20 March 2013 by John Underhay
Regulation and licensing of businesses is considered a normal part of government bureaucracy. Some libertarians may disagree with any form of government interference in commercial activities, however, it is generally accepted that regulation is a proper government function, even if the type or level of regulation is controversial. One area that has created some discussion [...]
Posted in Featured, Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Skepticism10 Comments
13 February 2013 by Michael Kruse
This is cross-posted from the Huffington Post Canada In his new play The De Chardin Project, playwright Adam Seybold has the Jesuit priest and paleontologist Father Teilard De Chardin describe his witnessing of a terrible natural event whereby he arose from his cabin aboard a steamer on route to China to find a fire raging [...]
Posted in Canada, Culture, Evolution, Skepticism1 Comment
27 November 2012 by Gem Newman
According to a 2007 Angus-Reid poll, 59% of Canadians accept evolution and common descent, while 22% are convinced that God created human beings within the last 10,000 years (with acceptance of evolution being correlated with youth and with higher levels of education, and belief in special creation being more prevalent on the prairies). While it [...]
Posted in Culture, Evolution, Pseudoscience2 Comments
05 November 2012 by Shawn Brooks
When it comes to getting scientifically reputable information on climate change, it can be a daunting task because of the politicization that has surrounded this issue. No arguments there. However, on October 16th, when Charles Adler heard about an article published in the Daily Mail in the UK with the extraordinary title “Global warming stopped [...]
Posted in Canada, Environment, Featured, Media, Science, Skepticism3 Comments
28 September 2012 by Scott Gavura
The following is a cross-post from Science-Based Pharmacy, contributed by a Canadian pharmacist who blogs under the pseudonym “Sara Russell”. In my last post, I introduced myself as a pharmacist in a small-ish town, eager to combat the growing acceptance of pseudoscience into the mainstream. I love living where I live for a multitude of [...]
Posted in Canada, Culture, Environment, Guest Post, Pseudoscience, Skepticism3 Comments
27 September 2012 by Michael Kruse
When I was in my second year at college, the first time, I was working at a dinner theatre in Mississauga, west of Toronto, to pay the bills. We were playing Grease and as the head electrician I had some time to pass, so I picked up Scientific American to read during the show – Discovery [...]
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience, Skepticism1 Comment
29 July 2012 by Kim Hebert
Well, this is a bit late, as it got lost in the draft pile for a while. But better late than never. It’s 2012, which means we’re mere months away from a flurry of white-manufactured Mayan exoticism. It also means looking back at the psychic predictions that came out in 2011! In the past I’ve [...]
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08 May 2012 by Sara E. Mayhew
Browsing the aisle of a local retailer, recently, started me thinking about beauty products and how skeptical I am of some their claims. The shelves are stocked with dozens of different facial moisturizers alone, ranging in brand, size, and price. Actually, it’s surprising how wide the range of pricing is–from products that cost $5 for a large [...]
Posted in Featured, Pseudoscience, Skepticism4 Comments
31 January 2012 by Karl Mamer
After about an hour of bringing us up to speed on who King was and the beliefs of the Aetherius Society, Jaggard got into the “irrefutable evidence”. Alas, it was nothing like an alien body or parts of a saucer. Jaggard admits he believes the existence of alien-piloted UFOs is a given. Me, I’m [...]
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30 January 2012 by Karl Mamer
My best friend Terry has, for the want of something to occupy his time, decided to become the leading expert on the Betty and Barney Hill UFO abduction case. I keep promising the listeners of my Conspiracy Skeptic podcast that I’m going to have him on as a guest and blow the lid off the [...]
Posted in Astronomy, Ontario, Skepticism1 Comment
Crack Your Back instead of a Vial of Vaccine?
Toronto Media, false balance, and the lack of evidence for claims about MIA vet John Hartley Robertson
How Western journalists in Vietnam and POW NGOs were not fooled by tales of MIA Vet back from the dead
Did a Canadian filmmaker find a left behind Vietnam vet or did credulous Toronto media give new life to an old scam?
How I cured my gout without medication
