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For the national parks, love isn't enough
Chicago Tribune - Editorial Board
Americans love their national parks. Last year, these lands attracted 331 million people — a record number and an increase of 7.7 percent over 2015. But that love is a mixed blessing for the parks. Visitors
James Madison’s Lessons in Racism
The New York Times - By NOAH FELDMAN
When we think about the framers of the Constitution and how they handled the issue of race, we conjure up the extremes: the hypocrites and the heroes. At one end is Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that “all
Insect Armageddon
The New York Times - By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
There is alarming new evidence that insect populations worldwide are in rapid decline. As Prof. Dave Goulson of the University of Sussex, a co-author of a new insect study, put it, we are “on course for
Checking My Male Privilege
The New York Times - By CHARLES M. BLOW
With the recent rash of high-profile accusations of sexual harassment and assault — from Harvey Weinstein to George H. W. Bush to Mark Halperin — I found myself feeling shocked at the pervasiveness of
The Democrats have become socialists
The Washington Post
When Bernie Sanders launched his bid for the Democratic nomination, he was often asked whether he, a democratic socialist, would actually become a Democrat. Now, more than a year after he ignited a movement
Illinois vs. the opioid epidemic
Chicago Tribune - Editorial Board
The epidemic of opioid overdose deaths has been geographically lopsided. West Virginia has the highest rate, followed by New Hampshire, Ohio and Kentucky. Illinois’ rate is one-third of West Virginia’s,
Is Democracy Endangered?
The New York Times - By SERGE SCHMEMANN
Looking across the globe, it might appear at times that violence, chaos and fear are getting the upper hand over order, democracy and reason. The world has always been a messy place, of course, and it
Liberalism and the Campus Rape Tribunals
The New York Times - By ROSS DOUTHAT
Last week Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education, announced that the Trump White House would be revising the Obama administration guidelines for how colleges and universities adjudicate accusations of
Don’t buy all the PR-style hooey about ‘dreamers’
The Washington Post
Who wants to deport "dreamers"? Not many people, it turns out. Even veteran immigration restrictionists seem willing to legalize this subset of undocumented immigrants if it is part of a package deal.
Surprising Number Of Americans Don't Believe In Evolution (VIDEO)
HuffPost - Jaweed Kaleem
One in three Americans doesn't believe in evolution, according to new survey results from the Pew Research Center. The results, released Monday in report on views about human evolution, show that 33 percent
Inherit the Wind: An Historical Analysis
answersingenesis.org
Shop Now The film and play of the most publicized creation/evolution trial of all time are seriously biased and inaccurate. Rarely does a year go by …
101 Reasons Why Evolution is True
ideonexus.com
These reasons will work from the general to the specific. I’ve used links to articles in Wikipedia as much as possible because Wiki articles are …
Ten Major Court Cases about Evolution and Creationism
ncse.com
1. In 1968, in Epperson v. Arkansas, the United States Supreme Court invalidated an Arkansas statute that prohibited the teaching of evolution. The …
U.S. Lags World in Grasp of Genetics and Acceptance of Evolution
Live Science
A comparison of peoples' views in 34 countries finds that the United States ranks near the bottom when it comes to public acceptance of evolution. …
Probing Question: Why is teaching evolution still controversial?
psu.edu
Penn State political scientists Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer explain that, despite 40 years of court cases ruling against teaching creationism in …
Hypnosis: Real or wack?
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Hypnotherapy - Hypnosis
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Hypnosis today
apa.org
The first task for many psychologists who use hypnosis is telling patients what hypnosis is and what it isn’t. "If you watch hypnosis on TV, the …
Dr. Weil - Integrative Medicine, Healthy Lifestyles & Happiness
drweil.com
"As a practitioner and teacher of integrative medicine for the last thirty years, it has been my personal mission to drive research, education, and …
The Brain
Hypnosis, Memory and the Brain
scientificamerican.com - Amanda J. Barnier, Rochelle E. Cox, Greg Savage
Hypnosis has long been considered a valuable technique for recreating and then studying puzzling psychological phenomena. A classic example of this …
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This shift in consciousness enables us to tap into many of our natural abilities and allows us to make change more quickly. Because hypnosis allows …
Hypnosis
Hypnosis real or fake
rationalskepticism.org - #1 by Rhubis » Dec 27, 2013 4:55 am
What aspects of hypnosis are real? I've dabbled in hypnosis myself. I've done some of the simple mind tricks like made people lose their balance, be …
Skeptical about hypnosis – Uncommon Knowledge
uncommon-knowledge.co.uk
Skeptical about hypnosis? Home > Psychology Articles > Hypnosis and hypnotherapy > Skeptical about hypnosis If you are skeptical about hypnosis you are …
hypnosis - The Skeptic's Dictionary
skepdic.com
From Abracadabra to Zombies | View All hypnosis Hypnosis and the placebo effect are "so heavily reliant upon the effects of suggestion and belief that …
Why acupuncture is giving sceptics the needle
The Guardian - David Derbyshire
You can't get crystal healing on the NHS. The Department of Health doesn't fund faith healing. And most doctors believe magnets are best stuck on fridges, not patients. But ask for a treatment in which
Acupuncture Doesn't Work
sciencebasedmedicine.org
About a year ago the editors of Anesthesia & Analgesia solicited a written debate on whether or not acupuncture is effective or simply an elaborate …
acupuncture - The Skeptic's Dictionary
skepdic.com
From Abracadabra to Zombies | View All acupuncture According to the National Institute of Health more than 10 million adults in the U.S. have used …