Psychologist, Author, Skeptic
You have a memory of a friend you haven’t seen in a long time. Just then you notice that her favorite song is playing on the radio. You remind yourself … Continue Reading Pseudoscience Experiment: Testing Synchronicity
Tim and the Giant Teapot introduces very young readers to skepticism and critical thinking with a fun story.
Teach your little skeptic how to debunk psychic predictions for the New Year!
I believe that children’s books make the world a better place. They help parents and children begin deep conversations. They encourage us grownups to rediscover our sense of curiosity and … Continue Reading Don’t be Mean to Thirteen: A Book Review
Think Like A Detective is a fun new book that teaches young children critical thinking skills.
“Manifesting” is all the rage these days. Help your little critical thinker test it with this fun experiment.
Teach your kid about the Barnum effect with a fun activity!
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
Help children learn critical thinking with this fun card-sorting activity.
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
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.
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).
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!
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!
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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