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Here, we administer potent globuli of critical thinking, scientific facts, and a healthy dose of ape-itude to combat the world’s bs&woo. Side effects may include better decision-making.
Take Your DoseThe Ape Behind the Curtain
I’m pan Psax (or Pavel Šmejkal, if you must). As the ‘Chair Ape’ of the Atropos Skeptics Society, my mission is to observe, write, and occasionally fling some well-aimed facts at the nonsense out there. This site is my troop’s headquarters, where I share findings from the front lines of Wikipedia, the wilds of my backyard, and the jungle of Czech public discourse.
(My currently inactive podcasts are in Czech).
💊 What’s in the Globuli?
💡 A Dose of Critical Thinking
Skepticism 101. Your essential guide to becoming a finely-tuned BS detector. Learn to spot fallacies, question claims, and think like a proper skeptical ape. Unlike homeopathic pills, this actually works.
📙 Reports from the Jungle
Articles of interest, dispatches from the Czech Republic. These are my unfiltered and occasionally sarcastic thoughts on religion, politics, and woo-woo culture, written for the Atropos Skeptics Society blog.
🌿 Field Notes: A Naturalist’s Diary
My most active project: a personal, diary-style log of my walks in nature. Join me for observations of plants, birds, butterflies, and the weather. This is where science meets simple, everyday curiosity.
🛠️ Skeptical Pursuits & Hobbies
Waging a two-front war on ignorance. In the wild, I map local biodiversity, documenting 210+ moth species (including some from the Red List). Online, I combat pseudoscience by editing Wikipedia with the GSoW team. See how I turn skeptical principles into practice.