Category Archives: Skepticism

Imaginary

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: March 5, 2013

It’s been a little while since I’ve mentioned Finding Bigfoot, my current favorite pseudoscience “reality” show on television. As I’ve mentioned before, I find shows like this to be fascinating because it illustrates both the virtues of skepticism and the scientific method as well as the dangers of wanting to believe something so much, you’re [...]

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Finding Pseudoscience

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: December 4, 2012

I’ve been watching a lot of Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet lately. It’s not because I’m expecting them to ever find a bigfoot. It’s because no show on television illustrates the virtues of true skepticism or the powers of rationalization. If you haven’t watched Finding Bigfoot, I recommend sitting down and watching at least a [...]

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Random Blog Post

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 11, 2011

Hey, gang. Apologies that I haven’t been posting as regularly. I’ve been surprisingly busy. I can’t complain about it. It’s a good thing for my career if I have a bunch of projects going on. It’s an exciting time to be me, and I guess that means if you’re a fan, then it can be [...]

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The Leprechauns Are Coming

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 1, 2010

Ahoy hoy. Been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been busy. Ordered a pizza. Got married. Wrestled a bear. Traveled back in time and gave a cell phone to a silent movie extra. Just for laughs. But I’m back to share that trademark A. Lee Martinez wit and wisdom you’ve come to cherish so. I was [...]