Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
This World: Spain's Stolen Babies - BBC
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Aired October 18, 2011 on BBC Two:
Spain is reeling from an avalanche of allegations of baby theft and baby trafficking. It is thought that the trade began at the end of the Spanish civil war and continued for 50 years, with hundreds of thousands of babies traded by nuns, priests and doctors up to the 1990s. This World reveals the impact of Spain's stolen baby scandal through the eyes of the children and parents who were separated at birth, and who are now desperate to find their relatives.(via Luke Scientiae)
Exhumations of the supposed graves of babies and positive DNA tests are proof that baby theft has happened. Across Spain, people are queuing up to take a DNA test and thousands of Spaniards are asking 'Who am I?'
Katya Adler has been meeting the heartbroken mothers who are searching for the children whom they were told died at birth, as well as the stolen and trafficked babies who are now grown up and searching for their biological relatives and their true identities.
Deepak Chopra on "Deeper Ways of Knowing"
From Pharyngula:
Here’s a short video of a young woman asking Chopra a straightforward question…which he is unable to answer. His mouth moves, his lips flap, his tongue wiggles, but no sense comes out. Again…so what else is new?Full Debate (ABC Nightline)
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Monday, October 24, 2011
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Daily Show - Indecision 2012 - Hardcore Sects Edition - Mormonism
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Samantha Bee and Wyatt Cenac explore whether being Mormon should disqualify a candidate from the presidency.Viewers in Canada can watch it on The Comedy Network
Monday, October 17, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Rochester Hills Country Club Cancels Richard Dawkins Appearance
October 12, 2011 on Fox Detroit:
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK) - Many people across the globe consider a professor from England to be one of the most brilliant minds in the world. World renown scientist Richard Dawkins was scheduled to speak and sign his new children's book at a country club in Rochester Hills until they backed out following a controversial interview on FOX News.(via RichardDawkins.net)
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science
Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Picket Girls' School
October 10, 2011 on BBC News
In a town on the outskirts of Jerusalem school runs have become the focal point for an ugly struggle over land and power.
Groups of ultra-orthodox Jewish protesters have been picketing a new girls school.
They say their religious sense of modesty is offended by the sight of the girls and their families passing their homes on their way to school, even though the families themselves are also from an orthodox community
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Are All Psychics Fake? 'Medium' Leigh Catherine agrees to take the $1M Randi Challenge
September 27, 2011 on ITV1
Friday, October 7, 2011
IQ2 Debate: Atheists Are Wrong
October 4, 2011 on ABC Big Ideas
Having been persecuted as a dangerous minority for centuries, in recent years the champions of atheism have achieved celebrity status around the world.
Atheists have been quick to point to the evils done in the name of religion and claim their criticism of religion is grounded in science and reason. Their opponents have championed faith as a source of inspiration and as an essential aspect of the human condition.
However, beyond rhetorical skirmishes, in the end, just one fundamental question must be answered: does God exist?
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