J J Shannon
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Feb 05 2013
What Would Your SitP Group do with £500?
Good Thinking is keen to fund scepticism. This year, at QED, we want to give £500 to a Skeptics in the Pub group. If you can come up with an idea that requires this sort of funding you’re in with a chance. All you need to do is submit a short proposal (max 200 words) …
Dec 23 2012
Voting for the Golden Duck at Skeptics in the Pub
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 …
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 …
Nov 25 2012
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 …
Nov 14 2012
The 2012 UK Science Blog Prize Night
Good Thinking, in association with Soho Skeptics, are delighted to present the inaugural UK Science Blog Prize awards evening. At the start of October, Good Thinking asked for nominations to find the best UK science bloggers. Over one hundred blogs were entered. This evening, we’ll be revealing the runners up and presenting the grand prize …
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 …
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