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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Skeptic and Science Resources:

Video:

Michael Shermer: An Introduction to Skepticism (14 mins)

Blogs:

Steven Novella's Neurologica Blog
Pandas Thumb - Blog on Evolution and anti-evolutionism
Respectful Insolence: Medicine and Science
Genomicron: Exploring Genetic Diversity and Evolution

Documentaries:

The Enemies of Reason - By Richard Dawkins

Slaves to Superstition (Part 1) (48 mins)
Irrational Healtcare (Part 2) (48 mins)

Podcasts:

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe - Skepticism, science and humor
Quirks and Quarks - CBC Radio's weekly science show
  • Episode of Quirks which featuers Dr. Robert Orr discussing the Large Hadron Collider.

Books:

The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark - Carl Sagan
Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters

Other Resources:

HHMI
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Book Recommendations

Psychology:
  • Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts - by Carol Tavris (Author), Elliot Aronson (Author)

Evolution:
  • Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell
  • The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution - Sean B. Carroll
  • Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul - Kenneth Miller
  • Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo - Sean B Carroll
  • Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5 Billion Year History of the Human Body - Neil Shubin
Creationism:
  • The Counter Creationism Handbook - Mark Isaak
  • Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design - Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross.
Conspiracy Theories (refutation):
  • The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
  • Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of Kennedy - Gerald Posner
  • Killing the Dream: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - Gerald Posner
  • Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts - David Dunbar and Brad Reagan
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