Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Edited to add (thanks to Reasonable Hank): 24th May, 2010: Dr Andrew Wakefield – Determination on Serious Professional Misconduct (SPM) and sanction Accordingly the Panel has determined that Dr Wakefield’s name should be erased from the medical register. The Panel concluded that it is the only sanction that is appropriate to protect patients and is [...]
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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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Just two quick notes — Bruce M Hood, who is currently touring the US, has some news: “Supersense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable“ is out on April 7th. Amazon features an author video too, for your viewing pleasure! Where does such supernatural thinking come from? Are we indoctrinated by our parents, churches, and media, [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children – Part One; Part Two and Part Three and a segue into gender and literacy with Mind The Gap, as related to the theme of reading strategies. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from [...]
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No, it’s not an instruction book… it’s a how-to-watch-out book! The new little black book of scams is here! The ACCC has just released a brand new edition of its very popular The Little Black Book of Scams: The little black book of scams highlights a variety of popular scams that regularly target Australian consumers [...]
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PodBlack Cat
Andrew Mayne Brings It!
by podblack on March 4, 2008
Yes! It’s the ‘ask and thou receive’ attitude from comments in my blog post that has resulted in the very gentlemanly Andrew Mayne himself not only blogging openly the article that inspired my ‘Forums for Skepticism’ article that was printed last year in the Australian Skeptic Journal – he also has it available as a [...]
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