Of possible interest to many: The second hour of *Radio Times* (on WHYY-90.9fm) Monday has astronaut Jim Linenger and Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derek...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Mar 25, 2001 10:14 pm
Of possible interest to many: The second hour of *Radio Times* Monday has astronaut Jim Linenger and Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derek Pitts discussing...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Mar 27, 2001 12:57 pm
Hi folks, A story in the March 17 *Science News* reports on a study supporting the concept of active forgetting (albeit, necessarily, in a rather artificial ...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Mar 30, 2001 7:17 pm
In my last post I referred to "children's greater success at forgetting stranger abuse than caregiver abuse." Of course I meant just the opposite. Eric Hamell ...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Apr 2, 2001 4:54 am
Phact update: I'm told there will be an April Friday the 13th Anti-superstition media event in center city (in case you feel lucky that day). You can email Bob...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Apr 14, 2001 1:29 pm
People, I heard the show "Philly after Midnight" on Channel 6 with Wally April 12 had Ms Downey talking about the history of superstitions as a promotion for...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Apr 25, 2001 2:19 am
People, We had a lot of people at the banquet on Saturday - they seemed to all have a fun time. Today's time magazine had a great side bar piece on Dr Stephen...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Apr 27, 2001 5:01 am
People, Here is an announcement from the skeptical group to the south of us: Subject: Critical thinking Retreat/Workshop Sat/Sun May 19 & 20 Date:...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Apr 28, 2001 3:54 am
Hi folks, Sunday night at 10, the second hour of *PowerPoint* (on 90.9fm) will be on "alternative and complementary medicine" and the view of physicians'...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Apr 28, 2001 4:21 pm
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eric krieg
eric@...
May 10, 2001 9:31 am
Remember: May 19th, 2 PM our next function: Our speaker will be local professor and author Paul Halpern. Paul has written books which cover cool subjects like...
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eric krieg
eric@...
May 16, 2001 2:15 am
People, A reminder: the next meeting is this Saturday at 2 pm, the title is ""The Astrolabe and the Oracle: Scientific Prediction versus Supernatural...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:59 am
Hi all, I thought many of you might want to know about a recent attack on SETI@home by hackers/spammers (I visited MSNBC.com myself to be sure the story was ...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Jun 2, 2001 2:13 am
Hi everyone, Last week's *Philadelphia Weekly* reviewed a novel that many of you may enjoy. It's about someone who takes revenge on a bunch of trendy hotshots...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Jun 6, 2001 1:59 pm
People, You should have gotten you new 8 page issues of Phactum by now. PhACT members their families and friends are welcome to our 3rd annual PhACT Phamily ...
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aforman4kids@...
Jun 8, 2001 5:44 pm
Hello everyone- I'm proud to be a new member of the PhAct discussion group. I'm a pediatrician in the Philly/Wilmington DE area. My primary interests include...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Jun 9, 2001 2:44 am
FYI: Listing in Philadelphia *City Paper*: "Complementing Current Medical Practice with Traditional Herbs" is an evidence based health conference to...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Jun 15, 2001 2:29 am
People, We had a good picnic, which included the return of Craig Olsen to the fold, meeting David Cragin's wife and son, flinging frisbies, an unfortunate test...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Jun 30, 2001 3:44 am
FYI, Monday night: JUSTICE TALKING with Margot Adler 10-11PM Rats, Rights and Research: A debate on Animal Rights In the past few decades, animal rights...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Jul 17, 2001 2:48 am
Friends, This is scheduled for Tuesday on National Public Radio. You may want to call in to criticize or elaborate on the guest's perspective, or just to give ...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Aug 6, 2001 2:50 am
I've never heard the media refer to an "income gap" in the abstract. I hear about income gaps *between groups* -- i.e., differences in median income between...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Aug 9, 2001 3:27 am
... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp You probably...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Aug 16, 2001 4:51 am
FYI: Tomorrow (Thursday) night, Skeptics Society head Michael Shermer will be on *Politically Incorrect* (12:05am EDT). Eric Hamell ...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Sep 1, 2001 3:27 am
People, During the PhACT summer hiatus, the world didn't suddenly reject superstition and embrace critical thinking - so we should start thinking about coming...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Sep 1, 2001 3:20 pm
Eric, I'm very pleased to see you're trying to secure an urban location for future meetings. There are several advantages to such a move: 1) It's generally...
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eric krieg
eric@...
Sep 11, 2001 4:34 am
People, Page 48 of the Sept 10 issue of Newsweek had a full page ad promoting high school drop out and ex convict Dennis Lee. This ad was turned down by Time...
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Eric Hamell
stripey7@...
Sep 20, 2001 3:16 am
... Yes they do, and only selective perception makes them seem so unlikely. Humans are pattern-seeking animals -- "significance junkies" as Carl Sagan put it....
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eric krieg
eric@...
Oct 7, 2001 3:51 am
People, Next week, you should be getting the new issue of Phactum. It will mention the next meeting on Oct 20th at 2 PM at The Community College of...
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Eric Hamell
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Oct 10, 2001 2:10 am
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eric krieg
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Oct 15, 2001 2:30 am
People, The latest issue of Phactum should be in everyone's hands. Don't forget that Oct 20 is our next meeting with the most controversial George Hanson...
