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Skeptics spreading the word across the globe.
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Panel for Skepticism and the Media at NECSS NYC, a sell out with over 400 delegates and people turned away at the door. Vice president Rachael Dunlop is currently in the USA for several sceptical conferences and lectures, including Dragon*Con in Atlanta last week, NECSS in NYC on September 12 and Boston Skeptics in the Pub … Read on »
Yahoo! It’s the Skeptics
Australian Skeptics are pleased to be a part of the Yahoo7 News Blog. Our first entry, by Past President Peter ‘Ratbags’ Bowditch, is “An introduction to scepticism.” Enjoy and don’t forget to comment! Australian Skeptics Yahoo7 Blog … Read on »
Swine flu, how safe will the vaccine be?
You’d have to be living in a cave to not be aware that we are in midst of an epidemic of H1N1 Influenza, commonly known as Swine Flu. This is the same flu responsible for 1918 – 1919 pandemic that killed millions, so understandably world health organizations are tracking it very carefully. There is also a … Read on »
Seeing is not always believing…
Professor Richard Wiseman is the Professor of the Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Richard is the author of several books but is also a big fan of new media such as Twitter. He recently ran a Twitter poll asking people to describe Michael Jackson in 140 characters. Richard … Read on »
Behind the scenes on The Skeptic Zone photo shoot in Perth
Many thanks to the awesome talents of Perth art director Rikki Burns and photographer Thomas Perry, a skeptically-themed photo shoot starring the Skeptic Zone team members Richard Saunders and Dr Rachael Dunlop was completed this week in Perth! The Skeptic Zone podcast have now produced talks for both the University of Melbourne / Young Australian … Read on »
Homeopathy recognised as BS as early as 1851
On last week’s Think Tank, our new reporter Jo Benhamu discussed a letter published in the London journal of Medicine on July 29th, 1851 from a Dr John McCormack. It was entitled “Our Relations With Homeopathy” and was in response to speeches previously published regarding “…prevailing professional laxity and charlatanry, in connection with the homeopathic quackery”. Click here … Read on »
Potholer54 on the Grand Canyon Design — Debunked!
Love this guy. Since I’m going over some older Skeptic Zone episodes, you might like to hear him being interviewed on: The Skeptic Zone #9 — 19.Dec.2008. He’s Australian! Yay! Click here to read the full blog. … Read on »
Concerns Raised about Naturopaths Prescribing Drugs in Canada
A large coalition of seven Canadian allergy organizations recently wrote to the British Columbia Minister of Health, George Abbott, protesting the plan to allow naturopaths to perform allergy testing and treatment. They make important comments about the serious potential impact on individual health as well as public health issues related to giving non-science-based individuals an … Read on »
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