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Skeptikai defends science and exposes pseudoscience. Living in Japan also allows for an interesting opportunity to discuss fascinating stories that go unnoticed elsewhere. Psychological phenomena and intriguing cases from around the globe are also regularly highlighted.
What are the Most Corrupt Countries In the World Today?There is plenty of malice, crime, and corruption in today's political systems around the…
Cooperating Online Gives Students Better GradesDo you work well alone? Do other people get in your way or distract you from your studies?…
What is Rakugo?Rakugo isn't a word the English-speaking world knows; but if one Canadian can help it, the…
How Many Teenage Daughters Are Meeting Strangers from the Internet Offline?A new study has just come out which reveals something about the relationship between…
Vaccine Psychology – Part 1: Vaccine Price Influences Perceived Risk of InfectionEven the adults who are rational enough to know that vaccines are a good thing (as opposed…
Can the Colour of the Cup Change the Flavour of What’s Inside?Researchers haven't found that the colour of a cup actually changes the taste of a cup of…
Skeptikai Turns Two Years Old!The blogging on Skeptikai started two years ago, and I'm happy to say things have been…
The Brain is Not Simply Split into Two Totally Separate Halves, and Other Lessons onOne year ago, I wrote an article that skewered the infographic that one website had been…
Egyptian Satirists Are in Serious Danger of Angering the AuthoritiesIf you watch any of the English-subtitled videos of Bassem Youssef, you get the distinct…
In-Laws Bring A Couple Together… or Tear Them ApartA new study has shed some light on the influence in-laws can have on a relationship, and…
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Black Friday 2011 Madness
How far would you go to save some money? This is the question millions of Americans inevitably ask themselves when they start to line up hours before a store opens, in order to save tens or – if they’re lucky – hundreds of dollars on things like electronics. Nowadays, “Black Friday,” the day after American Thanksgiving (last week), is such a major commercial “holiday” that stores don’t want to miss out. And while no one truly knows why the day got its name, Black Friday has in recent years become a very dark day, with a steady increase in violence. But really, how bad did it get this year? Well… for starters, someone died.