Crispian Jago of Winchester Skeptics in the Pub describes the voting process for the Golden Duck: Science, reason, and good thinking are concepts that resonate well with the good folk of Winchester. When Winchester Skeptics in the Pub started inviting science writers, broadcasters and academics to come down and talk about various topics from a …
Category: Golden Quack
Dec 23 2012
Adam Finn Comments on the Golden Duck Winner
Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Bristol, had this to say upon hearing of Wakefield’s victory in the Golden Duck: In the past, a small minority of people thought that vaccines were unsafe, unnecessary and/or unnatural. However, a large majority accepted them as one of the many benefits of modern life, alongside …
Oct 30 2012
Golden Duck Short-list Announced
Without wishing to scoop Sid too much, the three short-listed candidates for the inaugural Golden Duck are, in no particular order: Charles, Prince of Wales Andrew Wakefield David Tredinnick MP Over the next month or so, a number of Skeptics in the Pub groups will be conducting discussions on the relative merits of each candidate …
