Swift, named for Jonathan Swift, is the JREF's daily blog, featuring content from James Randi, the JREF staff, and other featured authors.
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Written by James Randi
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Well, apparently a reader
named “Adriana” did, but she didn’t look around much to find
any before she paid up. Her letter:
I am
writing to add some more proof to your claim that Sylvia Browne and her possy
are con artists. I only want to describe my story so you will see that Chris
[Dufresne] is not able to see the future and I am trying to open as many eyes
as I can.
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Written by Jeffrey Wagg
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 Swift Reader Jeff McVann sends us:
I went to Wired Magazine's NEXTFEST in Chicago last weekend. There was
plenty of cool and useful technology to be seen, but I was very
disappointed to see the "Hoverit Lounger." It is a plastic chair with
magnets that make it "float." A picture can be found here:
http://gizmodo.com/346269/hoverit-lounger-relaxation-through-levitation
Besides looking very uncomfortable - note that it is a solid plastic
chair, and the arm rests stay put while the seat moves up and down -
but the brochure also states "...inventor Keith Dixon claims the
lounger's magnetic fields can help those suffering from backaches,
headaches and muscular discomfort."
Price? $11,000!!!
They say a fool and his money are soon parted. Only a fool would buy this chair.
Keep up the good work!
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Written by James Randi
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We have had several requests from potential prize applicants who believe that they have the power to dowse, and who need general guidelines for how to conduct a double-blind test before they actually make application. We recognize that not everyone will know what a double-blind test is, so here is a general description.
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Written by James Randi
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The brouhaha that began as a
comprehensive homeopathy test In Greece, has been consuming far too
much of my time and attention, and of my colleagues, as well. Forget
all previous correspondence exchanged on the subject. What appears HERE is the current status.
We’re starting anew.
Bear in mind that WE are offering the million-dollar prize, and WE will
control the parameters, in line with the rules of the challenge – which
are available to everyone. There will be no more exceptions, which I
had – unwisely – granted to certain persons in order to be more
accommodating; they have always chosen to be difficult, capricious, and
arrogant as a result of this courtesy. No more.
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Written by Joe Albietz
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 In case you had any doubt that the current anti-vaccination campaign, led publicly by comedian/actress Jenny McCarthy, had abandoned any pretense of interest in reality, behold the most unintentionally insightful self-description I have ever beheld in any field of pseudo-science:
“(Peet) has a lot of balls to come forward and be on that side, because there is an angry mob on my side, and I like the fact that I can say she’s completely wrong." - Jenny McCarthy Spectrum Magazine, August ’08
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