Special Articles
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CSICon’s Halloween Party: Use Psychic Powers, Dress Funny, Win Cash!
by CSI
September 12, 2012
Skeptics are excellent at using their brains, but all that thinking can be exhausting. Luckily, at this year’s CSICon -- the conference dedicated to science and skeptical inquiry -- there’s going to be a way for the doubters to let their hair down, and win some truly excellent prizes.
An Interview with SETI Founder Frank Drake
by LaRae Meadows
September 10, 2012
An approachable and interesting man, Drake isn’t above a joke about his work or the people with whom he interacts. While at SETIcon II in Santa Clara, California, Drake took a few minutes to answer questions about his research, the future of SETI Institute, and aliens.
Pointing the Telescopes
by LaRae Meadows
September 7, 2012
An Interview with SETI Researcher Jill Tarter
Space is For Everyone
by LaRae Meadows
September 5, 2012
Ariel Waldman Tells Us How to Hack Space Exploration and Get Involved
Anthony Pratkanis Has a Bridge in Brooklyn He’d Like to Stop You from Buying
by Paul Fidalgo
August 31, 2012
Prof. Pratkanis will be among the incredible team of speakers at CSICon in Nashville this October, and CFI’s Paul Fidalgo talked to him about what led him to the main topic of his presentation at CSICon: how and why we get bamboozled by con artists.
For Such Smart People, You Just Don’t Get It
by LaRae Meadows
August 29, 2012
The Failure of the Science Community to Take Reality into Account
A Chat with Ron Lindsay about CSICon, Costume Contests, and Jerks
by Rebecca Watson
August 27, 2012
“One of the important contributions of CSICon is that we’re bringing the actual research to bear on the issues people are talking about.”
Xoçai. The “Healthy” Chocolate
by Rebecca Watson
Skepchick
August 24, 2012
Xoçai! Exotic, enticing, and unpronounceable to monolingual English tongues—the perfect name for an expensive chocolate product sold exclusively through multi-level marketing (MLM) using dodgy health claims.
Tooth Fairy Science and Other Pitfalls: Applying Rigorous Science to Messy Medicine, Part 2
by Harriet Hall
August 24, 2012
Part 2 of Harriet Hall, MD’s presentation from the 2009 Skeptic’s Toolbox conference.
Tooth Fairy Science and Other Pitfalls: Applying Rigorous Science to Messy Medicine, Part 1
by Harriet Hall
August 24, 2012
Part 1 of Harriet Hall, MD’s presentation from the 2009 Skeptic’s Toolbox conference.
