Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie

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Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved.

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Penn & Teller deconstruct the anti-vaccine movement, not to mention an old friend of the blog, Dr. Jay Gordon : Respectful Insolence

Thanks to Autism News Beat, I've found the Penn & Teller: Bullshit! episode Vaccination in a streaming form. I have two warnings. First, if you're not familiar with Penn & Teller, you should be prepared for lots of profanity, including liberal use of the F-word. There is also one scene with a topless woman near the end. If you're easily offended, then you probably shouldn't watch. You have been warned. Second, you have to hit the arrow directly in order not to go to the website hosting the streaming video:

I have to say, I've rarely seen a more visually effective way of portraying the benefits of vaccination than was shown in the opening scene of the episode. It was particularly effective how it pointed out that, even if vaccines did cause autism in 1 in a 110 children, the risk-benefit ratio would still favor vaccination.

via scienceblogs.com

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Snake oil salesman gets what he deserves

via scepticsbook.com

Good to see one of these evil peddlars getting his due. Clip from US Dragons Den

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