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GREAT article in USA Today! Check it out!

ALBUQUERQUE — “Lake Monsters I Have Known” sounds like the setup for a bad horror movie or an even worse children’s book.

One thing it might not sound like is science. But without science, Ben Radford explained at a recent meeting of New Mexicans for Science and Reason, the stories of the Loch Ness monster and her kin spin out of control in a hurry.

…Curious about the latest scientific findings on the extinction of the dinosaurs? The dawn of rationalism in ancient Greece? The science behind vaccination? The evolution of political values?

Or do you just like good magic tricks? You’ll get that at NMSR as well.

…The group’s members tend to like the label “skeptic” to describe their particular mind-set, and they have a reputation for enthusiastically debunking bizarre claims.

…The idea, explained Radford, a Corrales resident and NMSR regular, is not to set out with debunking in mind. It is simply to test claims made by others, applying the tools of science.

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