Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
It has taken us 35 years to get there, but finally we are now beginning to explore the heliosheath depletion region. Er … the what? Voyager 1, launched over 35 years ago, is at the fringe of the solar system and is now in a new region — not quite out, but not quite in at the same time – … Read more
On the 24 May, for a 12-hour period, the UK’s Royal Society held a games jam in which teams of scientists and developers worked together to produce games that aligned with their soon to be summer exebition .. yes its a publicity stunt, buy hey so what, its not only fun but also a good … Read more
Cristina Odone is a journalist, novelist and broadcaster. She is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, and a deputy editor of the New Statesman. That all sounds really impressive, so what’s the problem? What I have choked upon is her latest article in the Telegraph, it is packed full of not … Read more
It has gone a bit viral, a 4000 Year Old Egyptian statue in a Manchester museum in the UK has been reported to be moving on its own, and so now everybody is chipping in with suggestions. OK, so when I say statue, I’m not talking life-size, it is only a 10-inch tall statue of … Read more
Only a few more weeks and TAM (The Amazing Meeting) will be in full flight in Las Vegas. It always strikes me as a bit odd to hold a skeptics meeting in a Las Vegas casino. Its a good choice of course, the casino offers cheap rooms in order to draw in the crowds, and sure enough … Read more
There are many things that quite a lot of people now know are complete nonsense … astrology, homoeopathy psychics, etc… Why? Well because when you test them in a truly double-blind scientific manner you eliminate the normal human bias, and soon discover in a consistent manner that the claim asserted is not true. You will of … Read more
