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    Censorship vs. Free Speech – A Common Misconception

    Censorship vs. Free Speech – A Common Misconception It was all too predictable. As soon as Robert De Niro and his Tribeca Film Festival  made the announcement that they would be pulling Andrew Wakefield’s “documentary,” Vaxxed, from their line-up, it was only a matter of time before the anti-vaxers would get themselves riled up into […] More

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    De Niro Pulls Wakefield’s ‘Vaxxed’ from Tribeca Festival

    De Niro Pulls Wakefield’s ‘Vaxxed’ from Tribeca Festival It was announced this week that the Tribeca Film Festival would show the pro-disease film entitled Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe.  The film was directed by Andrew Wakefield, who is known as the father of the anti-vaccine movement, after his discredited, debunked, and retracted study alleging a […] More

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    The Very Essence of Pseudoscience – Sciolism

    The Very Essence of Pseudoscience – Sciolism At the central core of pseudoscience are the self-professed “experts.” Food Babe. David Wolfe. Stephanie Seneff. Joseph Mercola…. Just to name a few. I was listening to the latest episode (jump to 40:35 in the show) of The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe yesterday when the word of […] More

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    Five DANGEROUS Snacks Your Kids Are Eating

    Five DANGEROUS Snacks Your Kids Are Eating We all want what’s best for our kids. Starting from birth, almost every parent goes through the same series of dilemmas: Breast feed or bottle feed? Cloth diapers or disposable diapers? College prep preschool or home preschool? But how much time do you spend thinking about what snacks […] More

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    Unvaccinated Are 400% Likelier To Contribute To Measles Outbreaks

    Study Indicates Unvaccinated Are 400% Likelier To Contribute To Measles Outbreaks A study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) on March 15th found that individuals who were unvaccinated accounted for about 80% of those involved in Measles outbreaks from 2000 to 2015. This means that unvaccinated children are 400% more likely to […] More

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    2016 Who’s Who of Woo Tournament

    2016 Who’s Who of Woo Tournament Full size bracket The #ScienceEnthusiastArmy 2016 Who’s Who of Woo Tournament bracket is out! There are definitely some interesting first round matchups, including David Wolfe vs. Vegans, Donald Trump vs. the entire Insane Clown Posse, and a potential for a head-to-head matchup of March Against Monsanto and Millions Against […] More

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    German Man Fined €500 For ‘Blasphemous’ Bumper Stickers

    German Man Fined €500 For ‘Blasphemous’ Bumper Stickers Former schoolteacher Albert Voss has been fined €500 (about $550) by the western German city of Münster for having pro-atheism bumper stickers displayed on his car. Voss’ car was seized by law enforcement and his license suspended after a complaint was filed by an unknown individual. Some […] More

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