Ninth episode of CJ's Skeptical World, a podcast dedicated to examining news and cultural debates from a skeptical viewpoint.
Episode topics - Billy Meier-best evidence for alien visitation to date or batshit crazy, seven signs of pseudoscience, Bhutto conspiracy theory prediction, pareidolia, Sheldrake makes an ass of himself, wherein a judge becomes my new hero, top 10 scam gadgets, taking activism to the streets (form of a skeptic), global orgasms are woo I can get behind, cat floats, Sense About Science, light bulbs of doom, JREF lawsuit, intangible UFO, Those Crazy Russians.
Episode 009
Show notes -
Seven signs of pseudoscience
The Bhutto laser conspiracy
Mary's latest foray into the world of abstract art
Edge articles for the 2008 question
Wherein Rupert Sheldrake gives up all of his science credentials
Sheldrake's fan club, pt. 1
Sheldrake's fan club, pt. 2
Sheldrake's biggest fan and the site I hereby source in his honor from here on out
Take that, fraud hucksters!
Top 10 scam gadgets
The post that convinced me to get out the pitchfork and torch
ERV starts cramming up on her vaccination woo title bout
The great global orgasm needs your help
An orgasmic blog
The amazing floating cat (wherein important scientific questions get definitively answered)
Sense About Science gets more media coverage
The 2007 Celebrity Review (pdf)
Media fear mongering over fluorescent
The great JREF corn dog fiasco of 2007
UFOs do what now?
Those Crazy Russians
How easy is it to fake a UFO?
Billy Meier isn't crazy at all
Less than credible source that I make use of anyway because it is too funny to pass up
Skeptical investigation of Meier's prophesies
They fly, they really do
Skeptical Inquirer on Meier
