– Date – May 8, 2012
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– Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing books, Skepticality stuff, or using our Amazon link to help us out!
– The College of Curiosity is soon!
Skepticism, Past and Future
– Simon Singh was dealt a setback at preliminary hearing on the word “bogus” on May 7, 2009
– Simon Singh won his appeal over the word bogus in a 3-0 ruling on April 1, 2010
– The BCA dropped their suit against Simon Singh on April 15, 2010
– David Irving lost his lawsuit against Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books on April 11, 2000
– Scientology lost the bulk of it’s case against Richard Behar and Time Magazine on July 16, 1996 but some appeals continued into 2001
– The Libel Reform Campaign continues, and needs your support
– Data-Driven Skepticism is covered in detail in a new post at Tim’s blog
– Simon Singh analyzed Sally Morgan’s audience ratings in January
– Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at the Skeptools blog
– Make sure to check out Tim’s workshop at TAM this year
The Odds Must Be Crazy
– This week’s featured story is Two out of Thirty Million – Story was submitted by reader Bethany G
– Please visit the story link for a more detailed analysis and to add your comments
– Also mentioned in this week’s episode is Barbara’s editorial, Knot That Strange
– Additional thoughts and considerations provided by Barbara Drescher
– Brian Hart, also a member of the IIG LA Steering Committee
– Please visit The Independent Investigations Group Los Angeles
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Unnatural Virtue
– Sympathetic Magic
– Dr. Bruce Hood
– The Amazing Meeting
– Superstition
– Adam Savage on one of the Mythbusters
– Supersense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable
– James Frazer
– The Golden Bough: a Study in Magic and Religion
– Magical Thinking
Dr. Pete Ludovice
– Dr. Pete is a professor at Georgia Tech
– He performs science based stand-up comedy routines at events and comedy clubs
– “Inside the Black Box” radio show
– Both Dr. Pete and Randy Olsen have been attempting to bridge scientists and society using humor
– Why do scientists keep looking down at their peers who bring science understanding to the public
– NASA ‘Weird Life‘
– Pete was recently performing at the USA Science & Engineering Festival
– Carl Sagan was screwed
– Doug Glick studied the comedy of Eddie Izzard
– The ‘Flame Challenge‘ How does a flame work?
– Zombie Preparedness Kit
– Periodic Table T-Shirt
– Brain Tumor can effect your Sex Drive
– New Dean for GA Tech Computing
– Rich Demittle C-22U 21st Century Computer University
– The Inventor Competition
– Feel the Power of the Dork Side
– Some states have driver education taught by comedians
– The BP Oil Spill is a good example of not understanding statistics can be bad
– NASA Powerpoint mistake caused a shuttle disaster
– The Metric vs. English conversion NASA mistake causes mistakes
– Drug Dealers are the only folks in the USA who actually converted to the metric system
– See Dr. Pete being funny!
