Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point

Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point


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Former military psychic spy claims parapsychology is off course. Suffers from Stockholm Syndrome. |296|
December 08, 2015

Remote Viewer Dr. Paul Smith has concerns about the direction of parapsychology research. Also doubts 9/11 remote viewing. photo by: David Webb A few years ago, when the kids were younger, they loved playing hide-and-seek in our backyard.

What science-as-we-know-it can learn from the 9/11 truth movement |295|
December 01, 2015

Investigative journalist Luke Rudkowski shows us how to talk to power and challenge the status quo. - photo by: Luke Rudkowski I don't like Las Vegas very much.  Too many grueling COMDEX computer trade shows burned into my memory I suppose.

What does the end of materialism mean for political science? |294|
November 17, 2015

Dr. Alexander Wendt examines the implications of consciousness science for the social sciences. - photo by: David Ohmer I was introduced to the power of interdisciplinary thinking when I found myself way over my head in a graduate course in cognitive...

This Atheist has revolutionized Buddhism. Does consciousness science agree with his beliefs? |293|
November 10, 2015

Buddhist teacher Stephen Batchelor explores scientific materialism and secular Buddhism. - photo by: Stephen Lasky I remember the first time I tried meditation. The anxiety it stirred gave me a stomachache.

Why CDC whistleblower revelations about vaccines and autism never made headlines, and what that means for science |292|
November 03, 2015

Investigative reporter Jon Rappoport explains why the media intentionally ignored whistleblower revelations about vaccines and autism. - photo by: Art Writ My wife is the medical expert in our family. She has a PhD in psychology, works with doctors,

What would Oliver Sacks say about the afterlife now? |291|
October 19, 2015

Near-Death Experience Research, Dr. Jan Holden and her colleagues reveal their latest findings. - photo by: Steve Jurvetson The question might sound crass, but then again, why should it? Dr. Oliver Sacks was one of the world's best known and beloved ...

What divides Christians and non-believers |290|
October 13, 2015

Biblical Scholar Joel Watts looks at what Christians don't know about Christianity. - photo by: Bolton We're conditioned to believe the cultural and political divide between Christians and non-believers is a matter of worldview and faith.

Is the Bible a political con job? This scholar says the proof is right in front of us |289|
October 05, 2015

Biblical Scholar Joseph Atwill has forever changed how we understand early Christian history by focusing on religion as an instrument of political mind control. - photo by: Bolton A long time ago there was a war in the Middle East between the Romans ...

Men like to be right — Duh! Novel experiment demonstrates link with psychic abilities |288|
September 28, 2015

  Northwestern University Psychology professor Dr. Julia Mossbridge's has a novel experiment demonstrating psychic abilities among her male students. - Photo by Daniela Vladimirova The experiment is tantalizingly simple,

268. Dan Harris, Does Meditation Defy Science?
March 10, 2015

Click here for YouTube version Click here for forum discussion Alex Tsakiris of Skeptiko interviews Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier about his experiences with meditation, and the larger question of whether meditation defies science's understanding o