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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Very, very busy at the moment with an even busier week on the cards! However, there’s something that locals can do and even interstate or overseas can help out with. The Australian Vaccination Network (AVN) is the group that the Skeptic Zone podcast report upon on a regular basis. The AVN spreads false claims including [...]
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I’m going to be interviewed for a University course! There’s a new online course that is being produced by the University of New Hampshire by Dr Henn, about skepticism. Much like the course I did in Parapsychology online via the University of Edinburgh, this one features podcast interviews with people. One of which will be [...]
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It’s Particle Collision Day!! These are indeed the days of miracles and wonder… Scientists at CERN achieve high-power collisions of sub-atomic particles in the Large Hadron Collider! The livecast is here. I’m going to be very busy for the next few days and probably out of reach – so here’s something to keep you entertained [...]
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Ah boy. Well, I honestly can’t say that she’s responsible, but I’m head-desking all the same. Measles Outbreak Triggered by Unvaccinated Child – from Health Day: What began as a family trip to Switzerland in 2008 ended up as a public health nightmare in California. The family’s 7-year-old boy, who was intentionally unvaccinated against measles, [...]
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Blogging For Girls by Quiet Riot Girl – in response to Margaret Wente of Canada’s Globe and Mail, who wrote ‘Why Are Bloggers Male‘? “She thinks blogging is ‘a guy thing’, like driving a snowmobile up a mountain ‘at 120 miles per hour’ is a guy thing (for James Bond maybe). According to Wente, women [...]
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Happy St Patrick’s day – if you want to check out the St Patrick’s Day luck superstitions, read my post from last year: Luck Of The Irish And Other Reasons To Avoid The Pub Today. Firstly, head over to the ‘I Am A Skeptic’ banners over at Skeptic.com! You may notice that four women and [...]
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