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	<title>Australian Skeptics Inc &#187; skepticism</title>
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	<description>Investigating pseudo-science and the paranormal from a responsible scientific viewpoint</description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics Lecture: The Choice Shonky Awards — six years of naming and shaming the shonkiest rip-offs and shoddiest products being sold in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-choice-shonky-awards-six-years-of-naming-and-shaming-the-shonkiest-rip-offs-and-shoddiest-products-being-sold-in-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-the-choice-shonky-awards-six-years-of-naming-and-shaming-the-shonkiest-rip-offs-and-shoddiest-products-being-sold-in-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Friday, July 13, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Date: Friday, 13 July 2012
Time: 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601
Speaker: Scott O’Keefe

Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation
CHOICE's annual Shonky Awards are an opportunity for the people's watchdog to hand out lemons to manufacturers, service providers, marketers, advertisers, and government agencies that fail to deliver on their promises.
Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Nuclear Issues in Australia and Beyond; One Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-lecture-nuclear-issues-in-australia-and-beyond-one-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, May 14, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Date: Monday, 14 May 2012
Time: 6.00-7.30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601
Speaker: Professor Dr George Dracoulis, FAA

Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation
 
Nuclear issues in Australia have had a conflicted history.  We are a country with significant uranium resources but no nuclear power. This talk will cover selected aspects of uranium production, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canberra Skeptics: Get off that Armchair and Change the World! – Skeptical Activism in Action</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/canberra-skeptics-get-off-that-armchair-and-change-the-world-%e2%80%93-skeptical-activism-in-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Power Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Saunders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Monday, November 14, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Speaker: Richard Saunders
Date: 14 November 2011
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Optus Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Science Centre,
Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601
Free Admission
Richard Saunders will give an overview of some of the recent success achieved by skeptical activism, including the downfall of the Power Balance company in Australia and the battle against the anti-vaccination movement. The talk will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Witch-hunters, Injustice and Superstition: How Science and Skepticism Will Benefit Africa?</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/witch-hunters-injustice-and-superstition-how-science-and-skepticism-will-benefit-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/events/witch-hunters-injustice-and-superstition-how-science-and-skepticism-will-benefit-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 08:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ Thursday, August 18, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Canberra Skeptics Inc. and the CSIRO Discovery Science Centre Proudly Present:
Mr Leo Igwe
Date: 18 August 2011
Time: 6-7.30pm
Location: Optus Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Science Centre, 
Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601
Free Admission

Africans stand to gain a lot by embracing the skeptical outlook; what are those gains?
Will Africans ever harvest them? And how do we ensure that Africa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010: The year in science, skepticism and woo.</title>
		<link>http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/blog/2010-the-year-in-science-skepticism-and-woo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What were your highlights for science and scepticism in 2010?
There were some big “wins” for critical thinking in 2010, but sadly alternative medicine and scams continued to abound, with the explosion in popularity of Power Balance bracelets a very good example of the continuing gullibility of the general public. On the plus side, the anti-vaccination [...]]]></description>
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