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Naked Skeptic
The Naked Skeptic column
A Conspiracy of Conspiracies
By Peter Bowditch
Republic of Lies is a primer on the state of conspiracy thinking.
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I’m a Celebrity: What Do You Want to Hear?
By Peter Bowditch
Most celebrity endorsements are benign, but dangerous consequences can follow when celebrities promote their own ill-informed ideologies.
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Keep the Eyes on the Prize
By Peter Bowditch
The achievements of a number of Nobel Laureates have been misappropriated by purveyors of pseudoscience.
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But Is It Science?
By Peter Bowditch
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, but that’s not always possible with science.
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Don’t Wave Goodbye Just Yet
By Peter Bowditch
Predictions of a tsunami hitting Sydney should not have made the news.
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A Brief History of Some Science
By Peter Bowditch
Science has brought public health a long way since the voyages that led to Australia’s discovery and settlement were ravaged by disease. Why, then, do some people want to turn back?
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Just the Facts, Ma’am
By Peter Bowditch
Legislators continue to either refute or ignore science when it clashes with their ideology.
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The Sweet, Simple Things of Life
By Peter Bowditch
From artificial sweeteners to fruit, sugars give wellness warriors a sugar high.
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Foxes and Henhouses
By Peter Bowditch
Parliament is considering legislation that will give the complementary medicine industry more freedom to make deceptive claims.
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Go! Learn Things!
By Peter Bowditch
Knowing about science is more important than doing science because it helps you separate sense from nonsense.
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