The third annual convention of the James Randi Educational Foundation is now underway in Las Vegas, and your Dropping Science editors are here to report on the proceedings. We’ll be posting stories whenever we find time between lectures, buffets, and hands of poker.
The conference got off to a fantastic start tonight with a performance by [...]

Tomorrow is the first day of this year’s Amazing Meeting, the annual convention of the James Randi Educational Foundation. This year’s speakers include Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Penn and Teller.
We’ll be posting updates from the conference over the next four days. Check out the schedule here.

Time Magazine has an interesting story on the “Bili ape,” a mysterious primate that supposedly combines characteristics of gorillas with those of chimpanzees.
The Bili has been a topic of discussion for several years –there are some who believe it’s an unknown species, and others who say they’re just oversize chimps. National Public Radio took a [...]