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Comment on Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History by Talkin' Death and Injury » Skepticality

Talkin' Death and Injury » Skepticality — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:05:26 +0000

[…] – TBD – Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at Tim’s blog. […]

Comment on #TAM2012 In Memoriam slides by sgerbic

sgerbic — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:48:33 +0000

Going to add this post to the GSoW to-do list.

Comment on Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History by Watching Bad Science » Skepticality

Watching Bad Science » Skepticality — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:36:50 +0000

[…] Skepticism, Past and Future – Guglielmo Marconi and Nevil Maskelyne battled over radio technology claims over 100 years ago. – The fascinating story of the 1903 Royal Institution demonstration is told in a 2011 article in New Scientist and in Sungook Hong’s 2010 book “Wireless, From Marconi’s Black-Box to the Audion”. – The Amanda Filipacchi incident is documented in a Salon article by Andrew Leonard, who also followed up with a whole series on the editor “Qworty” who caused most of the problem. That editor is now blocked on Wikipedia. – Tim documented how much more traffic Wikipedia gets than skeptic websites on his blog, underscoring the importance of recruiting skeptical editors. – Tim also wrote a how-to that explains how you can set up a watch list on Wikipedia to help you catch when other editors go rogue. – Susan Gerbic and Tim Farley will be talking about editing Wikipedia and other related topics in two different workshops at The Amazing Meeting in July. – Be sure to book your hotel room before June 8 to take advantage of the JREF discount (code AMA0707). – Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at Tim’s blog. […]

Comment on Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History by What The Frak!? » Skepticality

What The Frak!? » Skepticality — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:26:15 +0000

[…] – Mystery Park, created by mystery-mongerer Erich von Däniken, opened May 23, 2003. – Planet X or Nibiru was supposed to cause catastrophe around May 27, 2003. – The Streisand effect (often beneficial to skeptics) dates from a May 20, 2003 lawsuit. – PopUpArchive is a free archive & search engine for archived audio. It can transcribe the audio to make it searchable. You can request an account in the public beta. – Sunlight Foundation launched the Churnalism US tool on April 24. Install the Chrome browser plugin to get automatic notifications of copied text. – SkepticAction is a web site and Twitter feed that suggests simple, small activist actions that skeptics can take each day. – Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at Tim’s blog. […]

Comment on #TAM2012 You Are The Future Speech – Links and Tips by Louigi Verona

Louigi Verona — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:18:44 +0000

Hey Tim!

I am a skeptic from Russia. We here were very inspired by your call to arms, so to speak, and decided that we should connect in the web, you know, exchange links and such.

We are in the process of founding something like a skeptic society in Russia now and being connected to our skeptic colleagues from the West would be great!

Anyway, I added you to my google+ services, maybe we can exchange emails and such.

Cheers!

L.V.

Comment on Mabus Redux: Operation Archangel Gets Dennis Markuze Arrested by sgerbic

sgerbic — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:50:32 +0000

I got one of these yesterday to my blog. It is toned down quite a lot these days. I hope it happens slowly so that when everything is finished, this man can get some real help.

Comment on Mabus Redux: Operation Archangel Gets Dennis Markuze Arrested by Tim Farley

Tim Farley — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:45:48 +0000

Yes, he’s out pending trial on his second arrest, and as I write this the next court action is a hearing on June 10. I’ve been in touch with the police this week and things are proceeding, albeit slowly.

Comment on Mabus Redux: Operation Archangel Gets Dennis Markuze Arrested by pithom

pithom — Sun, 05 May 2013 21:52:29 +0000

Markuze has continued making comments on various blogs on Patheos and the Skeptic Ink network. An example:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2013/05/05/sunday-favorites-95/#comment-885549759

Comment on #TAM2012 You Are The Future Speech – Links and Tips by Скептицизм и интернет - Энциклопедия заблуждений

Скептицизм и интернет - Энциклопедия заблуждений — Sun, 05 May 2013 06:14:22 +0000

[...] Коллекция полезных ссылок и советы о том, как приступить к рекомендуемым действиям, размещены на блоге. [...]

Comment on #TAM2012 Video: You Are the Future of Skepticism on the Internet by Скептицизм и интернет - Энциклопедия заблуждений

Скептицизм и интернет - Энциклопедия заблуждений — Sun, 05 May 2013 06:09:07 +0000

[...] Видео доклада можно посмотреть здесь: [...]

Comment on Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History by Superlaw! » Skepticality

Superlaw! » Skepticality — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:55:21 +0000

[...] – The Boston Post’s coverage of the Charles Ponzi case directly led to his prosecution – and a 1921 Pulitzer for Public Service. – The Columbus Enquirer-Sun won the 1926 Pulitzer for Public Service for their campaigns against (among other things) the enactment of a law banning the teaching of evolution. – Coverage of the new-age movement Synanon was awarded the 1979 Pulitzer for Public Service. – An investigation of the Church of Scientology by the St. Petersburg Times won the 1980 Pulitzer for National Reporting. – Three books on aspects of evolution have won the Pulitzer for General Non-Fiction: Carl Sagan’s The Dragons of Eden in 1978, E.O. Wilson’s On Human Nature in 1979, and Jonathan Weiner’s The Beak of the Finch in 1995. (Daniel Dennett’s Darwin’s Dangerous Idea was a finalist in 1996). – InsideClimate, an investigative journalism website, won the 2013 Pulitzer for National Reporting. – The Tampa Bay Times won the 2013 Pulitzer for Editorial Writing for their series on anti-fluoridation pseudoscience in Pinellas County, Florida. – Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at Tim’s blog. [...]

Comment on The Ninjutsu of the Internet-Savvy Skeptic at #SkepTech by Virtual Skeptics #35 — 4/17/2013 | The Virtual Skeptics

Virtual Skeptics #35 — 4/17/2013 | The Virtual Skeptics — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:53:31 +0000

[...] Tim has posted slides and links alongside the video of his #SkepTech presentation here: http://skeptools.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/ninjutsu-internet-savvy-skeptic-tools-skeptech-minneapolis… [...]

Comment on #TAM2012 Video: You Are the Future of Skepticism on the Internet by The Ninjutsu of the Internet-Savvy Skeptic at #SkepTech | Skeptical Software Tools

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:07:11 +0000

[...] more ideas of things you can do, watch my talk from TAM last [...]

Comment on Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History by Goin' Prehistoric » Skepticality

Goin' Prehistoric » Skepticality — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:10:47 +0000

[...] – Smokey Stover was the 1935 comic that originated "foo". – The word mutated into "fubar" and others during World War II. – Foo Camp started in 2003 but was invite only. – Bar Camp was created as an open alternative. – Reed Esau also wrote of the history of Skepticamp on the JREF blog. – See videos and learn more about many recent skepticamps at Lanyrd.com. – Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at Tim’s blog. [...]

Comment on Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History by The Rocks Don't Lie » Skepticality

The Rocks Don't Lie » Skepticality — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:29:41 +0000

[...] – Kansas was the first state to license chiropractors, passing a law on March 18, 1913. (Louisiana was the last, in 1974). – Naturopaths (and others) are trying to make a similar grab for legitimacy today. – The "testing" of Uri Geller by SRI was documented in a March 12, 1973 article in TIME Magazine. – James Randi and his team proved Peter Popoff was cheating during a March 16, 1986 show in Anaheim. – Tim first wrote of gamification and skepticism on his blog in a post about Skeptics Stack Exchange two years ago. – Tim has also written about other gamification ideas relating to skepticism. – RBUTR also has some game-like features that continue to evolve. – The Climate Reality Project launched a game-like site called Reality Drop at the end of February. – Much of the material on the site was sourced from John Cook's Skeptical Science website (via Creative Commons licensing). – Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at Tim's blog. [...]

Comment on Finding the Paper Behind the News Story: Two New Tools by Spinning Acupuncture | The Quackometer Blog

Spinning Acupuncture | The Quackometer Blog — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:57:21 +0000

[...] likely in research. But what this story suggests is that we cannot reliably apply the tactic of looking for the original research as a corrective to media spin as the original papers are also likely to include the [...]

Comment on How To Edit Wikipedia, Part II: Patrol for vandalism by What is your excuse for not editing Wikipedia? | Young Australian Skeptics

What is your excuse for not editing Wikipedia? | Young Australian Skeptics — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:32:25 +0000

[...] How To Edit Wikipedia, Part II: Patrol for vandalism [...]

Comment on Google Knowledge Graph benefits from skeptic Wikipedia efforts by What is your excuse for not editing Wikipedia? | Young Australian Skeptics

What is your excuse for not editing Wikipedia? | Young Australian Skeptics — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:29:50 +0000

[...] Google Knowledge Graph benefits from skeptic Wikipedia efforts [...]

Comment on Where to Get Your Dose of Skeptic History by Should You Answer Aristotle? - Skepticality

Should You Answer Aristotle? - Skepticality — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:49:39 +0000

[...] – On February 5, 1897 the state of Indiana came close to legislating the value of pi, but were stopped by a Purdue professor. – On February 22, 2010 the UK House of Commons issued an Evidence Check on Homeopathy. – S. 3002, the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 was introduced February 4, 2010 but died in committee, despite support from a coalition called Supplement Safety Now . – Tim spoke about skeptics' failure to lobby on behalf of this bill in my TAM 2012 plenary address: You Are The Future of Skepticism on the Internet. – Secular Coalition for America monitors church-state issues in the U.S. – NCSE's web site issues regular alerts on evolution and climate change legislation in the US. – The new site titled Oppose Naturopathic Licensing collects alerts on that topic. – The U.S. Congress has the Thomas database and a newer search engine called Congress.gov. These can be used to search for bills of interest to skeptics. – Myron Getman of The Mad Skeptic blog recently blogged on bills in New York and in Vermont, and was one of the few to recommend skeptic action on S. 3002. He recommends directly searching your own state legislature's web sites directly. – Govtrack and Sunlight Foundation's Scout on the other hand, can be set up to generate email alerts customized to your interest. Scout also includes state-level legislation as well as national. – Skeptic History facts are posted daily on social media find out where on this page at Tim's blog. [...]

Comment on #TAM2012 Video: You Are the Future of Skepticism on the Internet by Should You Answer Aristotle? - Skepticality

Should You Answer Aristotle? - Skepticality — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:47:14 +0000

[...] spoke about skeptics' failure to lobby on behalf of this bill in my TAM 2012 plenary address: You Are The Future of Skepticism on the Internet. – Secular Coalition for America monitors church-state issues in the U.S. – NCSE's web site [...]