http://www.skeptics.com.au Investigating pseudo-science and the paranormal from a responsible scientific viewpoint Tue, 15 May 2012 11:29:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-great-debate-should-illegal-drugs-laws-be-changed/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-great-debate-should-illegal-drugs-laws-be-changed/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 08:13:14 +0000 kevind http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=6100 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-great-debate-should-illegal-drugs-laws-be-changed/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/homeopathy-minus/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/homeopathy-minus/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 02:03:44 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5981 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/homeopathy-minus/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-nuclear-issues-in-australia-and-beyond-one-perspective/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-nuclear-issues-in-australia-and-beyond-one-perspective/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:28:38 +0000 kevind http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5556 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-nuclear-issues-in-australia-and-beyond-one-perspective/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/anti-vaccination-off-the-airline/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/anti-vaccination-off-the-airline/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:43:39 +0000 Richard http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5530 In what can be seen as a victory for common sense, American Airlines has reversed a decision to play an interview with anti-vaccine campaigner Meryl Dorey on its in-flight entertainment service. In a Twitter message, the airline said that “This interview has not been submitted to AA yet. We have decided not to air this audio. [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/anti-vaccination-off-the-airline/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/fsm-supported-by-australian-skeptics/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/fsm-supported-by-australian-skeptics/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:04:15 +0000 Eran http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5183 UPDATE : 22 April 2012 The founders of Friends of Science in Medicine Prof John Dwyer AO, Prof Alastair H MacLennan AO, Prof Marcello Costa, Loretta Marron Prof Rob Morrison OAM were recently interviewed by Eran Segev on ‘The Skeptic Zone Podcast’. The friends discuss their motivations for setting up the group and their experiences in promoting science based medicine and also [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/fsm-supported-by-australian-skeptics/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/2012-national-convention-melbourne/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/2012-national-convention-melbourne/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:33:31 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5463 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/2012-national-convention-melbourne/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-atlas-of-living-australia-an-online-tool-for-discovering-australia%e2%80%99s-biodiversity/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-atlas-of-living-australia-an-online-tool-for-discovering-australia%e2%80%99s-biodiversity/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:09:11 +0000 kevind http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5436 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-atlas-of-living-australia-an-online-tool-for-discovering-australia%e2%80%99s-biodiversity/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/open-letter-to-rebel-sport-and-nrg/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/open-letter-to-rebel-sport-and-nrg/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:00:08 +0000 Richard http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=4819 UPDATE : 3 April 2012 Despite the claims of “…a breakthrough in negative Ion technology…” and such like, the NRG Titanium Ion Bands seem at last to have found their true home. At one time these bands cost $49.99 each, now they can be yours for just $2.00 at a Sydney’s ‘Reverse Garbage’ trash and treasure [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/open-letter-to-rebel-sport-and-nrg/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/ken-harvey-the-consumer-champion/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/ken-harvey-the-consumer-champion/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:23:06 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5312 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/ken-harvey-the-consumer-champion/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/rossi-e-cat-technical-paper/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/rossi-e-cat-technical-paper/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:33:28 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5305 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/rossi-e-cat-technical-paper/feed/ 0