Category: science
Not quite yet
“What do you want me to do?” she asked. It was May 29 and Diane and I were debating two urgent issues. Would we let Nolan play baseball in the season that was about to start and would we attend […]
Magazine is broken iPad
Big thanks to Eric Williams for pointing me to this video. I don’t completely accept the premise, but its interesting to think that my son may never have a print subscription of any kind.
Is nitrogen in tires a scam?
I was in Manhattan, Kan., waiting on my truck to be serviced about two years ago when the salesman at the service station brought me a brochure. It touted the benefits of filling my tires with nitrogen. I had never […]
A letter to KMUW
This letter was originally published to SkeptiKan. I’ve never been more disappointed (actually, I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed in KMUW) in KMUW than I was with this morning’s story on chiropractic and CAM. The story was one-sided and, […]
Comic takedown of global warming denial
Image via Wikipedia Phil Plait ran this story yesterday on his Bad Astronomy blog. It’s a pointer to a great summary of the science of anthropogenic climate change and how it’s been attacked by the media more than it’s been […]
Ancient and Oriental medicine
Image via Wikipedia While it seems like an oxymoron, the concept of ancient medicine has always been a moneymaker for con artists and bamboozlers. I have no idea why, but for some reason, many of the more gullible among us […]
Kansas skeptical community finds a home at skeptikan.com
Mason Powell’s been spearheading the creation of a skeptical movement in Lawrence. Late last week, we launched a new website at skeptikan.com. Here’s my introductory post. I read Carl Sagan’s “The Demon-Haunted World” when I was in high school. At […]
What is homeopathy?
Huge thanks to my friend Kevin Rutter for sourcing this video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYqQ_n2vOOI[/youtube] hotauctioneering.com