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2014 Year in Review

0:39 – Silver Cluon Recipients:

• 13 April Silver Cluon Award: James Wilson and Perry Willis https://secure.downsizedc.org/blog/the-untold-truth-about-the-mccutcheon-decision
• 26 May Silver Cluon Award: Tyler Vigen http://www.tylervigen.com/
• 7 July Silver Cluon Award: The Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.dailydot.com/politics/blimp-nsa-utah-eff-mass-surveillance/
• 6 October Silver Cluon Award: Mark Daly and nVidia http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2014/09/18/debunked/
• 8 December Silver Cluon Award: David Mazières, Eddie Kohler, and Peter Vamplew http://www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7259207/scientific-paper-scam

Idiot of the Year Nominations:

• 12:25 – The WHO
• 14:28 – Matthew Yglesias
• 16:08 – The Obama Administration
• 19:58 – Food Babe http://foodbabe.com/2011/09/02/what-a-miracle-food-wheatgrass-bali/
  • Michael Shermer » Wheatgrass Juice & Folk Medicine http://www.michaelshermer.com/2008/08/wheatgrass/
• 24:12 – Dr. Mehmet Oz
  • Research confirms it: Dr. Oz dispenses a lot of medical advice with no scientific grounding http://qz.com/315813/research-confirms-it-dr-oz-dispenses-a-lot-of-medical-advice-with-no-scientific-grounding/
• 26:06 – Jonathan’s nomination: Lena Dunham http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/investigating-lena-dunham-sexual-abuse-claims/
• 30:23 – Daniel’s nomination: ShirtStorm
• 36:17 – Charles’s nomination: Sony
• 44:58 – Dave & Travis’s nomination: Michael Mark Cohen http://gawker.com/douchebag-the-white-racial-slur-we-ve-all-been-waiti-1647954231
  • Unedited version: http://podcast.bogosity.tv/mp3s/Dave%27s%202014%20Nomination.mp3
• 57:09 – Tim’s nomination: Gaming Journalism

58:28 – Idiot of the Year

“What do you think science is? There’s nothing magical about science. It is simply a systematic way for carefully and thoroughly observing nature and using consistent logic to evaluate results. Which part of that exactly do you disagree with? Do you disagree with being thorough? Using careful observation? Being systematic? Or using consistent logic?” —Steven Novella