Think Like a Detective: A Book Review
Think Like A Detective is a fun new book that teaches young children critical thinking skills.
The Secret has a Secret: It’s BS. Here’s how to test it with your kid.
“Manifesting” is all the rage these days. Help your little critical thinker test it with this fun experiment.
Pseudoscience Experiment: Palm Reading
Teach your kid about the Barnum effect with a fun activity!
Critical Thinking Activity: Building a Skept-o-Meter
For this Friday’s activity you are going to build a little scale for weighing evidence. I call it a “skept-o-meter.” One of the key concepts in critical thinking is understanding … Continue Reading Critical Thinking Activity: Building a Skept-o-Meter
Critical Thinking Activity: The Evidence Spectrum
Help children learn critical thinking with this fun card-sorting activity.
Pseudoscience Experiment: Testing Therapeutic Touch
At the age of 9 Emily Rosa became a superstar in the scientific community for her science fair project. She deserved it too, because it was such an amazing project … Continue Reading Pseudoscience Experiment: Testing Therapeutic Touch
Randi v. Popoff: The true story that inspired a scene in Beyond Belief book 1
Do you know the legendary story of how James Randi debunked the famous faith healer Peter Popoff? If you don’t then stay tuned and watch this video. You’ll also learn more about the Beyond Belief characters Reverend Twinkle and Uncle Freeman.
Video: Why do we see faces in pieces of toast?
Do you ever see faces in clouds? Or trees? Or in just about anything? Guess what, there is a name for that: Pareidolia (don’t worry, you’ll learn how to pronounce it in the video).
We are adding videos to the book series!
Now when you read the Beyond Belief books you will find little spyglass icons and inside each one will be a QR code. Scan the code and it will take … Continue Reading We are adding videos to the book series!
I was interviewed on the Skeptical Help Bar!
If you haven’t heard of Kenny Biddle or his show “The Skeptical Help Bar” then you have to check it out. Kenny is a former ghost hunter turned debunker and … Continue Reading I was interviewed on the Skeptical Help Bar!
You’re Going to Have to Wipe Someone’s Butt (Happy Father’s Day)
Happy father’s day! For this special day I thought I would share the first chapter of a book I started working on about fatherhood. I started it a year ago … Continue Reading You’re Going to Have to Wipe Someone’s Butt (Happy Father’s Day)
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We got FAN MAIL!
You’ve heard of Confirmation Bias, but what is it really? A shrink explains.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance- it is the illusion of knowledge. – Daniel J. Boorstin Why do researchers give placebos? Why do they have control conditions and … Continue Reading You’ve heard of Confirmation Bias, but what is it really? A shrink explains.
I was interviewed
“I am a sucker for a good zombie book. I also remember teaching all the different genres when I was a teacher. October was the “Spooky” genre month, but I found many students reading them all year long. If you have a child that enjoys the “Spooky” or horror fiction genre, I think I’ve found the right author for you.”
Book 2 is Launched!
Beyond belief book 2 is live on Amazon and has already reached the top spot in multiple categories. As you know if you follow this blog, I am a child … Continue Reading Book 2 is Launched!