Richard Hatch seems like a nice enough guy as long as he’s working. Take the promise of a paycheck from him, though, and he tends to freak out. Case in point: his initial reaction to the Sci-Fi Channel’s new Battlestar Galactica re-imagining. Years before the new show came together, Hatch had been working on his [...]
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San Diego Comic-Con can be expensive. It may shock you to discover that my amateur scientist’s salary does not allow for a life of opulence. When I decided to quit my former job working in barely-legal cattle futures (it’s okay, the cows were over 18) and pursue my passion for all things sciencey, I knew [...]
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Case #006 – “Where do I apply HeadOn?” I. The Setup During a recent trip to Wal-Mart, I decided to stock up on supplies for my journey to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and no, I do not support the exploitation of third-world child laborers just to provide [...]
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Case #005 – Skeptical Answers I. The Setup As a resident of north Louisiana, I’ve had to deal with several myths about my home and its inhabitants. For one thing, my town still exists. And it’s dry. Also, I do not speak Cajun, nor do I know anyone who does. Well, except for one guy. [...]
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Case #004 – “Hey man, can I use your credit card?” I. The Setup Previously in this column, I have referenced my friend Baxter, who is an idiot. Baxter is such an idiot that I feel entirely comfortable using his real name in this column, since he does not understand when he’s being insulted. There [...]
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Case #003 – “Did a UFO really crash at Roswell?” I. The Setup In the middle of the night or in the early evening or afternoon of the days or weeks of mid to late June, 1947, something crashed in one of two or three locations on the Foster ranch outside of Roswell, New Mexico, [...]
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Case #002 – Are there really natural cures “they” don’t want me to know about? I. The Setup For dozens of months, Kevin Trudeau’s Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About has nestled itself firmly on the best-seller list. Mr. Trudeau claims that his book contains shocking and suppressed information on natural cures [...]
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Case #001: Does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? I. The Setup On the first of June, 2007, a self-described “amateur scientist” named Gordon Holmes revealed to the world what he believes to be the clearest and most definitive video footage of the Loch Ness Monster to date. People have been reporting sightings of a [...]
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