I shall be ethical. I shall not falsify data. If I use living subjects, I shall not cause harm to human subjects, and shall treat all other of my living, breathing subjects with respect. I shall be judicious about the impact of my research, especially with regard to its potential misuse by others. I shall provide my subordinates with good working conditions and support, I shall treat my colleagues with respect, and I shall respect and take heed of those who have come before me. I shall call attention to the unethical behavior of others.

I shall conduct myself, in my science, with rationality. I shall take every possible step to prevent the biases of the human brain from tainting my research. I shall not lapse into pseudoscience. I shall take note of my own biases and strive to depend on myself and others and allow them to depend on me to remain firmly attached to reality. If my hypothesis is disproven, I shall discard it.

I shall support all members of the scientific community in the ways of science, from the most ancient, proud emeritus to the newest student.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life, be treated with respect and affection from my colleagues and the community, and always feel joy in the search for knowledge.”

Seriously, I think this might at least make some individuals think.

Actually, Navy sonar operators know shrimp (and other “biologicals”) by their “whistles.” Okay, so technically crustaceans aren’t doing the same as a human whistle (air through extreme contractions)… and so Mooney isn’t interviewing Benson either.

As for Mooney, I didn’t hear anything wrong with his first show. I’ll listen to him until he gives me a reason not to.

According to the President/CEO of CfI (this was discussed on Russell Blackford’s blog a week or two ago), the PoI podcast crew has a division of labor. Mooney is handling science in the media, while Price is handling any religious-themed podcasts. I expect Mooney will be mostly focusing on Global Warming (long a hobby horse) and anti-vax type issues. It will be interesting if he plays this arrangement straight, or treats it like other media where he can bash New Atheists in a venue where they cannot meaningfully respond.

Time will tell, I suppose.

Mr. Mooney will interview Ophelia Benson about the time that the shrimps learn to whistle.

D.J. Grothe, set a course for oblivion! LOL

And, by the way! What’s the D and the J for in his name?

Sorry, but Point of Inquiry is “continuing”. It is not “continuing on“.

I’ll shut up now.

Stollznow does the Monstertalk podcast for Skeptic magazine. She and Dr Price should do great.

One comment caught my eye:
“Bev L. Pattenden of Grafton 2460 Posted at 9:11 AM Today
Don’t think the anti-vaccination movement is going to stop because it is world wide. The pro-vaccine propaganda machine over the past decades has failed to do any proper research between vaccinated and unvaccinated, because they know that vaccines cause so much damage it is beyond comprehension. Childhood cancer, ADD and asthma all started after vaccination was introduced and if you did some research you would find that smallpox and polio were not cured by vaccines, but spread worldwide. It is the perpetuation of disease not the cure. Check out the ingredients you will be sick just knowing what you are putting into your healthy body to make it sick. Kill the Beast before it kills you.”

As a med student, maybe I’m taking the knowledge of vaccines and their HUGE impact for granted, but that is some serious ignorance and mis-education up there!

I’m a bit concerned about For Good Reason, however. It seems to me that DJ’s focus is still on secular humanism, whereas the JREF’s domain is somewhat more broad than that.

Yes, we’re only three episodes in, but I am concerned that FGR is turning out to be the bastid lovechile’ of Point of Inquiry.

DJ! More skepticism!