James Randi’s Flim-Flam! Now Available for the iPad and iPhone
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The James Randi Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of a new digital edition of Flim-Flam! for the iPad and iPhone. This new iBooks edition, published by the JREF and available through Apple’s iBookstore, features a new introduction by James Randi, new cover by Travis Dick, and a special price of $6.99 (international availability and pricing may vary).
Find and download Flim-Flam! by searching for the title in the iBookstore on your iPad or iPhone.
The JREF sees digital publishing as an important tool for advancing its educational mission and bringing the message of scientific skepticism to new audiences. Watch for other titles to be released by the JREF, including new digital-only releases and enhanced versions of some the most important classic and contemporary works of skeptical literature.
"Brain Droppings" from Neil deGrasse Tyson at TAM6
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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.
Astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson presents the keynote address at TAM6. His "brain droppings" cover everything from UFO abductions to 13th floors to jury duty.
Dr. Tyson is the host of NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, and has been a frequent guest on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. His presentation from TAM6 is one of the most entertaining presentations from any Amaz!ng Meeting.
Last Week at Science-Based Medicine
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Here is a recap of the stories that appeared last week at Science-Based Medicine, a multi-author skeptical blog that separates the science from the woo in medicine.
Why People Believe Peter Popoff
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Twenty-five years after James Randi exposed Peter Popoff as a liar, the disgraced televangelist is back. He's now making tens of millions of dollars peddling a supernatural debt-relief scam, according to ABC 7 News in Los Angeles. (Video)
How is that possible?
The JREF's Facebook and Twitter feeds have been buzzing about this, with a lot of people expressing disbelief that any thinking human being could fall for this transparent swindle by a man who is now most famous for being caught in a lie. Why would anyone think they could escape debt by throwing away hundreds or thousands more?
Barnum Underestimated The Birth Rate Of Suckers
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We’re always hoping at JREF that the folks known as “audiophiles” – as a sector of our modern community – would decide to get smart and use common sense in their spending decisions. I’ve pretty well had to conclude that they value name and appearance more than practicality; they need well-advertised names on all their displayed equipment so that their visitors and other similarly-afflicted persons will be impressed. Whether the “tweaks” they purchase are worth anything at all, seems unimportant to them.
I’ve just completed the entry in my next book – A Magician in the Laboratory – on my battle with Stereophile Magazine, who agreed to take the test for the JREF million-dollar prize, then backed out. My differences with them concerned the ridiculous prices of loudspeaker cables for sound systems, when tests have shown that ordinary hardware-store 110-volt zip cord – in most cases, is indistinguishable from the products advertised in the magazine. Now I’ve received a notice that took me to http://www.stereophile.com/
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