by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 3, 2017 | Critical Thinking, Skepticism
See how to debunk viral photos in seconds using image search Back in August I wrote about how Google Image Search and other reverse image search engines are a valuable tool to debunk viral hoaxes. Last week yet another example popped up that shows just how easy these...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 25, 2017 | Pseudoscience, Skepticism
NeuroLogica Blog ” Natural News Delisted from Google It appears that Google has removed all Natural News content from their indexing. This means that Natural News pages will not appear in organic Google searches. This is big news for skeptics, but it is also...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 2, 2017 | Skepticism
Skeptic ” About Us ” A Skeptical Manifesto The Skeptics Society is a nonprofit organization that investigates extraordinary claims and promotes science and critical thinking. What Does it Mean to Be a Skeptic? “You’re Not Being Open...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 2, 2017 | Critical Thinking, Science Denial, Skepticism
Six Ways to Debunk Any Conspiracy Theory Fighting conspiracy theories with reason and evidence on the Internet is often tiresome and irritating. It usually involves extreme details of some scientific, historical or technology topic and it takes a long time to learn...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 14, 2017 | Science, Skepticism
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 7, 2017 | Pseudoscience, Science, Science Denial, Skepticism
Evan Bernstein is a co-host of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe and The Skeptics Guide 5×5 podcasts
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 25, 2016 | Skepticism
10 of the Worst Food and Supplement Scams of 2016 Nutella, which calls itself “Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa,” contains more sugar and palm oil than hazelnuts and cocoa. That earned Nutella a place on the 10 Worst Food and Supplement Scams of 2016, compiled...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 30, 2016 | Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Skepticism
A quick introduction to David Hume… “The 18th-century writer David Hume is one of the world’s great philosophical voices because he hit upon a key fact about human nature: that we are more influenced by our feelings than by reason. This is, at one level,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 27, 2016 | Quotations, Memes, & Lessons From Life, Skepticism
A skeptic will question claims, then embrace the evidence. A denier will question claims, then reject the evidence.— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) May 16,...
