I had mentioned to a few of you that I had seen a very scary short documentary about Rev. Moon (and may I ask who gets to decide the reverential status of one individual over another? The Rev. Ian Paisley is another example of a less than shining light but I digress…) and just how [...] [...]
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to include a few update details regarding this conference.
Confirmed Speakers
http://www.qedcon.org/speakers/
Eugenie Scott
Jon Ronson
Jim Al-Khalili
Bruce Hood
Kat Akingbade
Chris Atkins
Wendy Grossman
Colin Wright
Simon Singh
And it is being compered by George Hrab.
I am sure there are more big names to be added to the list so if you fancy joining Dave, Crispian and the rest of the [...] [...]
For those who don’t know me I am the peroxide blonde who wears too much make up and sits to the front of Hampshire sceptics in the pub. With this in mind it may surprise you as much as it does me to find that I am writing a blog post on the subject of [...] [...]
In response to recent questions from the House of Commons parliamentary science watchdog about Boots’ insistence on selling homeopathic preparations, their chief pharmacist Paul Bennett admitted:
“I have seen no evidence that these products are efficacious. It’s about consumer choice and a large number of our customers think they work.”
and added that he thought the responsibility [...] [...]
Wow. That was a surprise. Phil Plait has only been president since August ’08 so I wasn’t exactly expecting a new one any time soon.
Nevertheless Phil has decided to step down on the 1st of January next year in order to pursue a long desire to move into television. I could have helped him there as I have [...] [...]
Looking around at the Skeptics in the Pub groups it’s pretty obvious that there’s no group in the middle of the South of England.
There are groups meeting regularly in London, Bristol and Oxford but nothing in the middle of the South. This area of the country is a skeptical vacuum just begging to be filled [...] [...]