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PATH: BS | Science Storm: You Should Watch Scooby Doo Posted by Pile (12408 views) [E-Mail link] [Art] [Pseudo-Science] Tim Minchkin launches a beat poem to end it all. A brilliant and magical tirade on the nature of irrationality. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Declassified Photos Show Bush Global Warming Cover Up Posted by Pile (15453 views) [E-Mail link] [Environment] The Obama Administration recently declassified about 1,000 satellite photographs of Arctic ice the Bush Administration had kept under wraps. The photos didn?t make much of a splash until recently, when two English newspapers, the Guardian and the Daily Mail, published some startling examples of the effects of global warming and how the Bush administration sought to cover this up. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Investigation Reveals GOP Climate-Change "Scientists" Are Quacks Posted by Pile (11075 views) [E-Mail link] [Environment] The Center for Inquiry recently did an investigation into the credentials and references of a U.S. Senate Minority Report criticizing legislation to help address global climate change. The GOP-led report cited close to 700 people as being references for their position. After review, more than 80% of these so-called "scientists" had no peer reviewed work published. As usual, it seems to be an amazing coincidence that the vast majority of "experts" in the field that claim global climate change is not a man-made event, nor threatening, just so happen to be tied to various lobbying organizations. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Is The Key To Happiness All About Time Perspective? Posted by Pile (12868 views) [E-Mail link] [Psychology] [Good News] Stanford professor of psychology Philip Zimbardo has a very interesting and insightful take on how we can look at human behavior, impulse control and motivation. He believes it all comes down to our "time perspective" and makes a compelling case for associating these biases towards the past, present and future as the main factors that control our behavior, addictions, desires and sense of satisfaction. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Court Documents Confirm Dumping Of Toxic Waste In Pirate Waters Posted by Pile (11173 views) [E-Mail link] [Environment] Documents have emerged which detail for the first time the potentially lethal nature of toxic waste dumped by British-based oil traders in one of west Africa's poorest countries. More than 30,000 people from Ivory Coast claim they were affected by the poisonous cocktail and are currently bringing Britain's biggest-ever group lawsuit against the company, Trafigura. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Top Researcher Fabricated Numerous Medical Studies On Pain Drugs Posted by Pile (12543 views) [E-Mail link] [Pseudo-Science] If you think the drugs you're taking are safe, you might not want to hear about this next story from the Wall Street Journal. A prominent Massachusetts anesthesiologist allegedly fabricated 21 medical studies that claimed to show benefits from painkillers like Vioxx and Celebrex, according to the hospital where he worked. Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass., said that its former chief of acute pain, Scott S. Reuben, had faked data used in the studies, which were published in several anesthesiology journals between 1996 and 2008. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article IL Congressman: The Bible Says There's No Global Warming Posted by Pile (12648 views) [E-Mail link] [Environment] If you thought that having an ex-Arabian horse trainer as head of FEMA was an unusual assignment under the Bush administration, take a look at Illinois Republican Congressman John Shimkus, member of the House Energy and Air Quality committee, who actually made a statement before Congress citing the "infallible word of God" in the old testament of the Bible that proves there is no such thing as global warming and only God will decide when the earth will end, before which we'll hear a trumpet call... READ MORE | 4 comments since 2011-02-17 09:54:22 | Comment on this Article BSA Podcast #11 - Bogosity Posted by Pile (19602 views) [E-Mail link] [BSAlert *exclusive*] [Pseudo-Science] There's a cool viral video series online from a guy named Shane Killian. It's like the poor man's version of Penn & Teller's "bullshit" series. We interview Shane and talk to him about all things bogus, as well as some of his opinions on society and politics. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Bogosity Posted by Pile (15303 views) [E-Mail link] [Pseudo-Science] [Activists] A fun viral video series floating around the net is a show we like called, "Bogosity". We interviewed producer Shane Killian for a future podcast and thought we might introduce you to this neat show... READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article 17 Year Old Discovers Problems With Splenda Sweetener Posted by Pile (11837 views) [E-Mail link] [Environment] Leave it to a 17-year-old foreign student to run some tests on the popular sweetener sucralose that is Splenda, and find out that the substance does not seem to break down in normal wastewater treatment and might be around in our water supply for a long time, in possibly high enough concentrations to cause harm to people and animals.. 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