James Randi: We All Make Assumptions JamesRandiFoundation 2024-10-23 | James Randi: We All Make Assumptions
Lecture 1: Science Based Medicine vs.Evidence Based Medicine JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | Our ancestors lived in a pre-scientific world where the evolution of “logically illogical” thinking helped them survive.Science doesn’t come naturally; we prefer stories to studies. How can we decide if a medicaltreatment works? The scientific method is the only way to get reliable answers. Evidence-based medicine was a good idea but failed to live up to its promise.How science-based medicine is different from evidence-based medicine and why it is better.
Lecture 2: What is CAM JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | Lecture 1 was about what science-based medicine is; this lecture is about what it isn’t and includes a discussion of placebo effects.CAM stands for complementary and alternative medicine.CAM was once defined as “stuff that isn’t taught in medical schools.”CAM is a shortcut from idea to bedside, bypassing good science.The growing popularity of CAM may be attributed to multiple factors, including misunderstandings about science and a distrust of the medical establishment.
Lecture 4: Acupuncture JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | Alternative medicine is medicine that hasn’t been proven to work. Most people think acupuncture has been proven to work, but the evidence actually indicates that it is no more than an elaborate, theatrical placebo.Almost everything you’ve heard about acupuncture is false.
Lecture 7: Energy Medicine JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | Energy medicine claims that there is an energy field undetectable by scientific instruments that somehow gets out of balance, somehow causes illness, and somehow can be adjusted by practitioners to restore health.Energy medicine is not measurable, not falsifiable and therefore is not in the realm of science.
Lecture 6: Naturopathy and Herbal Medicines JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | Naturopathy is an ill-defined system based on vitalistic mythology; it combines commonsense health and nutrition measures and rational use of a few herbs with a huge variety of unscientific practices and anti-medical double-talk.What naturopaths do that is good is no different from whatMDs do, and what they do that is different is not good, and is potentially dangerous.
Lecture 3: Chiropractic JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | Chiropractic is a pre-scientific belief system based on a mythicalconcept, the chiropractic “subluxation.”Some of the things chiropractors offer, like spinal manipulation for low back pain, are useful but are also offered by science-based health care providers.Many chiropractors use an array of quack diagnostic and treatment methods, and visiting a chiropractor can be dangerous. How to choose a safe chiropractor.
Lecture 5: Homeopathy JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | Many people have no idea what homeopathy is; they think it’s just some kind of herbal medicine.Actually it’s incredibly silly. It has been called “the ultimate fake” and “delusions about dilutions.”It has been tested and shown not to work, and basic science tellsus it couldn’t possibly work.
Lecture 8: Miscellaneous Alternatives JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | There are recurrent memes or myths in CAM that refuse to die. Like zombies, they keep rising up again no matter how many times they have been debunked. This lecture Includes a survey of some of the truly bizarre odds and ends that can be found in the world of CAM.
Lecture 9: Pitfalls in Research JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | We depend on science for our knowledge, but a lot of things can go wrong in scientific research that can mislead us.Here’s a handy toolbox of questions to ask before you decidewhether to believe the results of a clinical study.
Lecture 10: Science-Based Medicine in the Media and Politics JamesRandiFoundation 2015-11-27 | We have regressed from the Age of Enlightenment to an Age of Endarkenment.The public is appallingly ignorant about science.Politicians are science-illiterate and pass laws that disregard science.The media do a very poor job of reporting on medical science.
Million Dollar Challenge JamesRandiFoundation 2014-11-14 | The Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge 2014 featuring Fei Wang that took place at The Amazing Meeting 2014 in Las Vegas
Friends of Science in Medicine - Joanne Benhamu TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-27 | Standing up for Science in Australia
And Thats Why Theyre Going to Hell - Eve Siebert TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-27 | Teaching Literature in the Creationist Classroom
The Marblehead UFO - Andrew Hansford TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-27 | What you can find from your armchair
Purpose Driven Life - Ralph Lewis TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-27 | A Psychiatrist's Evolutionary Perspective on Human Motivation
Science Based Medicine Workshop TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-26 | Presented by Harriet Hall, Mark Crislip, David Gorski and Steven NovellaWe apologize for the video quality, the original version was lost.
Preserving Skeptic History Workshop TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-26 | Presented by Ray Hyman, Robert Sheaffer, Susan Gerbic, Daniel Loxton and Tim FarleyWe apologize for the video quality, the original version was lost.
How Rational Are You? Workshop TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-26 | Presented by Barbara Drescher and Kyle HillWe apologize for the video quality, the original version was lost.
Skepticism Across the Curriculum - Workshop TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-23 | Presented by educators Peter Boghossian, Miranda Celeste Hale, Eve Siebert and Bob Blaskiewicz
Crowdsourcing Skepticism - Workshop TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-23 | Presented by Tim Farley and Shane Greenup. We apologize for the video quality. This was a recovered file.
Physics, Metaphysics and Fraud - Workshop TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-23 | Presented by Grace Denman and Chip Denman of the National Capital Area Skeptics
Supporting Skepticism Around the World - Workshop TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-23 | Featuring Leo Igwe, Norm Allen, Nakul Shenoy, Richard Saunders, Massimo Polidoro, Sanal Edamaruku and DJ Grothe.We apologize for the video quality. This was recovered footage.
GOTCHA! Or: How I learned from the Amazing Randi - Massimo Polidoro TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-14 | ...
Why Mensa will never eliminate world hunger - Barbara Drescher TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-14 | ...
Crisis in the Media - Faye Flam TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-09 | Can we fight fakers in an accelerating information universe?
Bigfoot Skeptics Panel discussion TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-06 | Abominable Science! A cryptozoologically-themed panel discussion with Donald Prothero, Daniel Loxton, Sharon Hill and moderated by Blake Smith.
Making An Honest Liar Interview TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-04 | An interview with James Randi about the movie "An Honest Liar" - his biopic - with producers Justin Weinstein, Tyler Measom and hosted by Jamy Ian Swiss.
Science and Morality: Michael Shermer TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-01 | How science can determine right and wrong
Skepticism for Everyone: Sara E. Mayhew TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-10-01 | Popularizing Skepticism with Entertainment
Magicians vs Psychics Panel discussion TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-30 | With Ray Hyman, DJ Grothe, Jamy Ian Swiss, James Randi, Max Maven, Mark Edward and Banachek
Taking on Woo in Martial Arts: Workshop from TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-28 | This 1.5 hour workshop presented outside of the main TAM programming features SF Zeigler, David Jones, Brent Weedman, John Rennie, Jennifer Ouellette and Evan Bernstein. We apologize for the video quality, the better version was lost so people look really tall and thin.
Fighting the Fakers: Woo in Martial Arts Panel TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-27 | A panel moderated by John Rennie featuring Reed Kuhn, Brent Weedman, David Jones and Evan Bernstein
Panel discussion: Skeptical Scope and Mission TAM2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-26 | Sharon Hill with Jamy Ian Swiss, Steven Novella, Daniel Loxton and Barbara Drescher.
Russell Blackford - We have the extraordinary evidence! TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-25 | ...
Massimo Pigliucci - Demarcation: Science and Pseudoscience TAM 2013 JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-25 | ...
TAM 2014 - Panel - The Psychology of Pseudoscience in Medicine JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-17 | Panel discussion featuring Dr. Steven Novella, Dr. Harriet Hall, Dr. Scott Lilienfeld and Dr. Paul Offit.
TAM 2014 - Workshop - What you can do to fight the woo JamesRandiFoundation 2014-09-17 | Learn how YOU can DO something important. Check out this workshop from TAM 2014 with Robert Blaskiewicz, Susan Gerbic and Kirill Alferov.
