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Skepticon 2021 – register your interest now
Registrations of interest are now open for Skepticon, the 2021 Australian Skeptics Annual National Convention which this year will be held on November 20-21. It will be a joint event, held by Australian Skeptics in Sydney, Australia, and the NZ Skeptics in Wellington, New Zealand; with face-to-face and online participation…
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Wilyman PhD comments – errors, omissions and misrepresentations
RESPONSE TO JUDY WILYMAN’S PHD THESIS ON VACCINATION POLICY – AN ASSESSMENT OF ERRORS, OMISSIONS, MISREPRESENTATIONS This document is also available in PDF format. INTRODUCTION In 2015 noted anti-vaccination campaigner Judy Wilyman submitted a doctoral thesis to the University of Wollongong. Called “A critical analysis of the Australian government’s rationale…
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Paleo Pete Evans wins Bent Spoon for second time
The Australian Skeptics’ notorious Bent Spoon award has gone to former celebrity chef Pete Evans, only the first time in Skeptics history that the same person has won the award twice. The annual Skeptics’ awards were announced on October 25 during the 2020 Skepticon convention, which this year was an…
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