12/16/2010

Duration: 00:46:40

Amateur Skeptics 023: the men who stare at meat

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Show Notes:

Science News:

Research Study Finds The Sight of Meat Calms Men Down - Ian (Thanks to Howard for the link, also saw this mentioned on the Colbert Report)
Looking At Meat Calms You Down
Undergrad’s thesis makes unlikely trip around the world

Boffins crack walnut-shaped Iapetus moon mystery - Shawn - from google news

Iapetus (moon)

Railguns at sea - Shawn google news
Railgun

WTF are they thinking?:

Is Oprah bad for your health? - Bryan

For shame! Oprah Winfrey shills for faith healer John of God - Bryan

Religious Insanity:

Agnostic Dad Loses Custody of Kids - Ian (Thanks to Howard for the link)

another perspective on the above

House M.D. - is faith a mental Illness? -Shawn - Time magazine

Religion's secret to happiness-Friends, not faith - Shawn-Time Magazine

Why we Conform-it gets the brain High - Shawn-
Time Magazine- relates back to the dateline article in podcast 008

Parents' trial begins in death of Rhawnhurst toddler who did not receive medical care - Bryan ( Look at the pole)

Time for some Critical Thinking:

positive et contact/erik jimenez/heaven/11-27-2010 - Ian

Random Stuff of Interest:

NYC museum to start exploring scent as art form - Ian

How do we Identify Experts
5-point guide proposed by philosopher Alvin Goldman

1. How good are their arguments? Have they been critiqued by others?
2. Is there evidence of agreement by other experts?
3. Is there independent evidence that the expert IS an expert?
4. What are their biases?
5. What about their track records?

I heard about this in the book Nonsense on Stilts by Massimo Pigliucci
Review by Larry Flammer, ENSI Webmaster

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