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Introduction to skepticism
  • A very brief primer on skepticism
  • How pervasive is belief in weird things?
  • What's the harm in believing weird things? 
  • Red flags to beware of
  • Spock vs. critical thinking
  • Socrates meets Bigfoot  
  • The most effective presentation of skepticism I've seen (movie)
  • What do skeptics believe in? 
People say implausible and colorful things about evolution
  • Ten crazy quotes from Kent Hovind's dissertation
  • Some interesting creationist quotes
  • Top ten myths about evolution 
  • Katt Williams and creationism
  • Ron Paul's terrible argument against evolution
Weird things explored
  • 45 Failed doomsday predictions
  • Why Ancient Aliens is bunk 
Episodes from the history and philosophy of science
  • Ten scientists to talk about during Black History Month
  • Why Pluto is not a planet
Know your scholars
  • Pierre Duhem
  • E.A. Burtt
How to:
  • How to argue with non-skeptics without going crazy and (resources)

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