Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
I wrote the following while attending the session and only now have a chance to edit and post the thing in its entirety. The Doric Room is small. Frackin’ small. I noticed this upon first scoping out the place and thought that one of the other venue rooms would be used. For the entire time [...]
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On Nov 10, 2010, bloggers around the world posted a message requesting other bloggers and readers to sign up to libel reform at www.libelreform.org/sign — you can read this post here: This week is the first anniversary of the report Free Speech is Not for Sale, which highlighted the oppressive nature of English libel law. [...]
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Dara O Briain, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Cohen, Shappi Khorsandi and Tim Minchin backstage at the Big Libel Gig explain why Britain has become a haven for those who wish to silence debate and why we must reform English libel law. Join them and 50,000 others by showing your support and signing up at: www.libelreform.org/sign
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Science writer Simon Singh wins libel appeal – BBC NEWS Science writer Simon Singh has won an appeal for the right to rely on the defence of “fair comment” in a libel action being brought against him. Mr Singh took the case to the Appeal Court following the action by the British Chiropractic Association…. The [...]
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As you know it’s all happening on Twitter, all of the time. Minister for Parliment in the UK Tom Watson apparently tweeted the following (pictured). Naturally he’s then faced with a flurry of questions in regards to what exactly that statement means (‘proposals won’t work’? Is ‘in favour of reform’? Explain!). In addition, Watson has [...]
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This pretty much sums up the scene around here. Actually, to REALLY set the scene for you in terms of what this storm has done in about four hours? I usually go to this (EDFAA) library at UWA. Photo is by Laura, fellow educator and works at the uni. This is the lower floors of [...]
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You should also check out Crispian Jago’s account at the Science, Reason and Critical Thinking blog and Jack Of Kent’s site at ‘A Good Day in Court’, with first-hand-accounts of what happened. From www.senseaboutscience.org: Simon Singh’s libel case v the BCA was at the Court of Appeal today in front of three of the most [...]
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