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El trumpismo paranormal de Iker Jiménez
November 15, 2024Muchos periodistas españoles han conocido por fin a Iker Jiménez. Se les ha aparecido en mitad de una tragedia, la gota fría que el 29 de octubre arrasó Valencia y costó la vida a más de doscientas personas. Lo ha hecho en todo su esplendor, desenterrando del fango verdades ocultas y...
A Skeptic Pens an Open Letter to Psychic Medium Matt Fraser
November 7, 2024I just returned from the amazing CSICon 2024 a few days ago and must tell you how I spent my Friday evening while everyone else was watching Neil deGrasse Tyson give the keynote address. I went to see a grief vampire. And not just any grief vampire but Matt Fraser, who starred in Operation...
Maleficia and Meteorology: How Accusations of Weather Control Relate to Witchcraft
November 4, 2024Destruction of Leviathan. 1865 engraving by Gustave Dore. From: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Leviathan&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image Man-made climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events—heat waves, torrential...
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A Look to the Past
The Psychic Defective Revisited: Years Later, Sylvia Browne’s Accuracy Remains Dismal
Volume 37, No. 5September / October 2013
This article originally appeared in the September / October 2013 issue of Skeptical Inquirer. Subscribe today and read this entire issue. You will also gain access to our full archive, dating back to 1976. An update of our “Psychic Defective” analysis examines developments in eleven cases...
I Was Wrong (and I Bet You Were Too)
July 9, 2019For me, one of the great pleasures of skepticism is finding out I was wrong about something. Rather than feeling guilty about my error, I feel proud that I have learned something and have a better understanding of reality. When skeptics encounter a questionable claim, they do some fact-checking....
