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Bad Argument of the Week V
Prophecise this! A vague statement by a dotty ol’ geezer on the ‘second coming of Maitreya’ has led to author Raj Patel being eagerly dogged by unwanted cult groupies. Benjamin Creme, the cult-founder whose name is almost as silly as his claims, emerges victorious this week. Continue reading
Posted in humour, opinion, Scepticism
Tagged bad argument, benjamin creme, Dario Battisti, maitreya, spiritualism
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Science: there's an app for that! (Part 2)
Part two of my list of favourite iPhone science apps. Continue reading
Reclaim Open Mindedness!
A call to arms for sceptics – we need to tell the snake oil salesfolk, the psychics and the true believers to be more “open-minded”!
Thats right, we’re starting the campaign to reclaim the term open-minded for science and scepticism because, frankly, thats where it belongs! Continue reading
Posted in opinion, Scepticism, Science
Tagged alternative medicine, Keir Liddle, open-mindedness campaign, pseudoscience
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Science: There's an app for that… (part 1)
Okay, okay… so, I am enough of an apple geek to own an iPhone.
I am also enough of a science geek to have it decked out with various science and research orientated apps.
In part one of this article, I detail three of my current favourites.
Part two and will be forthcoming soon and I’ll go over another three favourites. Continue reading
Bad Argument IIII (Or is it IV?)
Jerome Burne, he say “Why stop funding homeopathy on the NHS? What about ineffective drugs?”
James Cole, he say “What about the bad argument award for this week?” Continue reading
Posted in humour, opinion, Scepticism
Tagged bad argument, homeopathy, James Cole, NHS
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This week’s cartoon from Dario Battisti… Continue reading
Spoons, Crowns and Cheats
With the northern hemisphere’s biggest rugby tournament over for another year, Keir Liddle takes a look at the psychology behind some of the events of the competition. (Naturally, through thistle-tinted glasses!) Continue reading
Posted in Events, Featured, opinion, Science
Tagged Keir Liddle, psychology, rugby, scotland, six nations, sport
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The Parent Trap
“Left alone with big fat Fanny – she was such a naughty nanny”
Recent claims in the news seem to have lent credibility to Freddy Mercury and Co’s hypothesis that being brought up by a nanny (naughty or otherwise) can lead a boy astray.
However, how much attention should we pay to these claims? Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Science
Tagged dennis friedman, infidelity, Les Ogilvie, parenthood, psychology, working mothers
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7,000 Yogic Flyers
I was reminded recently of the adventures of Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku and his guru debunking antics, and felt the need to applaud them. Not least because it seems my favourite guru Baba Ramdev has moved on from his quest to heal Scotland and is entering Indian politics… Continue reading
Posted in opinion, Scepticism
Tagged baba ramdev, Keir Liddle, sanal edamaruku, spiritualism, yoga
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Bad Argument of the Week III
A belated bad argument award – this week (okay, last week) more rewarding a spectacular take down of a right wing idiot’s insane nonsensical rhetoric. Continue reading
Posted in humour, opinion
Tagged bad argument, economics, Glenn Beck, Jon Stewart, Keir Liddle, politics
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