A local broadcaster reports that Dutch medium Robbert van den Broeke was arrested on January 6th and was held for three days. Five people have made statements against him for making threats, including at least one death threat. Van den Broeke has quite a history in harassing people, but has always claimed that he is the victim of a hacker.
Category: Skepticism
Michael Shermer and the Witch Theory of Causality in The Moral Arc
Recently Michael Shermer did a book tour in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. I had the opportunity to interview him about his book for Skepter, the magazine of the Dutch skeptics foundation Skepsis.
Science Babe Takes 50 Homeopathic Sleeping Pills. Does it Debunk Homeopathy?
In a video the Science Babe ‘debunks’ homeopathy by taking 50 homeopathic sleeping pills and not feeling drowsy. Is it really a good debunk?
Update on #KoftaGate – Egyptian Miracle Detectors and Cures for Hepatitis C and AIDS
Egyptian Armed Forces under heavy criticism after claims to have found a cure for AIDS and HCV
Dutch School Hires Dowser to Clean up Electrosmog
A primary school hired a dowser to get rid of electrosmog. Highly sensitive pupils benefited from this according to the head of the school.
So, why did we survive December 21st 2012?
News from some blogs may help us understand why the world didn’t end on Friday December 21st 2012.
The Photography Tricks of Robbert van den Broeke
Dutch medium Robbert van den Broeke rose to fame in the Netherlands in the early 2000’s with his discovery of crop circles and contacts with deceased people. He made his appearance in several programmes on national TV. In 2005 he was exposed as a fraud by Rob Nanninga, board member of the Dutch Skeptical foundation Skepsis, […]
Great talk by Jamy Ian Swiss on skepticism at TAM 2012
A very inspiring talk by Jamy Ian Smith at TAM 2012. I share his vision on what skepticism should be about. Worth watching all 40 minutes!