In this week’s eSkeptic: follow Michael Shermer: The Omerta Rule and Doping in Cycling feature article: How Much Does Being Right Matter? NEW ON MICHAELSHERMER.COMNash Equilibrium, the Omerta Rule, and Doping in Cycling The Tour de France is underway and it is already shaping up to be one of the grandest and most epic races [...]

In this week’s eSkeptic: feature article: A Review of “What Darwin Got Wrong” follow Daniel Loxton: Bring on the Science of Honey and Vinegar follow Michael Shermer: When Scientists Sin In this week’s eSkeptic, Dr. Donald R. Prothero reviews What Darwin Got Wrong, by Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini. Dr. Donald R. Prothero is Professor [...]

In this week’s eSkeptic: Skepticality podcast: The Price of Altruism feature article: Macroevolution & Microcreationism follow Michael Shermer: Public Talk v. Private Talk ORDER the book from Amazon.com The Price of Altruism From “survival of the fittest” to “the selfish gene,” familiar evolutionary themes advocate an amoral viewpoint that favors the individual. And yet, evolutionary [...]

In this week’s eSkeptic: follow Daniel Loxton: The Importance of Skeptical Scholarship feature article: Hamlet Revisited: How Evolution Really Works NEW ON SKEPTICBLOG.ORGThe Importance of Skeptical Scholarship In this week’s Skepticblog, Daniel Loxton stresses the importance of knowing the skeptical literature and doing thorough research. To quote Mark Twain: ‘Supposing is good, but finding out [...]

In this week’s eSkeptic: lecture this Sunday: How Prosperity Evolves, with Dr. Matt Ridley our next geology tour: Fire & Ice of the Owens Valley (6 spots left) feature article: Untrustworthy “Flashbulb” Memories podcast double header: Skepticality and MonsterTalk follow Michael Shermer: The Pattern Behind Self Deception LECTURE THIS SUNDAY: best-seller Matt Ridley You won’t [...]

In this week’s eSkeptic: feature article: Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? follow Daniel Loxton: Children Waiting for the End of the World our next geology tour: Fire & Ice of the Owens Valley (<9 spots left) lecture this Sunday: Death, Sex & Evolution, with Dr. John Long Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? by Bernard Leikind [...]

In this week’s eSkeptic: the new issue: Skeptic magazine: Climate Skeptics v. Deniers feature article: Science in the Spirit of Mythbusters Shop Skeptic: Rave reviews for our Evolution book for kids follow Michael Shermer: Two posts on the importance of sharing ideas our next geology tour: Fire & Ice of the Owens Valley (18 spots [...]