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	<description>Investigating pseudo-science and the paranormal from a responsible scientific viewpoint</description>
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		<title>Sydney dinner — July 27, Kathy Marks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pitcairn Island — paradise or hell? Probably more of the latter, as Kathy Marks, The Independent’s Asia-Pac correspondent, relays in this scary tale of abuse, corruption and justice pursued. Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, July 27, 6pm onwards. Tickets $50 including dinner.]]></description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Science in the classroom: the influence of people’s beliefs</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-science-in-the-classroom-the-influence-of-peoples-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-science-in-the-classroom-the-influence-of-peoples-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, September 7, 2013; 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Speaker: Merryn McKinnon
Date: Saturday, 7 September 2013
Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm
Location: CSIRO Discovery Centre, North Science Road, Acton ACT

Free Admission

The upcoming elections and the latest budget have placed school education reforms high on the public agenda. As politicians and practitioners work to improve the quality of education for every Australian child, we need to examine if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics lecture: Thinking outside the box: how blue green algae, coconut bat soup and the jungles of Guam provide clues to the causes of motor neuron disease</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/thinking-outside-the-box-how-blue-green-algae-coconut-bat-soup-and-the-jungles-of-guam-provide-clues-to-the-causes-of-motor-neuron-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, August 17, 2013; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Speaker: Dr Rachael Dunlop PhD FSB
Date: Saturday, 17 August 2013
Time: 3:00 – 4:30pm
Location: Questacon, King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACT
Free Admission
Science is proud of its ability to self-correct and change position when new evidence is presented, but what about when this doesn’t happen? And why does it take so long for science to accept changes in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney dinner July 27 — Dark Side of Paradise</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/sydney-dinner-july-27-dark-side-of-paradise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/sydney-dinner-july-27-dark-side-of-paradise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Upcoming Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy Marks, Asia-Pacific correspondent for The Independent, has covered the 1999 violence in East Timor, the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, the civil war in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the 2006 Boxing Day tsunami, and the corruption and abuse trials on Pitcairn Island. So, was the famous final resting place of the Bounty mutineers ever a paradise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Pseudo-science in the Climate Change Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-pseudo-science-in-the-climate-change-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-pseudo-science-in-the-climate-change-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Upcoming Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, July 6, 2013; 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Speaker: Nick Ware
Date: Saturday, 6 July 2013
Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm
Location: CSIRO Discovery Centre, North Science Road, Acton ACT
Free Admission

Anthropogenic climate change has been debated in scientific circles for at least 150 years but it was not until 1979, with the publication of the Charney report, that it became politicised.
Today, the findings of mainstream science are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AltMed linked to poor cancer outcomes</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/altmed-linked-to-poor-cancer-outcomes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/altmed-linked-to-poor-cancer-outcomes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 10:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The alternative medicine researcher, Edzard Ernst, has brought to our attention a recent study in South Korea of higher mortality rates of cancer patients who use alternative medicines.
Yun YH et al evaluated the influence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the survival and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of terminal cancer patients.
In a 15 month study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Adventures of a Paranormal Investigator Or.… Don’t come the Raw Prawn with me!</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-adventures-of-a-paranormal-investigator-or-dont-come-the-raw-prawn-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-adventures-of-a-paranormal-investigator-or-dont-come-the-raw-prawn-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Saturday, June 1, 2013; 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Speaker: Richard Saunders
Date: Saturday, 1 June 2013
Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm
Location: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT

Free Admission

Ghosts, Spoon Bending, Mind Tricks, Talking with the Dead, Water Dowsing and the Anti-Vaccination movement all come under the microscope in this talk and demonstration. There will also be a look into the skeptical movement around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Skeptics National Convention 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/australian-skeptics-national-convention-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/australian-skeptics-national-convention-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Friday, November 22, 2013 1:00 pm to Sunday, November 24, 2013 5:00 pm. ] Landing on the Truth: Science, Skepticism and Conspiracy Theories
November 22-24, 2013
CSIRO Discovery Centre
North Science Road
Acton ACT 2601
Australia





Heard the one about how the Illuminati, in conjunction with the U.S Government, are hiding the existence of aliens in order to ensure the supply of helium is kept low?  Or that the CIA, the militant wing of the Freemasons, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Homeopathic Awareness Week</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/world-homeopathic-awareness-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/world-homeopathic-awareness-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeopathy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 10th marks the 258th birthday of the Samuel Hahnemann the progenitor of Homeopathy. Fittingly it is also the beginning of World Homeopathic Awareness Week which has been celebrated internationally since 2005.
The theme for the 2013 Awareness Week is “Homeopathy for Trauma &#38; Disasters”. In a colourful and cheery brochure, the organisers extol the role of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Doctor Who: science win, or science fail?</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-doctor-who-science-win-or-science-fail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-doctor-who-science-win-or-science-fail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.skeptics.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/skepticslogo1-70x70.jpg" alt="" class="size-thumbnail" height="70" width="70" />[ Saturday, May 4, 2013; 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Speaker: Dr Lindy Orthia
Date: Saturday, 4 May 2013
Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm
Location: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT

Free Admission

2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, a program that has often grappled with science-related themes during its illustrious history. The immense popularity of [...]]]></description>
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