The Ghost Box Challenge
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The JREF has a very active YouTube channel through which we receive direct messages from both skeptics and believers. Sometimes we receive videos from YouTubers as proofs of paranormal activity.
Here we have one such paranormal "proof," in which the videomaker presents his evidence for the existence of ghosts. Before we respond, I thought we should ask our Swift audience to have a look at the video and provide explanations of exactly what is going on here.
Harriet Hall's Big Big News
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Here's an extremely cool announcement from our friend, Harriet Hall, MD, also known as the SkepDoc. She publishes regularly here, on Science-Based Medicine, and elsewhere. She'll soon add another feather to her authorial cap, the provenance of which is so paradigm-crackingly weird that you'll barely believe it. Read below for Harriet's stunning announcement.
Last Week In 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.
Exciting Times at The JREF
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As you've probably heard, Phil is soon leaving us to pursue a television project, and D. J. Grothe will become the Foundation's new President, beginning January 1, 2010. So as we prepare to enter the year 2010, we of the James Randi Educational Foundation face new challenges and also new opportunities.
I accepted Phil's decision to move on with great reluctance, a reluctance tempered by the coming-aboard of D. J. Grothe, whose extensive experience with other skeptical causes will serve us well, I'm very sure. Of course, we'll always continue to welcome Phil's advice, critiques, and observations on how we're progressing. His number will always be on my phone dialer, and he can expect calls to help us over any bumps that may lie ahead.
Now, we're being warned by the woo-woos that in 2012 everything will come to a fiery end, as they believe that the ancient Mayans knew about such matters. However, Sylvia Browne hasn't made exit plans so far, so we can be confident -- based on her past record of knowing the future with such pin-point accuracy -- that those Meso-Americans might have been off a bit...
I am excited about the JREF's future. Incoming President Grothe is full of great plans and ideas, and he'll be working with the full and energetic cooperation of Linda, Alison, Jeff, Brandon, Rich, Bart and myself to increase the impact of the JREF in the years ahead. Just stand back and give us room!
James Randi Educational Foundation Names New President
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2009
James Randi Educational Foundation Names New President
Fort Lauderdale, FL - The James Randi Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of noted skeptic organizer D.J. Grothe as the JREF's new President. Grothe will succeed Dr. Philip Plait, who is leaving to pursue an opportunity in television.
Grothe joins the JREF following a 10-year career at the Center for Inquiry, where he most recently served as Vice President and Director of Outreach Programs. In his role at CFI, Grothe helped establish a robust grassroots program encompassing a network of 26 North American branches of the Center, as well as 180 affiliated skeptical and freethought campus groups. Formerly a professional magician, he has also hosted the popular radio show and podcast Point of Inquiry since 2005, exploring the role of science and skepticism in society.
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