"The Web puts all of the world's knowledge at our fingertips; unfortunately it's mixed with all of the world's bullshit."
--Robert Park
Timeline of skepticism
- Harry Houdini debunks spiritualists ~ 1920-26.
- James Randi and
Carl Sagan appear frequently on the Tonight Show with Johnnie Carson ~ 1973-93.
- CSICOP (now Committee for Skeptical Inquiry) Skeptical Inquirer magazine ~ 1976-present
- MythBusters ~ 2002-present
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit! ~ 2003-present
- James Randi Collegium da Vinci at SMU ~ 2002
- Robert Park at SMU ~ 2003
- FactCheck.org ~ Dec 2003
- Comic-Con and Dragon*Con have skeptic sessions ~ 2007-present
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