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 * ... that Elena Cattaneo "show[ed] the influence that individual scientists can have in fighting anti-science forces"? - August 2015
 * ... that the Merseyside Skeptics Society organised a mass overdose of homeopathic preparations?
 * ... that Phil Plait, the author of Bad Astronomy, attempts to explore common fallacies and popular misunderstandings within the field of astronomy? (23 May 2013)
 * ... that geologist Sharon A. Hill has investigated and reported on recent claims about Bigfoot DNA evidence? (8 May 2013)
 * ... that Stephen Jay Gould once called Donald Prothero "the best punctuated equilibrium researcher on the West Coast"? (18 March 2013)
 * ... that human rights activist Leo Igwe works to combat modern witchcraft accusation in Nigeria? (27 February 2013)
 * ... that Kenneth Feder teenage interest in the paranormal led to a career in archaeology studying it? (17 February 2013)
 * ... that Canadian manga artist Sara Mayhew uses storytelling to promote science and critical thinking? (9 February 2013)
 * ... that scientist Stuart Firestein uses an analogy of finding a black cat in a dark room to describe the scientific method? (12 January 2013)
 * ... that San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty member Indre Viskontas has performed research into the neurological basis of memory, reasoning, and self-identity? (10 November 2012)
 * ...that Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories conducted more than one-third of all toxicology testing in the United States before it was discovered to have engaged in extensive scientific misconduct? (23 August 2012)
 * ... that paranormal claims investigators Bryan & Baxter do not investigate the paranormal, but rather the legitimacy of the paranormal claims made by others?" (18 July 2012)
 * ... that James Underdown, an investigator of fringe science claims, once declared himself Poet Laureate of Calumet City, Illinois, and toured Midwest comedy clubs under the name Jim U-boat? (12 September 2011)
 * ...that the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation was investigated for mail fraud? (21 March 2007)
 * ...that Document 12-571-3570 is an apocryphal document that outlined supposed sexual encounters by astronauts in space? (8 September 2006)
 * ...that PZ Myers became interested in marine biology studying the insides of fish while angling with his father? (5 September 2006)

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