Skepticism

Here are some reblogs of some of Tim Harding’s favourite recent posts by other writers. (Reblogging does not necessarily entail endorsement of the views expressed).

2018

• The thinking error at the root of science denial
• Government decision not to ban homeopathy sales from pharmacies is a mistake
• That The Skeptics Should Not Tackle Religion

2017

• Science or Snake Oil: will horseradish and garlic really ease a cold?
• Science or snake oil: is manuka honey really a ‘superfood’ for treating colds, allergies and infections?
• No, nanoparticles in baby formula will not harm your baby
• Cogent Criticisms: A Point-by-Point Reply to Criticisms of the “Conceptual Penis” Hoax
• The stampede of wind farm complaints that never happened
• Which supplements work? New labels may help separate the wheat from the chaff
• And then there were two: welcome back ABC Fact Check

2016

• New evidence gives supporters of chiropractic a headache
• Please can we give up on complementary, alternative and ‘integrative therapies’ now?
• Mobile phone health alarmists bereft of credible arguments
• Winston Churchill’s sarcastic response to a call for prayers for rain
• A Skeptic’s Guide to Dowsing
• Science or Snake Oil: can a detox actually cleanse your liver?
• New study: no increase in brain cancer across 29 years of mobile use in Australia
• A Skeptic’s Guide to Astrology
• A Skeptic’s Guide to Conspiracy Theories
• Kitchen Science: everything you eat is made of chemicals
• Parade Magazine publishes uncritical article about (goddy) miracle cures
• Should scientists engage with pseudo-science or anti-science?
• Chemmart’s myDNA test offers more than it can deliver
• Rumours that GM mosquitoes may inadvertently have caused Brazil’s epidemic could potentially cost lives
• Dawkins, NECSS, and Working Together
• Australian Skeptics Convention 2016 – Melbourne
• Why would anyone believe the Earth is flat?
• Is the Chiropractic Board of Australia doing enough to protect consumers from pseudoscience?

2015

• Age Editorial
• “Letter to the Editor…”
• Anti-vaccination is based on prejudice and superstition
• Can the ACCC ‘target the source’ of misleading labelling?
• Why do people decide to go gluten- or wheat-free?
• What’s in your herbal medicines?
• The problem of false balance when reporting on science
• Listen and learn: the language of science and scepticism
• Mind Body Spin-it Festival 2015
• The Australian Skeptic’s Guide to Cold Reading
• What’s next, a Senate inquiry into infrasound from trees, waves or air conditioners?
• Quit sugar, go paleo, embrace ‘clean food’: the power of celebrity nutrition
• Methyl Bromide and Strawberries .. Shock .. Horror .. Oh, Wait a Minute
• Science debunks fad autism theories, but that doesn’t dissuade believers
• What has science ever done for us? The Knowledge Wars, reviewed
• ‘What if Sydney University’s complementary medicine research shows it’s useless?
• ‘Holistic’ dentistry: more poppycock than panacea?
• Immunisation, the media and the amplification of irrational anxiety
• So, the NHMRC has found homeopathy doesn’t work. Now how do we get the message across?
• NHMRC Statement on Homeopathy