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Proof of Precognition or Statistical Manipulation?

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In 2011, a widely publicized study by Daryl Bem claimed evidence of precognition (Bem, 2011). The article was widely reported in the popular press, but widely dismissed in the scientific research world due to questions about the statistical approach applied in testing these effects (Bem et al., 2011; Rouder and Morey, 2011; Wagenmakers et al., … Read more

Chris Mooney – This Fish Crawled Out of the Water…and Into Creationists' Nightmares

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I love it when reality interferes with crazy. This cool article and podcast comes from Mother Jones. The book that serves as the foundation for this piece is Neil Shubin’s Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body. This Fish Crawled Out of the Water…and Into Creationists’ Nightmares Some 375 … Read more