http://www.skeptics.com.au Investigating pseudo-science and the paranormal from a responsible scientific viewpoint Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:26:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:01:14 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=244 [ Wednesday, November 4, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday each month, Sydney Skeptics get together in the City Hotel on the corner of Kent and King Streets. Please note that we meet UPSTAIRS. Please come UPSTAIRS just after 6pm. [caption id="attachment_3531" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="City Hotel Map"][/caption]City Hotel is a short walk from either Wynyard Station or Town Hall Station. Next meeting is 4th [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/perthskeptics/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/perthskeptics/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=11 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/perthskeptics/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp-november/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp-november/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:53:12 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=863 [ Thursday, November 5, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday each month, Sydney Skeptics (and blow-ins from other places) get together in the Crown Hotel on the corner of Elizabeth and Goulbourn Streets. Please note that we meet UPSTAIRS. Please come UPSTAIRS just after 6pm. There is usually no formal agenda. People start gathering about 6pm and the night finishes when the last [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp-november/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp-october/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp-october/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:52:05 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=861 [ Thursday, October 1, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday each month, Sydney Skeptics (and blow-ins from other places) get together in the Crown Hotel on the corner of Elizabeth and Goulbourn Streets. Please note that we meet UPSTAIRS. Please come UPSTAIRS just after 6pm. There is usually no formal agenda. 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People start gathering about 6pm and the night finishes when the last [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/ssitp-september/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/beware-the-spinal-trap/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/beware-the-spinal-trap/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:01:06 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=221 UK based science writer and communicator, Simon Singh is currently being sued for defamation (or libel) by the British Chiropractic Association. The legal action stems from an article published by The Guardian Newspaper, in which Simon questioned the evidence for the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment for colic in children. In a worldwide campaign, The Guardian article originally published in 2008, is to be republished across the world.]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/beware-the-spinal-trap/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/blog/homeopathy-recognised-as-bs/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/blog/homeopathy-recognised-as-bs/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:08:59 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=381 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/blog/homeopathy-recognised-as-bs/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/mystery-investigators-perform-for-science-week/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/mystery-investigators-perform-for-science-week/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:28:43 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=13 Find out the science behind fire walking, beds of nails, water divining and more… Myth busting with Richard Saunders and Rachael Dunlop, as they perform Mystery Investigators as part of the ABCs Family Fun Day at Ultimo Science Festival. 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A scathing article written by Amanda Watt was published on July 18th, 2009 in the Brisbane Courier Mail QWeekend Magazine. Titled “The Eye of the Needle”, Amanda’s article was a scathing account of the damage being done by Australia’s anti-vaccination lobby, the Australian Vaccination Network. Amanda tells the story of David and Toni McCaffery, who [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/bad-publicity-for-anti-vax/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/briskepticon2009/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/briskepticon2009/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:46:16 +0000 admin http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=239 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/briskepticon2009/feed/ 0