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Successful Applicants – Small Grants

Here are the five successful applicants for our small grants: Private Health Screening Awareness £1,000 has been granted to a group headed up by Dr Margaret McCartney, a Glasgow GP and author of The Patient Paradox. Dr McCartney has been vocal in raising concerns about the pitfalls of private health screening in the UK, having …

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The Golden Duck 2012

Golden Duck Winner Announced

Andrew Wakefield, who sparked the unjustified MMR controversy, wins the Golden Duck Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to quackery. Good Thinking launched its annual Golden Duck award for quackery in 2012, which seeks to recognize those who have supported or practised pseudoscience in the most ludicrous, dangerous, irrational or irresponsible manner. It was decided …

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David Colquhoun and Suzi Gage Joint Winners of 2012 UK Science Blog Prize

Good Thinking is delighted to announce the results of the 2012 UK Science Blog Prize. Winner: David Colquhoun - DC’s Improbable Science Winner: Suzi Gage - Sifting the Evidence Runner Up: Dorothy Bishop – BishopBlog Runner Up: Ed Yong - Not Exactly Rocket Science Runner Up: Oliver Childs, Henry Scowcroft and Kat Arney – Cancer Research UK Science Update …

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Successful Applicants – Small GrantsGolden Duck Winner AnnouncedDavid Colquhoun and Suzi Gage Joint Winners of 2012 UK Science Blog Prize

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QED Unicorn’s Lair

Thanks to Edinburgh and Horsham Skeptics in the Pubs for submitting proposals for our £500 SitP grant project. Simon Clare from Horsham Skeptics in the Pub wanted to help set up SitPs around Kent, and requested funding to run pilot events in Canterbury, Maidstone and Ashford. His goal is to establish new SitP groups in …

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Final Three Small Grant Awards

We are delighted to announce the final three awards for our small grants: Edinburgh Skeptics on The Fringe Edinburgh Skeptics in the Pub have been running a successful programme of events during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This grant of £1,000 will help support a range of potential ideas, from hosting events in larger venues to greater cross-promotion …

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