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What gets taught on a homeopathy degree?
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Published on 8th January 2010 01:29 PM
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Although homeopathy is meant to be a system of medicine, it is truly alternative (to) medicine and best described as a belief ...

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Is Rom Houben conscious and communicating?

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Published on 27th November 2009 12:21 PM

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This week the story of Rom Houben made the news headlines. Rom was in a car accident in 1983 that left him severely brain ...

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Policeman sacked for belief in psychics?

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Published on 13th November 2009 12:43 PM

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Psychics

A police trainer, Alan Power, who believes in psychics and their "usefulness in police investigations" has been dismissed ...

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Police spend £20,000 after psychics' advice.

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Published on 7th November 2009 12:51 PM

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Psychics

Psychics love to make claims that they 'help the police' with murder and missing persons cases as the police are usually ...

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Michael Shermer on skepticism

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Published on 4th November 2009 12:43 AM

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Skepticism

Michael Shermer, the president of the Skeptics Society in the USA, gives a lecture on what it is that skeptics are all about: ...

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Cannabis row drugs adviser sacked

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Published on 1st November 2009 12:39 PM

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Politics

The UK's chief drugs adviser has been sacked by Home Secretary Alan Johnson, after criticising government policies. ...

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Worthless degrees in Alternative Medicine

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Published on 11th August 2009 02:48 PM

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Alternative medicine is popular. Although the evidence base for alternative medicines is generally weak to non-existent, ...

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Dara O'Briain: Homeopathy, Nutritionists & Science

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Published on 31st July 2009 01:09 AM

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Humour

Another excellent clip this time from the host of Mock the Week, Dara O'Briain.

Observational comedians base ...

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Nutritionists by Mitchell and Webb

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Published on 22nd July 2009 01:18 AM

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Humour

Mitchell and Webb again (no we don't have a sponsorship deal!) this time on nutritionists.

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Homeopathic A&E by Mitchell and Webb

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Published on 4th July 2009 01:28 AM

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Humour

Here's a short sketch by Comedians Mitchell and Webb on a homeopathic accident and emergency ward.

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Bjorn Ulvaeus: Religion and schools don't mix

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Published on 30th June 2009 01:35 PM

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Politics

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Skeptics are often dismayed at the antics and messages coming from 'celebs'. When they aren't poisoning themselves with ...

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Professor Chris French on Anomalous Psychology

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Published on 29th June 2009 01:00 PM

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Skepticism

Anomalous psychology

Here is a podcast from Psyconoclasm featuring Professor Chris French discussing the science of Anomalous Psychology including ...

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Open letter to all UK chiropractors

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Published on 26th June 2009 02:44 PM

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Health

Since the British Chiropractic Association decided to sue science writer Simon Singh for defamation, chiropractic has been ...

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On using the term 'skeptic'

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Published on 19th November 2008 02:15 PM

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Skepticism

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One of the problems skeptics face in using the term 'skeptic' (often 'sceptic' in ...

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Madeleine McCann: more psychic predictions

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Published on 31st October 2008 12:17 PM

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Psychics

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It is now almost 18 months since Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal. As is ...

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What is Skepticism?

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Published on 20th July 2007 01:41 AM

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Skepticism

Skepticism is an honest search for knowledge. It is an approach to claims akin to the scientific method. It is a powerful ...

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