My latest Behavior & Belief column, “Syracuse, Apple, and Autism Pseudoscience,” is up at the Skeptical Inquirer. I covers a recent facilitated communication controversy on the campus of Syracuse University.

Coincidentally, April is Autism Acceptance Month, and to celebrate the occasion, Apple Computer released two beautifully produced videos. Unfortunately, in doing so, Apple has associated itself with pseudoscientific treatments for autism.

Until next time.

SV

Recently I had the special pleasure of appearing on a podcast called “The Show About Science.” Among other things, the podcast is remarkable because the host, Nate, is 5 years old. This was Nate’s 13th episode, so he invited me on to talk about superstitions. You can listen to the episode here.

People have begun to realize that “The Show About Science” and other podcasts for and by children have great educational potential.  Nate, who is clearly ahead of the curve on this trend, is mentioned in this recent article in The Atlantic.

Until later,

SV