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.
Jamy Ian Swiss Amazes on Craig Ferguson
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Our most excellent friend Jamy Ian Swiss has — again — conquered the Craig Ferguson audience — and the entire TV audience of this hemisphere — with a few miracles. Consider: I've been a working magician for all my adult life, and I've seen the VERY best performers in the conjuring profession, all over the world. The best. And Jamy makes me so proud to be able to say that I've known him for over 40 years now.... Do you know of ONE so-called "psychic" who can do anything that even vaguely approaches his skill...? No, I think not. This man just blows me away every time he hauls out a deck of cards and settles down to make history... This performance — if it's possible — exceeded any expectations I've ever had of Jamy's skill — and remember, I see things that most folks don't and I realize the odds he has to face and deal with. Super, Jamy...
What a star...
Swamp Monster, Movie Marketing, or Hunter's Prank.
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An unnamed viewer (suspicious) sent a picture to a T.V. station that he claimed was taken by an automated game camera set up in Berwick, a small town in coastal Louisiana. He went on to claim that the camera that took it, along with the deer stand it was mounted to, were destroyed, presumably by the creature in the photograph. However, the camera's SD card remained intact and contained the submitted photo. Here is the video of resulting news story:
Read more: Swamp Monster, Movie Marketing, or Hunter's Prank.
Mythbuster Adam Savage on "The Importance of Failure" from The Amaz!ng Meeting 7
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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.
Long-time friend of the JREF Adam Savage has had a very successful career as a special effects and props designer for major motion pictures and as one of the stars of the very popular T.V. series Mythbusters. In this talk from TAM7, he focuses more on his failures and why they made him who he is.
Last Week at Science-Based Medicine
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- Written by Harriet Hall, MD (The SkepDoc)
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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.
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