Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
So I attended a great talk last night that took place at Reading Skeptics in the Pub by Matt Parker, a mathematician, stand-up comedian, and skeptic. It sounded fun, and even if the maths went zooming over the heads of all, the standup comedy would still make it worth attending. It was indeed great fun, and Matt … Read more
Yea, it is that time of year, and so once again the claims being made by Mr Wainwright have been popping up … Express – Is this picture a ‘seed’ sent to Earth by aliens? Scientists discover mysterious organism Huffington Post – Aliens May Have Sent Space Seeds To Create Life On Earth He was promoting this … Read more
Stephanie Messenger, an anti-vaccine advocate who truly believes that giving your kids Measles is the best approach, published a book on Amazon entitled “Melanie’s Marvelous Measles”. In this she advances the following absurd idea … Melanie’s Marvelous Measles was written to educate children on the benefits of having measles and how you can heal from … Read more
This week the UK’s MPs’ vote on a decision regarding mitochondrial gene therapy. You would think that the obvious rational decision should be “of course” because this is about making a dramatic change in the lives of those who might inherit a mitochondrial disease, which is passed on to children from mothers who possess mutations in the DNA … Read more
What do you do when faced with a speaker cable on Amazon that costs $13,000 Easy, you simply give it a review … however not a normal review, but rather one that completely takes the piss out of such an absurd price. So looking though the list, there are indeed a few gems such as … … Read more
Roughly about a month ago there was an article over on the Wall Street Journal entitled. “Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God.” by Eric Metaxas. Lawrence M. Krauss, a Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Directors of the Origins Project at Arizona State University, attempted to reply, but the WSJ did not publish it, and … Read more