62nd Skeptic's Circle is up

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My favorite is Reasic's late but thorough dissection of Michael Crichton in his "Aliens Cause Global Warming" speech.

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Via Gristmill, reasic's magisterial debunking of Michael Crichton's silly "Aliens Cause Global Warming" talk.
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