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| Posted: 26 Aug 2008 10:55 PM CDT Misinformation is everywhere, but nowhere more prolific than on the internet. A Google search for "homeopathy" or "UFO" returns a landslide list ofÂmystery-mongering websites. Yes, there are a few skeptical web resources too âÂbut a non-skeptic can be easily misled online. On this episode,ÂDerek & Swoopy talk with Tim Farley, aÂskeptic applying his 20-plus years ofÂsoftware development experience to the creation of advanced tools and techniques for fighting the battle against misinformation on the World WideÂWeb. Tim's popular websites include the Skeptical Software Tools blogÂ"Skeptools" (which uses Web 2.0 techniques to aid the spread of criticalÂthinking information online), and WhatsTheHarm.net, which has collected theÂstories of over 225,000 people who have been injured or killed as a resultÂof supernatural andÂpseudoscientificÂpractices from alternative medicine to hypnosis to faith healing. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Is eating 'scientifically' good for you? [Earth & Sky Podcast] Posted: 26 Aug 2008 04:08 AM CDT Find our why Berkeley professor Michael Pollan, who wrote The Omnivore's Dilemma, is making a case against what he calls 'eating scientifically.' He's talking about breakdown of foods into scientific terms – for example, antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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