In which you learn about doomsday cults and cognitive dissonance via satire.
Category Skepticism
In which sociological, cultural, and biological factors that help determine if you’ll be diagnosed as having ADHD are discussed.
In which one of my students takes a look at who has SUDs, why, and what accompanies them.
In which the change from the DSM-IV’s “mental retardation” to the DSM-V’s “intellectual disability” is discussed.
In which one of my students asks the question, “If we know how easily memory is manipulated and falsified, can the Gospels possibly be considered to be accurate records of the life of Jesus?”
In which one of my students examines exactly how those magical “Power Bands” helped people be stronger, better, faster, and longer.
In which I take a look at the supposed devil-worshippers who want to put a monument of Baphomet on the Oklahoma state capitol, and find them to be not very “Satanic” in the common understanding of the term.
In which one of my students looks at the actual evidence to support astrology as a science, and finds it sorely lacking.
In which one of my students examines a new and controversial treatment for those with chronic tics or Tourette’s – an implantable device designed to regulate the brain’s firing – as well as some other treatment options.
In which the world of faith healing is explored, and the crimes of it’s proponents detailed.