized the fallibility of research on global warming. Last summer, after thorough research with the Berkeley Earth project, he announced his dramatic conversion. He agreed to answer a few Fresh Dialogues questions.

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'Long Island Medium': Impromptu Restaurant Reading

Posted 09.24.2012 | TV

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Theresa Caputo converted one skeptic with an impromptu reading at a restaurant on "Long Island Medium." She was there to do some spiritual cleansing w...

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Homeopathy Is Quackery

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 08.28.2012 | Science

Read More: Skeptic, Homeopathic Remedies, Ben Goldacre, Homeopatic Medicine, Science, Homeopathy, Wellness, Alternative Medicine, Pharmaceutical Industry, Video, Talk Nerdy to Me, Health, Cara Santa Maria, Science News, Skepticism, Medicine, Homeopath, Science News

Have you ever visited a homeopath before? Do you have any homeopathic pills or suspensions in your medicine cabinet? You may think homeopathic is just...

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WATCH: Why People Believe Strange Things

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.30.2011 | Home

Read More: Skeptic, Miracles, Intelligent Design, Religious Symbols, Video, Crop Circles, Scientific Method, Talk Nerdy to Me, Why People Believe Strange Things, Ufo, Science, Flying Saucer, Skepticism, Michael Shermer, Belief, Home News

Have you ever wondered why otherwise intelligent people believe things that don't seem to be grounded in reality or reason?

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Study Finds Global Warming 'Is Real' While Coverage Suggests the State of Denial Is Too

Bill Chameides | Posted 01.08.2012 | Green

Read More: Skeptic, Temperature Records, Elizabeth Muller, Richard Muller, Anthony Watts, Fred Singer, Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, Temperatures, Climate Change, Carl Bialik, Best, Wall Street Journal, Global Warming, Green News

Crossposted with TheGreenGrok.com. The spin on this one is enough to make your head spin. On October 20 a group of scientists announced big news: The ...

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How Will The White House Respond To 'We The People' Demands For Full Disclosure On ETs?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 12.04.2011 | Weird News

Read More: World Disclosure Day, Skeptic, White House, Robert Sheaffer, We the People Petition, Video, President Obama, Stephen Bassett, Paradigm Research Group, Ufos, Aliens, Extraterrestrials, Weird News News

UFO hunters are now turning to an Obama administration initiative in the hopes of revealing what the government really knows about extraterrestrials. ...

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Miracle-Hunting: 12 Reasons Even A Skeptic Can Believe

OWN | Posted 12.26.2012 | OWN

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By Lisa Kogan The day our columnist saw an airborne Mary Poppins, she was astonished. Her 7-year-old? Not so much. And so the search began: to ...

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Scientist's Caution About Caution Distorted by Distorters

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Skeptic, James Inhofe, Marc Morano, Climate Change, Global Warming, Vicky Pope, Green News

Vicky Pope's op-ed is misguided in tone, which not surprisingly is providing ammunition for those fighting against any action to reduce global warming's impact.

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