Ricky’s Quick Picks | 2019/12/19


Antidepressants and The Effect of Publication Bias – Science-Based Medicine QAnon – A New Kind of Conspiracy – NeuroLogica Blog The Illuminati – The Skeptic's Dictionary Conspiracies Are For The Birds – NeuroLogica Blog Firehawks: Nature's Arsonists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zcJs16aZ5s

Investigating Mysteries: Out-Of-The-Box Thinking That Solved Strange Cases


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfQPK5Vn0tU Please note that this video contains strong language which may be unsuitable for children. Presented by Kenny Biddle at Balticon 53, on May 25, 2019. This presentation covers some of the basic methods Kenny Biddle has used to solve mysteries. Using investigations from his personal case file, Kenny will demonstrate how these techniques provided …

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Ricky’s Quick Picks | #001, August 17, 2019


Welcome to this weekly or fortnightly column, where I provide links and other items on skeptical topics, as well as items from other domains of interest. This weekend, Ricky the Maine Coon offers the following tidbits of coolness. Enjoy! I've been going through the feeds for the Skepticality podcast, currently 30-ish episodes away from finishing …

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Ricky’s Quick Picks | Inaugural Post


Vanakkam. This is a new column on the Call, and it not only features the handsome face of Ricky the Maine Coon, but will link in further installments to a variety of pro-science sources on various topics, including but not limited to scientific claims, paranormal and pseudoscientific claims, medical controversies, in any event the full …

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