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Entertainment/culture Humor Pareidolia Skepticism/critical thinking Television

While we’re on the subject of pareidolia…

While we’re on the subject of pareidolia, it turns out that Mitchell and Webb have taken this topic on as well… Awesome.

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Humor Pareidolia Religion Skepticism/critical thinking

Looking for the Virgin Mary in all the wrong places

Everyone knows that I’m a bit of a connoisseur of pareidolia. Pareidolia, for those not familiar with the term, is a phenomenon where humans see patterns in various things, you know, like seeing Elvis in a flame or the Virgin Mary on a stain under a freeway overpass in Chicago or in a window blotch […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Humor Medicine Quackery

Mitchell and Webb strike again…this time, bogus nutritionists!

First, Mitchell and Webb took on homeopathy. This week, it’s bogus (word choice intentional) “nutritionists“:

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Evolution Humor Intelligent design/creationism Religion Science Skepticism/critical thinking

I wish I’d had this T shirt at TAM7

Well, I’m back. After my trip to TAM7, I’m back in the real world, jet-lagged and tired. So it may take me a while–hopefully only a little while–to get back to my usual prolific output, and there will be something later today. In the meantime, just let me say I really, really wish I had […]

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Humor Medicine Surgery

It’s not exactly brain surgery, is it?

While I”m on a Mitchell and Webb kick and it’s still a slow blogging holiday weekend, this isn’t about homeopathy but it does skewer a certain profession: You know, I can sort of picture Dr. Michael Egnor (a younger version, of course) being the brain surgeon in this sketch…