Science & Skepticism
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An Activist’s Guide to The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan’s 1995 masterwork, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, stands as one of the most vital manifestos for critical thinking ever written. While framed around scientific skepticism, its core message is profoundly radical: without the tools to question authority and spot deception, a society cannot remain free. At the heart…
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Science versus Miracles
Water Divining with a Y-shaped TwigWhen a water diviner senses underground currents—supposedly through psychic means—the Y-shaped twig begins to move. People who generate this movement via the ideomotor response have no idea they are the cause. These involuntary muscle movements are what cause the dowsing rod to rotate and a planchette to slide.
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Port Blair Training Camp on Developing Scientific Temper Concludes
Teaching kids the real science behind “miracles”! Our 5-day training program empowering young minds with scientific temper wrapped up on May 30, 2013 Science Centre, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Prof Narendra Nayak addressing the participants Participants observing with rapt attention Burning camphor on tongue Exposing the miracle of Kamrali Darvesh Darga Explaining…