Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Thanks to the official site and Rhian Skirving – and yes, I’m seeing Minchin’s show live! It officially hits the shelves here in Australia/NZ on Wed May 6th. Some of the major retail outlets are JB Hi-Fi, ABC Shops, Borders, Readings. Plus some other smaller retailers. For the UK/Europe/Asia fans it’s not going to be [...]
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Many, many thanks to Richard Saunders of the Skeptic Zone podcast and the Young Australian Skeptics for the following! Get a pdf here and print it out, pass it on and suggest for podcasts and other blog sites. “With the growing world-wide threat of Swine Flu (or the N5H1 virus) the public is alerted to [...]
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Dear Adam, Hello again! About a year back you asked me about acupuncture and I wrote the following post: Acupuncture And Hello To Adam. Since that time, I’ve taken up pilates sessions with a physiotherapist and I can say from my own experience that I have a lot more fun with that in comparison to [...]
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The Huffington Post digs deeper into absurdity with their claims – our first pseudoscientific ‘cure’ – colonics!!!
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ABC News – Police have withdrawn charges against a man who was found driving a fake pope-mobile around Sydney. The car was built as a protest against the Pope’s visit and World Youth Day in July last year. Police charged the driver, Ian Bryce, for distracting motorists and ordered him to take the car off [...]
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From ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly‘, The West Weekend Magazine, 25th April, 2009: THE UGLY: Intellectual Laziness. People who place ideology above evidence at the cost of others. Alternative-med practitioners who discourage clients from seeing doctors, anti-vaccination campaigners, those who try to impose biblical morality onto modern law-making… I’m happy for people to [...]
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UPDATE — Website by parents of 4 week old pertussis victim, Dana McCaffrey: http://danamccaffery.com and Facebook group. Great reporting — send in your vote to the Channel 7 website about the report on Meryl Dorey! Dr Rachie of the Skeptic Zone and The Sceptic’s Book has an analysis to read: In the opening introduction, the [...]
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