@qedcon.org here we come...

President Trump, "Vaccines can be great, but when you put the wrong stuff in them, they're not" "Children get vaccines like you give to a horse" "Like you give to a horse" "For a little baby to be injected with that much fluid" "Sometimes they have 80 different vaccines, its crazy"

Just horrible. Sickening. Evil. This decision will kill children. We all knew RFK Jr was the worst person for this job. He's lived up to the hype. The f*cking worst. Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/h...

We have our July event coming up soon. Wed 2nd July, 7:30 in the Banshee. Join us at Prof. Peter Lamont - Radical Thinking: how to see the bigger picture meetu.ps/e/P8qYZ/mqBz...

RFK should not be in charge if the health system in any country. Especially one as important for science as the US. youtu.be/i0q_Oj425cU?...

American influencer Candace Owens, "I'm not a flat earther, not a round earther.. I have left the cult of science.. Science is a pagan faith" How do you even respond to this

Sigh...

Do you have free will? If you do, chose to come along to our event on Wednesday, 7th at 7:30, Banshee on Niddry St. If you don't then you're coming along anyway. www.facebook.com/share/1AjWTa...

Another article written by @thetruescotsman.bsky.social

If you are not familiar with Carl Sagan's concept of condensing the entire span of history from the Big-bang to now, into a single year, it is a great way to understand the insignificance of human history.

Some pics from our event with Glasgow Skeptics and @edinburghnapier.bsky.social

We're in the 3 Sisters tonight!

Sometimes you just think, what's the fucking point.

Good.

Article written by our own @thetruescotsman.bsky.social

Watching Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix. So far, surprisingly good drama about the wellness industry and the dangers of Influencers. Right up skeptics' street.

Watching a conspiracy theory grow before your very eyes. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We are back on Wednesday 5th Feb, with a new talk from @the-batnurse.bsky.social on Canine Microbiology. Come along, 7:30, Banshee Labyrinth, Niddry St. www.meetup.com/edinburghske...

This is immensely dangerous anti-science nonsense that lionizes someone's personal experience with a drug to determine if it "works" or not. It's regressive, small-minded and incredibly stupid. (P.S.: right-to-try laws already exist for terminal illnesses. That's not an argument!)

Earlier this week, a coalition of atheist/Humanist groups reaffirmed their support of LGBTQ rights. The Center For Inquiry has now released its own (pathetic) statement doubling down on anti-trans bigotry. I go through the problems here: www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-center...

By all means, you go drink raw cow shit/milk. We'll even get the NHS to give you loads of antibiotics to fix you up afterwards.

Good to see our guest for our 500th event, back in 2019 - @robinince.bsky.social - get on Richard Osman's House of Games.

After almost five years, the estimated global death toll for Covid is somewhere around 20 million, making it one of the deadliest outbreaks of communicable disease in human history. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

A very happy getting back to the same place on the Earth's orbit of the sun that we were at this time 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes & 46 seconds ago. Hope the next 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes & 46 seconds are joyous, prosperous and fulfilling for you all.

Ultra-processed food studies can be made to say just about anything, even that desserts filled with butter and sugar are good for your health. My latest holiday missive for the Office for Science and Society. Merry Christmas & enjoy your desserts! Science says so! www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

Really good, and funny, example of audio pareidolia. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ahf...

Oh the irony. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Oh dear, a 'grounding' proponent on @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning. Sounds lovely but unfortunately bollocks. scienceblogs.com/principles/2...

Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free | Chris French The predictions of astrology have now been put to the empirical test (at least) a thousand times – the results fail to support astrology's validity www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/ever...

Hey #TeamScience, thanks for all your support! 🧪 Let's speak truth to power youtu.be/KR9_oLmoQVI

In case you missed it last month - Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to The Skeptic's Rusty Razor pseudoscience award Twitter owner and Trump confederate Elon Musk was named the pseudoscientist of the year, for his amplification of misinformation www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/10/elon...

Absolute bollocks through the door today. If you've not seen it before it is a conspiratorial joke of a 'newspaper' that is regularly published in the UK and Ireland. It is full of anti-vax, pseudoscience that takes legit political controversies and weaponises them to promote alt-med nonsense

Just so we're clear on where we are: -The President: an authoritarian who attempted a coup -A Secretary of Defense who defends war crimes -A Attorney General credibly accused of sex crimes -A Director of National Intelligence who defends Putin and Assad -An HHS director who opposes vaccines

Going to the US will soon mean getting more shots than a visit to the Amazon, Congo and Borneo rainforest put together. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Pseudoscience is harmful in at least 3 ways. It can: 1. Directly produce harm 2. Indirectly deprive time/resources from supported treatments 3. Erode foundations/trust in scientific professions that promote its use

Oh shit. Let's welcome back viral diseases, cavities and dodgy food standards.

Another conspiracy theorist gets to the “find out” stage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hello BlueSky. Leaving the hell-site for social media outreach so we're here now. If you like science, skepticism, critical thought and thinking about why things are the way they are, and you live in the city region, we put on regular talks with great speakers. Keep an eye out for our events.