On November 28, three members of ASR’s Steering Committee — David Bailey 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.
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.
Tags: Nutrition, Pseudoscience A to Z —
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.
Tags: Homeopathy —
Falling for ley lines
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
Tags: Ley Lines, Pseudoscience A to Z —
The Ica Stones
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
Tags: Ica Stones, Pseudoscience A to Z —
Hollow Earth
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
Tags: Hollow Earth, Pseudoscience A to Z —
E-rays: Erdestrahlen or Earth Rays
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
Tags: E-rays, Pseudoscience A to Z —
Dowsing for fun and profit: A test of a $1-million claimant
The “Holy Grail” of the paranormal world must surely be the US$1 million prize offered by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) “to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event” (http://www.randi.org).
Divination: A mancy for every fancy
Older Posts » Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles first appearing in the OSSCI newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
Tags: Pseudoscience A to Z —