Penn & Teller on skepticism and atheism in the media, and John Edward. From a Q and A at the Amazing Meeting (2005) put on by the James Randi Educational Foundation.

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 decade 7 years 10 months ago • 5,842 views

Tyson talks about dying by black hole, Carl Sagan's influence on him, his passion as an educator and scientist, and gives some insight regarding his perspective on conveying his passion/idealism to different... continue reading

Skeptic Magazine founder Michael Shermer takes us on a hilarious romp through the strange claims we humans put forth as truth - from alien encounters to Virgin Mary sightings on pizza pies, to hidden messages... continue reading

posted by jimnms 1 decade 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 8,850 views

Flying in the face of chemistry and physics, homeopathic products are still very much in use today. Randi takes a few moments to explain the principles and ridiculousness of homeopathy during a lecture... continue reading

posted by bamdrew 1 decade 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 23,325 views • 14:34

A nice explanation of why anecdotes are severely inadequate to explain scientific or paranormal claims. An example of the Quintina illusion: http://h1.ripway.com/roboliver/GiovediSanto-Miserere01.mp3

posted by Haldaug 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 9,180 views • 9:02

I love this man. The way he frames his arguments is astounding.

posted by demon_ix 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 11,914 views • 9:36