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This Day in Skepticism

July 19, 1104 Happy Flitch Day
News Items

European Commission Human Brain Project http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/european-commission-human-brain-project-hubbub/
Guru Dead or Meditating http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/indian-guru-dead-or-meditating-170-million-depends-answer-n117691
Ex-Exoplanets http://www.theskepticsguide.org/the-king-of-exo-planets-disappears-in-a-puff-of-spectroscopy
Buzz Aldrin UFO http://www.businessinsider.com/buzz-aldrins-apollo-11-ufo-encounter-2014-7
Alone with One's Thoughts https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/science/2014/07/03/idle/J2LpEcTdZzLykRCTnZ80fL/story.html
BBC Ditches False Balance http://www.theskepticsguide.org/bbc-ditches-false-balance
Interview

Interview with James Randi and Massimo Polidoro Live from TAM 2014
Science or Fiction [ Show Answers ]

Item #1 Neuroscientists have discovered a single brainstem neuron that, when stimulated, can render a subject unconscious.
Item #2 Dolphin brains have 61 billion neurons, almost as many as humans (86 billion) and much more than chimps (7 billion).
Item #3 The American Psychological Association, after thorough evaluation, deemed 'brainwashing' to be without scientific merit.
Skeptical Quote of the Week

Skeptical Quote of the Week 'We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.' - William James