Randi in Holland, last week. Interviewed by Mr. Martijn van Calmthout, photographed by someone or other, and publicly overdosing on homeopathic sleeping pills. Don't worry, folks: He's okay. (And sorry about the shaky camera in the last cut -- for various reasons, I had to carry our tiny little camera in one hand.) - BKT
In an effort to make our extensive video library available online free of charge, The James Randi Educational Foundation is posting high quality digital video lectures and sessions from previous Amaz!ng Meetings and other events on randi.org. Check back often to see the latest video content.
Tim Farley of What's the Harm?offers plenty of practical advice for effectively using the internet to advance the message of skepticism in the Web 2.0 world in this talk presented at the Amaz!ng Meeting 6.
There were three big mysteries making news this week. First, a package makes a postal worker ill. But what really happened is a story that is messy in many aspects.
Rocks collected on the beach gave us a genuine case of spontaneous combustion, resulting in a woman with burns and a question about where the reactive material came from.
Here is a recap of the stories that appeared recently at Science-Based Medicine, a multi-author skeptical blog that separates the science from the woo in medicine.
Don't miss skeptic and professional MMA fighter Brent Weedman in the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Championship tonight, Friday, May 25 at 8/7C. You can watch a free live stream on Spike.com or on cable and satellite television stations MTV2 and Epix HD.
We recently interviewed Weedman about his support of scientific skepticism and his work to advance it within the martial arts world.
D. J. Grothe: You are a prize-winning MMA fighter. How did you get into such a demanding sport?
Brent Weedman: My father was a police officer and martial arts instructor growing up. I was heavily involved in full contact martial arts my entire life. When I was18 or so I entered a 4 man amateur MMA tournament because I enjoy the competition. Slowly my involvement grew, and I had a few opportunities for larger and larger fights. After a serious of discussions with my now-wife Emily I decided to throw all of my energy into a career as a prize fighter.
Don't miss skeptic and professional MMA fighter Brent Weedman in the