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Edinburgh Skeptics Society

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Promoting science, reason, and critical thinking in Edinburgh and central Scotland.

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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We're in the Banshee tonight talking Insects with the wonderful Ash Whiffen of the National Museum of Scotland. Come along at 7:30. Ashleigh Whiffin: Sorry to bug you... but we need to talk about insects! meetu.ps/e/Q32NP/mqBz...
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Ashleigh Whiffin: Sorry to bug you... but we need to talk about insects!, Wed, Jul 1, 2026, 7:30 PM | Meetup
**Ashleigh Whiffin:** **Sorry to bug you... but we need to talk about insects!** Ever wondered what it's like to be a professional bug hunter? Ashleigh Whiffin is an Edinb
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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
So, the biggest podcaster on the planet, Joe Rogan, is an HIV/AIDS denier. This will have significant trickle-down effects. My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
So-called Professor Jiang is famous for predicting the Iran war. He has 2 million YouTube subscribers and has appeared on many shows He believes Roman history, human evolution, and the Holocaust are nonsense. He teaches conspiracy theories as if they are actual history youtu.be/tSiS-8Msn1I
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Debunking the Fake Historian Taking Over the Internet: Professor Jiang's Predictive History
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Our event for April looks really interesting. Come along to the Banshee Labyrinth on Niddry St, 7:30, 1st April. Dr Amy Beddows: Media, gender, and violence meetu.ps/e/PVz91/mqBz...
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Dr Amy Beddows: Media, gender, and violence, Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 7:30 PM | Meetup
**Dr Amy Beddows: Media, gender, and violence.** While films and TV, video games and social media are often blamed for causing real-life violence, the realities are much m
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Good crowd and interesting speaker tonight.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Just a reminder for tonight. See you at the Banshee at 7.30!
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We're in the Banshee this Wednesday for what promises to be a timely and fascinating talk on AI. But...we're not in the usual room so space might be a little limited. Please come along a little early to avoid disappointment. fb.me/e/5aYM22ipf?...
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Out very own @thetruescotsman.bsky.social has written an article for @skeptic.org.uk on the talk he gave at the last Fringe. www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/02/five...
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Five persistent "Zombie Facts" that should be allowed to finally die - The Skeptic
'Zombie facts' are myths, ideas and factoids that continue to spread long after they have been comprehensively debunked.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Come join us at the Banshee this evening (Wed 4th Feb). 7.30 kickoff. It's gonna be blast!
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Not long til our first in-person talk of the year. Come join us. Bring friends.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
@qedcon.org here we come...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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"
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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...
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Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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...
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Prof. Peter Lamont - Radical Thinking: how to see the bigger picture, Wed, Jul 2, 2025, 7:30 PM | Meetup
Professor Peter Lamont (author, historian, psychologist, former magician) reveals the things that shape your thoughts. He shows how, by thinking in a radical way, you can l
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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?...
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Doctor Reacts To RFK Jr.’s Health Claims
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
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
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Sigh...
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
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...
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Another article written by @thetruescotsman.bsky.social
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Some pics from our event with Glasgow Skeptics and @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
We're in the 3 Sisters tonight!
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Sometimes you just think, what's the fucking point.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Good.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Article written by our own @thetruescotsman.bsky.social
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/2493415...
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Sauchie man hits out at Museum that refused '£250k UFO trousers'
A Sauchie man has shared the out of this world story behind these paranormal pants after the National Museum of Scotland refused to take them.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Watching Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix. So far, surprisingly good drama about the wellness industry and the dangers of Influencers. Right up skeptics' street.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Watching a conspiracy theory grow before your very eyes. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Conspiracy theory on methane-cutting cow feed a ‘wake-up call’, say scientists
Social media storm of misinformation about Bovaer has drawn in Reform UK, the dairy industry and even Bill Gates
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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...
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Tracey Jolliffe - Canine Microbiology: Man’s best friend, or in the doghouse?, Wed, Feb 5, 2025, 7:30 PM | Meetup
Dogs... Are they man's best friend or should we put them in the dog house? As a former veterinary nurse and now human microbiologist, Tracey Jolliffe will take a look at so
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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 27/01/2025
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The abuse of the scientific method in so-called alternative medicine - The Skeptic
Good science relies on testing and falsifying hypotheses – in alternative medicine, too often researchers seek to confirm what they think they know
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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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!)
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 17/01/2025
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...
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The Center For Inquiry's latest statement continues to push anti-trans bigotry
After several secular groups affirmed their support for LGBTQ rights, CFI has chosen to criticize them with more misinformation
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Good to see our guest for our 500th event, back in 2019 - @robinince.bsky.social - get on Richard Osman's House of Games.
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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
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...
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5 years after it appeared, things we know and still don't know about COVID
Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
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.
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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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/...
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Christmas Desserts Will Make You Live Longer, Says Satirical Study
Here is your permission to indulge in delicious Christmas treats this holiday season: a study shows—nay, proves!—that yuletide desserts often use ingredients that have been scientifically demonstrated...
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Really good, and funny, example of audio pareidolia. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ahf...
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Oh the irony. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Ho-ho-no! Children in tears after vicar tells them Santa is not real
Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain apologises for talk at Hampshire school after angry parents say he ‘ruined Christmas’
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Oh dear, a 'grounding' proponent on @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning. Sounds lovely but unfortunately bollocks. scienceblogs.com/principles/2...
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"Earthing" Is a Bunch of Crap | ScienceBlogs
A little while back, I was put in touch with a Wall Street Journal writer who was looking into a new-ish health fad called "earthing," which involves people sleeping on special grounded mats and that ...
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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 29/11/2024
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...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free
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
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Hey #TeamScience, thanks for all your support! 🧪 Let's speak truth to power youtu.be/KR9_oLmoQVI
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A Public Letter to Joe Rogan from Flint Dibble
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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The Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 22/11/2024
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...
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Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to Rusty Razor pseudoscience award
Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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
Snapshot of the conspiracy 'newspaper' The Light.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
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...
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Donald Trump announces RFK Jr as US health secretary – live updates
Pick needs Senate confirmation and could spark controversy among Trump’s Republican allies, given Kennedy’s anti-vaccine stance and conspiracy theories
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
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
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Edinburgh Skeptics Society @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Oh shit. Let's welcome back viral diseases, cavities and dodgy food standards.
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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Another conspiracy theorist gets to the “find out” stage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist is jailed for terrorism offences
Patrick Ruane suggested
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