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Archive for July 2017

Podcast Recommendation: Rational Lampoon from Big Picture Science (SETI)

Justin Beach
Justin Beach
Big Picture Science from the SETI Institute is an excellent podcast generally, but this week's episode " Skeptic Check: Rational ...

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Facticious: Game tests your ability to detect fake news

Justin Beach
Justin Beach
Journalist Maggie Farley has created an online game to test people's ability to detect fake news. In each round of Facticious , stori...

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