On November 28, three members of ASR’s Steering Committee — David Bailey, Aysha Khan, and Lisa Johnson — attended the Whole Life Expo at the Convention Centre in Toronto. The expo is billed as “Canada’s largest showcase of natural health, alternative medicine, and eco-friendly lifestyles.”
Vaccines and autism: Is the message finally getting through?
Article by:
Dave Bailey @
8:14 pm |
September 19, 2009
Filed under: Antivaccination,Conspiracy Theories,Critical Thinking,Newsletter Articles,Skepticism
Filed under: Antivaccination,Conspiracy Theories,Critical Thinking,Newsletter Articles,Skepticism
Most skeptics will be familiar with the unfortunately popular notion that there is a link between vaccinations and autism. For the most part we see it as a manufactured controversy that has had only negative effects, such as decreased confidence in science-based medicine, increased and misplaced confidence in alternative medicine, and the suffering and death of children who have not received vaccinations or have not been protected by herd immunity.
Pediatric chiropractic found to be mostly quackery in newspaper investigation
Judy Matthews is an active 11-year-old girl who plays baseball and soccer. She is apparently happy and healthy. At least her mother thought so, until she took her daughter to a chiropractor in the Toronto area.
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Breatharianism: When living on air can kill you
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of brief articles in the OSSCI newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
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Skeptics chair survives ‘homeopathic suicide’
Article by:
ASR Resources Department @
2:55 pm |
December 14, 2007
Filed under: Alternative Medicine,News
Filed under: Alternative Medicine,News
Skeptics Canada chair Eric McMillan says he feels just fine.
Some might be surprised he is even alive—a week after publicly downing the entire contents of three containers of homeopathic remedies, including a supposed arsenic alum.
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Calculating Christ: The discovery of the ‘Lost Tomb of Jesus’
Article by:
Eric McMillan @
3:38 pm |
August 8, 2007
Filed under: Conspiracy Theories,Pseudoarchaeology,Religion
Filed under: Conspiracy Theories,Pseudoarchaeology,Religion
The Lost Tomb of Jesus documentary has made a public sensation. A DVD of the film has also been released and a book adapted from the documentary (entitled The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence That Could Change History, no less) is also available now. (more…)
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Why you shouldn’t take Lenny Briscoe’s lie-detector test
You’ve seen it on Law and Order or one of the other cops-and-lawyers shows.
The suspect claims he didn’t do it. “Then you won’t mind taking a lie detector test to clear your name,” suggest the detectives.
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Falling for ley lines
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
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The Ica Stones
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
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Hollow Earth
Older Posts » Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
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