In the first podcast that Patrick Ward and I recorded, we talked about the “Baloney Detection Kit” that was originally popularized by the late astronomer and science advocate Carl Sagan. This kit is so important for any subject matter (especially health & fitness matters!) since we are flooded with more information daily than anytime in the history of human beings.
With the explosion of the internet in the last 12 years or so, anybody can seemingly become an “expert” in any subject matter. This is where using science and our own personal “baloney detectors” can come in real handy to help us determine what is more accurate and closer to the truth, or reality. The following videos are from one of the world’s leading skeptics Michael Shermer of the Skeptics Society. Shermer is the editor of one of my favorite magazines called, not suprisingly, “Skeptic” Magazine. In the first video, Shermer goes through 10 key questions humans should be familiar with to be able to accurately judge claims and theories given. The second video is a recording of Shermer talking at the TED convention a few years ago. Enjoy!
Keats
