October 26, 2007

Pacers Ad Features Crop Circles

This funny advertisement for the Pacers makes use of all the trappings of kooky UFO/conspiracy films. The San Antonio Express-News (2007-10-32) has an article about the ad or you can watch it below.

Posted by nolandda at 12:38 PM

April 09, 2007

The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Tonight on WLFI

Tonight at 8:00pm there will be a documentary on PBS concerning Jim Jones his cult. Few people know that Jones started out in Indianapolis as a civil rights leader. Those in the Indy area can tune in to WLFI (channel 20) at 8:00pm tonight to watch Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple.

Posted by nolandda at 06:01 PM

January 05, 2006

Strange Tiles

The Indianapolis Star (2005-01-02) discovered the Toynbee Tile at the corner of Maryland and Meridian. This tile and others like it have been around for some time, yet their origin remains a mystery.

Posted by nolandda at 11:17 AM

December 12, 2005

Indiana Scores Well in Science Education Study

Several local media sources are reporting that Indiana is one of only seven states to receive top marks for science education standards this year, and one of only three states to have received top marks twice in a row. The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation grades each state's guidelines for teaching science in public schools periodically. I believe that I can safely say that the Indiana Skeptics are encouraged by this study and want to see this trend continue. Paul R. Gross, the study's main author and a Professor Emeritus of biology at the University of Virginia, is understandably concerned about the possibility of "intelligent design" being introduced into the State's science curricula and notes that it would certainly have a negative effect on Indiana's score. See also:

Posted by nolandda at 12:16 PM