Here’s an appearance by theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss on the Australian TV show “The Weekly” with host Charlie Pickering (which looks a lot like “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”). The conversation flows from artificial intelligence and robots to why teaching creationism is a form of child abuse…
It’s been awhile since James Randi was on my radio show, so I was happy to have him back today to discuss the documentary about his life, “An Honest Liar,” and the upcoming Amazing Meeting (July 16-19 in Las Vegas). I started by asking Randi about the first time he saw a magician onstage, and […]
Here’s my conversation with Robert Kenner about his important documentary, “Merchants Of Doubt,” in which he reveals many of the people who are purposely creating confusion about climate change, fire safety, endangered species, fast food, and more. These are issues where the science all points in one direction, but those facts and evidence become obfuscated […]
Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council has issued a report concluding that: There is no good quality evidence to support the claim that homeopathy is effective in treating health conditions. The conclusion is based on the findings of a rigorous assessment of more than 1800 papers. Of these, 225 studies met the criteria to […]
This story by Alan Pyke about a predatory lending company caught my eye today: MoneyMutual will pay a $2.1 million settlement to New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) and stop doing business in the state following an investigation that found the loans its customers received violate state law. New York sets a 16 percent […]
Although I’ve enjoyed some of Bill Maher’s act for years, there were parts that drove me crazy, like the way he berates his audience when they don’t laugh at one of his lines or, more importantly, his occasional stupidity on anti-science matters. Yet I looked past that and continued to watch his show because there […]