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GPS Reviews..."Crystal Healing: The Science and Psychology behind What Works, What Doesn't, and Why" by Lynch & Kirsch

GPS Reviews…”Crystal Healing: The Science and Psychology behind What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why”…

6 years ago Caleb Lack Caleb Lack
This is part of an ongoing series of reviews here at GPS. These will be (to the best of my ability) spoiler-free, so as not to ruin the fiction ones I do, as well as relatively brief. I won’t just be…
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The Atheist in Therapy

The Atheist in Therapy

8 years ago Caleb Lack Caleb Lack
This is a guest post by Dr. Jon-Patrik Pedersen. Dr. Pedersen is a clinical psychologist in California and a member of the Secular Therapy Project. Learn more about Dr. Pedersen at his website.…
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The God of the 12-Steps

The God of the 12-Steps

8 years ago Caleb Lack Caleb Lack
Do the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous work for everyone? In short, no. Here's why.
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Science Fiction & Philosophy: A Conversation with Russell Blackford (part 2)

Science Fiction & Philosophy: A Conversation with Russell Blackford (part 2)

9 years ago Caleb Lack Caleb Lack
This is Part 2 of an interview I've had with Russell Blackford about his latest book, Science Fiction and the Moral Imagination: Visions, Minds, Ethics. Russell, is an award-winning Australian philoso…
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Science Fiction & Philosophy: A Conversation with Russell Blackford (part 1)

Science Fiction & Philosophy: A Conversation with Russell Blackford (part 1)

9 years ago Caleb Lack Caleb Lack
Those of you who know me a bit (or have just checked out my LibraryThing page) are well aware of my love for the genre of science fiction. I've been a huge fan for as far back as I can remember, and a…
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Personality assessment – Science or Pseudoscience?

By Caleb Lack • Dec 17, 2012 • 10 comments

A recent r/skeptic thread entitled “How does everybody here feel on the subject of personality testing?” is the inspiration for…

Taking a dump…a link dump, that is

By Caleb Lack • Dec 8, 2012 • No comments

Today was the last day of classes here at the university. Finals week, combined with two workshops to give, a…

Lindsay Lohan: Skeptic or just punch drunk?

By Caleb Lack • Dec 3, 2012 • 5 comments

Yes, score one for…the good gals? Lindsay Lohan punches out psychic at nightclub, earns instant credibility boost with science-lovers everywhere.

We now interrupt your regularly scheduling posting…

By Caleb Lack • Dec 3, 2012 • 1 comment

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up: posts will be sparse the next two weeks. I’ve got the final…

Dr. Oz: Anti-gay or just anti-science?

By Caleb Lack • Dec 1, 2012 • 6 comments

So, Dr. Oz is in yet another kerfuffle, this time over an episode in which he hosted people touting a…

Science 1, Homeopathy 0

By Caleb Lack • Nov 28, 2012 • 9 comments

(Actually, it’s more like Science 1 bazillion, Homeopathy 0, but I digress.) Excellent news out of Australia, where a father…

Something strange is afoot in the Sooner State…

By Caleb Lack • Nov 27, 2012 • No comments

…and my friend CJ is out to find them. He’s started a new site called Odd Oklahoma, where he’s “exploring…

Mark Cuban, skeptic?

By Caleb Lack • Nov 26, 2012 • 5 comments

Really interesting article up on ESPN today, a site not known for it’s reporting on pseudoscience: Mark Cuban rips NBA…

Pseudoscience in Oklahoma documentaries

By Caleb Lack • Nov 26, 2012 • 2 comments

One of the ways I have changed in how I teach over the past seven years is that I continually…

Michelle Obama, Anderson Cooper, and the lending of credibility to bullshitters

By Caleb Lack • Nov 23, 2012 • 2 comments

Disclaimer: I really don’t watch TV. We have a television, but not cable. An antenna serves us nicely to watch…

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Psychology Gone Astray: A Selection of Racist & Sexist Literature from Early Psychological Research

Anxiety Disorders: An Introduction

Mood Disorders: An Introduction

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