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How Quacks Imitate Science | The Cargo Cult Science of Creationism and Alternative Medicine

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by Genetically Modified Skeptic [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG1uayRlzz3ahT8ISRdyw7Q , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG1uayRlzz3ahT8ISRdyw7Q/videos ]

The quacks of creationism and alternative medicine imitate science in multiple ways, yet they see no scientific progress. Richard Feynman described cargo cult science as doing just that. Deepak Chopra, The Discovery Institute, and Eric Hovind share a similar approach. In religion and woo, homeopathy and creationism, quantum healing and hydrologic sorting, cargo cult thinking abounds.

SOURCES

Caltech’s1974 commencement address
http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/51/2/CargoCult.htm

Detoxing is quackery
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/detox-what-they-dont-want-you-to-know/

Paulogia’s video on hydrologic sorting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR8yVud_vak [additional videos linked there; with comments]]

Biologic Institute
http://www.biologicinstitute.org/research

C0nc0rdance’s video on The Discovery Institute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MKco9ynI8A [additional sources linked there; with comments]

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org/education

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymujUx5z_Xk [with comments]


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Full Show - Red Alert: Trump Has Declared Martial Law / MSM’s Total Blackout On Developments - 12/31/2017

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by Ron Gibson [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYv-5LsUyc_P8KMo7YGPFPA / https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF , https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF/videos ]

Sunday, Dec. 31st 2017[, with appearances by Jerome Corsi, Roger Stone and Michael Caputo]: Last Day Of 2017 - Trump once again showed support for the Iranian people as protests against the Islamic regime intensified over the weekend. A Houston man was arrested after police discovered a cache of firearms in his hotel room. Meanwhile, an arctic blast is chilling much of the U.S. as Americans prepare to usher in the new year. On today’s show, we’ll cover the highlights of 2017 and discuss what’s in store for 2018.
https://www.infowars.com/breaking-the-russian-gate-investigation-is-over/
https://www.infowars.com/gallup-most-admired-poll-melania-trump-beats-beyonce-kate-middleton/

[and to berate just one obvious point -- in claiming Trump will pay vastly more in federal income taxes in respect of his real estate holdings, Alex is conflating the new lowered limitation on the ability of individuals to deduct real estate taxes paid on their residential real estate, with the ability of business/investment entities to deduct real estate taxes paid on their real estate holdings, which latter has been and remains unlimited]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9wHTzPc4nc [with comments] [the significantly edited official Alex Jones upload at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmtqrf23Xd8 (title and text adapted from; with comments)] [a must-watch]


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Cara Santa Maria - Developing a Science-Based World View (Part 1)

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by Holy Koolaid [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvoUDoDu-cKIb11rg4ODDQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvoUDoDu-cKIb11rg4ODDQ/videos ]

Cara Santa Maria talks about her journey as a science communicator and how she became a full-time science educator. She's the host of the Talk Nerdy Podcast, co-host of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, a panelist on Bill Nye Saves the World, a science correspondent for the Huffington Post, a LA-area Emmy award-winning reporter for SoCal Connected, and has made appearances on the Rubin Report, The Joe Rogan Experience, BBC America, CNN, The Weather Channel, Fox News, Larry King Live, and many other shows.

Follow Cara's work here: http://carasantamaria.com/
Cara's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaraSantaMaria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-CuXEJqCUg [with comments]


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Cara Santa Maria - Leaving Mormonism; Finding Science (Part 2)

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by Holy Koolaid

Cara Santa Maria talks about how she left Mormonism and fell in love with science.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lE2lg6FQ6g [with comments]


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President Trump New Year's Eve Ball

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by The White House [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxRlFDqcWM4y7FfpiAN3KQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse , https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse/videos ]

Mar-a-Lago, FL

[no official transcript (yet) at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/ ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRWLN_Hxo8Y [with comments]


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The GOP Tax Bill

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by Funny Or Die [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzS3-65Y91JhOxFiM7j6grg / https://www.youtube.com/user/FunnyorDie , https://www.youtube.com/user/FunnyorDie/videos ]

The GOP tax bill is so crazy it's like it was written by Jack Torrance from The Shining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th0YDzKhdeM [with comments]


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"Day 346" Donald's HUGE 2017 Accomplishments and will the Trump Train Crash in 2018 ?

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by Bravo Alternative Media [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVV0_xnA_z-ALo6kZJz2WXA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVV0_xnA_z-ALo6kZJz2WXA/videos ]

"Day 346" Donald Trump's HUGE 2017 Accomplishments and will the Trump Train Crash in 2018 ? And How did I forget The Jerusalem Fiasco ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXP7y1FtP9A [with comments]


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2017: The Year in Review (TTA Podcast 363)

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by TheThinkingAtheist [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeYP27qLtfUMY1b1Cyy3WdQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/TheThinkingAtheist , https://www.youtube.com/user/TheThinkingAtheist/videos ]

Seth Andrews recaps some of the biggest, best, worst, and weirdest stories of the past year. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoSY6eOrazE [with comments]


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Happy New Election Year | Full Frontal on TBS

Published on Dec 31, 2017 by Full Frontal with Samantha Bee [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18vz5hUUqxbGvym9ghtX_w , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18vz5hUUqxbGvym9ghtX_w/videos ]

It's finally here! #FullFrontalMidterms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og4pLHmG-68 [with comments]


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stashed December 31, 2017:

Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric Early on Eve of Mid-Term Election Year
President questions why ‘smart voters’ would want Democrats
Party holding White House typically loses Congressional seats
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-31/trump-ramps-up-rhetoric-early-on-eve-of-mid-term-election-year

Trump says electing Dems would 'totally kill' his successes
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/31/trump-gets-early-jump-on-2018-elections-says-electing-dems-would-totally-kill-his-successes.html

Donald Trump takes end-of-year shots at Hillary Clinton, Dems
The president tweets that Democrats’ policies will “totally kill the great wealth created” if they are elected to Congress.
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/trump-tweets-1.15719658

The story of 2017, a year of political extremes, in 30 pieces
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/31/the-story-of-2017-a-year-of-political-extremes-in-30-pieces/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dGX2-jKBQFTISkM3TiqjWcQu0Cr5M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

North Korea Threat: Nuclear War With U.S. Closer Than Ever, Retired Admiral Says - Adm. Mike Mullen, who is also the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-threat-nuclear-war-us-closer-ever-retired-admiral-says-766948

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dXuFm71P_FBV_5M5fbv4J0nWg7NPM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Intoxicated man found with small arsenal on top floor of Hyatt Regency downtown, police say - above site of New Year's Eve celebration
https://www.click2houston.com/news/intoxicated-man-found-with-small-arsenal-on-top-floor-of-hyatt-regency-downtown-police-say

Guest at Houston hotel caught with AR-15, ammo in his room above NYE celebration
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/guest-houston-hotel-caught-ar-15-ammo-room-article-1.3729370

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dr3MGOv9jHiRIDMUoHu06vRyuLdYM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Gunman “believed to be dead” in Douglas County shooting that left one deputy dead and two civilians, four deputies injured [wounded] - domestic disturbance call
https://www.denverpost.com/2017/12/31/officers-down-and-swat-on-scene-in-douglas-county/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/ddHkPeLV7xjQITM4mvzTPU3imhueM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Two security guards shot to death at hotel-casino in Las Vegas; suspect in critical condition
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-casino-shooting-20171230-story.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d8cGbsAnMcPMTTM14EzsJ7679KVGM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump Booster David Clarke Threatens To Make Media ‘Taste Their Own Blood’
The former sheriff warns “libs” to “bring a hard hat” because “I’m going to smack you around.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/david-clarke-to-make-media-tasteblood_us_5a485540e4b025f99e1c09a8

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dnaCu4dddDjbqKM76bB15vZmL4tFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

What Russian Journalists Uncovered About Russian Election Meddling
A cautionary tale about the importance of independent media abroad
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/12/russia-hackers-journalism-press-freedom-troll-factory/549422/

Bannon Puts Jared Through the Grinder
Ever quotable, the Breitbart chief lays the swirling Russia scandal at the feet of his old White House nemesis.
December 23, 2017
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/23/swamp-diary-breitbart-bannon-kushner-216166

How America is Transforming Islam
Being young and Muslim in the U.S. means navigating multiple identities. Nothing shows that more than falling in love.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/muslims-assimilation-weddings/549230/

A Tribute to My Improbable Tea Party Friend
Our unlikely bond only grew stronger when we were both diagnosed with cancer this spring.
Dec. 25, 2017
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/12/a-tribute-to-my-improbable-tea-party-friend/

Donald Trump Heats Up Feud With Iran By Praising Anti-Government Protests
Iranian officials call Trump’s support of protesters in the country “deceitful” and “opportunist.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-supports-iran-protests_us_5a481ac6e4b06d1621b938eb

Iran Warns Of A Crackdown As Days Of Protest Challenge Government - Reuters
Tens of thousands of Iranians have demonstrated across the country since Thursday.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-protests-crackdown_us_5a48f0b9e4b025f99e1c4c19
original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rallies/iran-warns-protesters-against-pursuing-bold-challenge-to-leadership-idUSKBN1EP064

Iran protesters rally again, defying warning of crackdown
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rallies/iran-protesters-rally-again-defying-warning-of-crackdown-idUSKBN1EP064

Second Ship Suspected Of Providing Oil To North Korea Seized - Reuters
The United Nations has ramped up sanctions against the reclusive country in response to missile tests.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/second-ship-suspected-of-providing-oil-to-north-korea-seized_us_5a48fea7e4b06d1621b994b5
original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-southkorea-ship/south-korea-seizes-second-ship-suspected-of-providing-oil-to-north-korea-idUSKBN1EP04P

America On Opioids: The Many Faces Of The Country’s Addiction Crisis
If the nation is going to change, we need to start listening to those on the front lines.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/america-on-opioids-dispatches_us_59dbe9d9e4b0208970cf222a

Yeah, All Of This Really Happened In 2017
A lot can change in a year.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/news-roundup-2017-trump-harassment_us_5a397bd9e4b06d1621b02489

14 Bombshell Reports That Showed The Power Of Great Journalism In 2017
Praise be to The New York Times.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/great-journalism-2017_us_5a43e09be4b06d1621b691c0

6 Of The Most Bizarre News Stories In 2017
It’s tough to believe so much weirdness was crammed into a single year
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bizarre-news-stories-2017_us_5a469876e4b06d1621b89c36

Woman Takes Her Wedding Vows Just Hours Before Cancer Takes Her Life
Remember this: Heather Lindsay loved David Mosher.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-married-cancer-death-connecticut_us_5a47cc96e4b025f99e1bdd5c

Chelsea Clinton Gives Chrissy Teigen Powerful Mom Advice About Online Trolls
Clinton stepped in after Teigen’s 1-year-old daughter got dragged into a demented conspiracy theory.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chrissy-teigen-chelsea-clinton-mom-advice-trolls_us_5a484e78e4b025f99e1c086f

China Shuts Down Domestic Ivory Trade In Effort To Fight Poaching
“We can start 2018 hopeful that elephants will be safer,” said one environmentalist.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-bans-ivory-sales_us_5a47a24ae4b06d1621b8f856

How the Animal Kingdom Sleeps

( https://youtu.be/A-JtybJbVbA )
Sleep is universal in the animal kingdom, but each species slumbers in a different — and often mysterious — way. Some animals snooze with half their brain, while others sleep for just two hours a day (without suffering sleep deprivation). In this episode of Animalism, Ed Yong guides us through the latest research on how creatures catch their z’s.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/549035/how-animals-sleep/

Construction workers just accidentally discovered 30 perfectly preserved dinosaur eggs - China
http://bgr.com/2017/12/29/china-dinosaur-eggs-discovery-oviraptor/

130 million-year-old nest of perfectly preserved dinosaur eggs discovered in China
The eggs were found by workers who were excavating the ground for the construction of a school in Jiangxi province.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/130-million-year-old-nest-perfectly-preserved-dinosaur-eggs-discovered-china-1653174

Dinosaurs ruled 2017 with discovery of 30 dinosaur eggs, skeletons with flesh, and much more
Paleontologists found a buried amber with 99-million-year-old tick gripping the feather of a dinosaur, giving the first direct sign that the tiny insects drank dinosaur blood. The dinosaur also had a nose filled with sensitive nerves that are typically seen in crocodiles and used to identify movement and temperature changes in water.
https://tecake.in/research-dinosaurs-30-gigantic-eggs-fluffy-duck-like-dinosaur-dinosaur-flesh-bones

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dnqg1h5x2bj9ZZMsyRy2JZtc74kLM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

MIT Astronomer’s ‘Zoo Theory’ Explains Why Aliens Have Not Made Contact With Earth
Astronomer John A. Ball wrote in 1973 that aliens choose to behave like zookeepers, allowing humans to live their everyday lives while they watch from afar.
https://www.inquisitr.com/4710180/mit-astronomers-zoo-theory-explains-why-aliens-have-not-made-contact-with-earth/

Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Where is Everybody?
by John A. Ball
https://www.haystack.mit.edu/hay/staff/jball/etiy.pdf

What is 'Zoo Theory'? Bizarre thesis attempts to explain why aliens are yet to contact us
They are watching us and do not want to make contact, according to a theory by an MIT scientist.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-zoo-theory-bizarre-thesis-attempts-explain-why-aliens-are-yet-contact-us-1653220
linked there:
Did life originate in outer space? Scientists think space dust might have brought life to Earth
We might indeed be made of "stardust" as scientists find that it is possible for particles to travel between planets on dust streams.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/did-life-originate-outer-space-scientists-think-space-dust-might-have-brought-life-earth-1648178

Inquisitive Aliens secretly watch us from distant place, says mind boggling ‘Zoo Theory’
According to Freeman Dyson,"a reasonable long-range program of searching for evidence of intelligence in the galaxy is indistinguishable from a reasonable long-range program of general astronomical exploration."
https://tecake.in/mit-professors-bizarre-zoo-theory-explains-failed-make-contact-aliens

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dql0NqV0jjix0-M0Q4YdG4QMUuWIM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en


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