Mystery of the Brazilian Chupacabra
March 27, 2025Last year I found myself in Buffalo, New York, joining my colleague Kenny Biddle on one of our rare opportunities to do an investigation together. We were headed out to visit Lily Dale, the Spiritualist camp brimming with psychics and crystals. I’d been there several times, the first accompanying the late Joe Nickell. That morning …
“Incalculable Human Potential” – Celebrating National Science Appreciation Day, Good News from West Virginia, and the Sea of Homer
March 26, 2025Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Happy National Science Appreciation Day, everyone! Today is ScienceSaves annual celebration of the lifesaving, world-changing power of science. This year, more than two dozen states and major cities have issued official proclamations to recognize National Science Appreciation Day. March …
“The Importance of Evidence, Logic, and Reason” – Free Inquiry on Education & Enlightenment Values, OPP in Iowa, Michael Mann and more
March 24, 2025Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. The April/May 2025 issue of Free Inquiry is now available to read online, and the cover feature focuses on “Education & Enlightenment Values.” In the first of two feature essays, Bret Stephens asks “When Did the Academy Become Illiberal?” …
“Her Four Living Children” – Free Speech, Science Appreciation, and Doubling Down on Disinformation
March 21, 2025Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Free Inquiry editor Ronald Lindsay’s column this week looks at “Free Speech and the Criteria for Anti-Semitism.” Combating anti-Semitism, just like combating any ethnic, racial, or religious prejudice, is a good thing. […] But one has a right to …
“A Really Terrible Idea” –Confident Christian Nationalism, Zooming with Psychics, and Letting Bird Flu Rip
March 19, 2025Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. We’re now just one week away from this year’s National Science Appreciation Day celebration. Visit the ScienceSaves website today to download a free toolkit to help you plan your own National Science Appreciation Day event, or read personal stories …
“The Fight Isn’t Over” – The Scopes Trial, Critical Thinking in Schools, and RFK Jr.’s First 30 Days
March 17, 2025Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Late last week, the Associated Press ran a piece about the 100 year anniversary of the Scopes trial, noting correctly that even today “the fight isn’t over.” The rift over evolution and creationism — particularly in classrooms — …
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