D.J. Grothe, president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, joins the geeks this week to talk about the JREF and TAM 8, a yearly meeting about science and skepticism. The Geeks also cover Geek News.
After one aborted countdown, a privately developed rocket that could take on many of the jobs now done by NASA’s space shuttles reached orbit successfully on its first test flight Friday.
The launch marked a significant advance for California-based SpaceX’s eight-year-old space program.
Most of the world
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When I was growing up we always had a modest stack of MAD magazines in the house. This was back in the days when Don Martin was still on-board and I loved reading Spy VS Spy, Sergio Aragon
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“New projects from German automakers Audi and BMW promise to ease congestion simply by looking at traffic signals and driving style, in an effort to smooth the flow of traffic.”
“As AT&T Wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega has hinted at for months, AT&T announced this morning a major overhaul to its smartphone data plans. AT&T will now offer two-tiered data plan pricing, with a top cap set at 2GB. Though most users should save money, according to AT&T’s research, users that relied on unlimited data will be paying more.”
For those who aren’t quite so sure how much 200MB and 2GB are, check out this [AT&T data plan infographic|http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/infographic_iphone_data_plans_exposed] to get a better handle on upcoming changes.
Senate Bill 243 prohibits
“HEARD the latest? The swine flu pandemic was a hoax: scientists, governments and the World Health Organization cooked it up in a vast conspiracy so that vaccine companies could make money.”
“It’s hardly a secret that large segments of the population choose not to accept scientific data because it conflicts with their predefined beliefs: economic, political, religious, or otherwise. But many studies have indicated that these same people aren’t happy with viewing themselves as anti-science, which can create a state of cognitive dissonance. That has left psychologists pondering the methods that these people use to rationalize the conflict.”
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The James Randi Educational Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1996. Its aim is to promote critical thinking by reaching out to the public and media with reliable information about paranormal and supernatural ideas so widespread in our society today.
The Amaz!ng Meeting is on the horizon again! Enthusiasm for TAM increases every year, and every year we have added new speakers and events to the festivities. This year promises to be amongst the most exciting so far, with a great combination of leading thinkers and celebrities and activists, all united to advance critical thinking and skepticism in our world.
If fresh or faux flowers sitting on your desk just aren
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Smaller than a small fingernail, the world’s smallest website measures only 18 by 18 pixels yet is packed full of fun projects including pong, pacman and other games.
! Our Guest
D.J. has lectured widely on topics at the intersection of education, science and belief at universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and dozens of others. Formerly a professional magician, he has special interests in the psychology of belief and processes of deception and self-deception. He hosts the radio show and podcast For Good Reason , prior to which he hosted over 200 episodes of the popular interview program Point of Inquiry, which he and his partner Thomas Donnelly created in 2005.
The Amaz!ng Meeting is a celebration of critical thinking and skepticism sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation. Thinking people travel the world to share learning, laughs and life with fellow skeptics and distinguished guest speakers.
Finally, in honor of the spirit of wonder and discovery of all scientists, we give you [Richard Feynman on the beauty of a flower|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbFM3rn4ldo] in contrast to the biological, physical, and chemical observations.
! Optical Illusion
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This is an example of the [Leading Tower Illusion| http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Leaning_tower_illusion] in which your brain thinks the tower are at different amount of leaning …. it’s the exact same photo.
