Lisa Bauer
Website: http://www.nycskeptics.org/blog/?page_id=388&uid=5
Joined on: August 14th, 2009
Profile:
Lisa Bauer teaches undergraduate level measurement, research design and experimental psychology. She is also a graduate student of psychology and has an M.S. in neuroscience. Her skeptical interests include analysis of flawed or pseudoscientific methodology, as well as general neuro- and psycho- mythology. She lives in the Bronx, enjoys campy horror movies and gaming.
Recent Posts by Lisa Bauer
- Why I was a Gotham Skeptic
- Skepticism = Skepticism, X = X
- On Being Fat: discrimination against the obese
- The Snail on the Edge of a Straight Razor
- Instrument Validity: The GRE as a Gatekeeper?
- On Death and Being a Dick
- The Oz Fallacy Fallacy
- The Fallacy of Oz
- Mythbusters and the Importance of Variation
- The Role of Empirical Evidence and Skepticism in the Same Sex Marriage Debate
Recent Comments by Lisa Bauer
- ""I can't really hear your point until we all stop shouting"" on Jon Stewart, friend of rationality and reasonableness
- "Excellent article! I too was worried that my point was being misunderstood when I saw some of the comments. To be clear: I think education is importan" on To degree or not to degree?
- "I would agree that at the doctoral level it's substantially harder to just coast by (although still possible). I should have been more clear that I wa" on The Fallacy of Oz
- "As someone about to begin doctoral studies in a few weeks, I do know the value of possessing credentials. But, the credentials are supposed to represe" on The Fallacy of Oz
- "There is little data demonstrating the relationship between the GRE and outcomes for two reasons. One, the GRE is a filtering device; we don't often g" on Standardized Testing: Key to a Dumber Tomorrow
- "No where in any of that is there an explicit definition. It's a few verses that you're choosing to interpret a certain way. And a civil union is n" on The Role of Empirical Evidence and Skepticism in the Same Sex Marriage Debate
- "Excellent post Michael! I think almost no one (besides the WBC members) would disagree that holding such a rally at the funeral of a fallen solider" on Why I reluctantly both agree with a Fox News pundit and support the Westboro Baptist Church
- "@Charles Lewis - thanks for reading and your comments. A few questions emerge, however. For starters: you state that marriage is defined in religio" on The Role of Empirical Evidence and Skepticism in the Same Sex Marriage Debate
- "Fine by me! Thanks for sharing it around." on The Role of Empirical Evidence and Skepticism in the Same Sex Marriage Debate
- "In reference to the comment Page made, “these items are for novelty use only” which you see in head shops and adult entertainment shops" " on On Suing Swami