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Acupuncture and fertility
The Irish Independent recently published an article purporting to show that acupuncture can aid pregnancy. To a skeptic, such news items also shows us why anecdote alone is often a bad indicator of...
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Confessions of a Former Health Food Shop Worker: A Talk by Rebecca O’Neill of...
ATTENTION SHOPPERS! Our next meeting takes place on Friday 16th March, at Blackrock Castle Observatory, starting at 8.00pm. The talk is by Rebecca O’Neill, founder of Dublin Skeptics In The Pub,...
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How effective are health food supplements?
At her talk last week, Rebecca O’Neill mentioned a number of websites that might be of assistance if you are interested in the effectiveness of food supplements. The first website, an infographic from...
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Great skeptical battlefields
Terracotta Warrior (via Mike Stenhouse/ Flickr / CC Licensed) One of the great things about skepticism is its diversity. There is a skeptical angle in so many areas of human interest. All you need to...
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Where’s The Harm: Dr. Stephen Makin & Ben Makin of Edinburgh Skeptics Discuss...
On Saturday 14th July, Dr. Stephen Makin and Ben Makin of the Edinburgh Skeptics will deliver what promises to be a fascinating talk on the anecdotes and evidence surrounding alternative medicine....
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Alternative medicine – good skeptical reading
In their talk on Saturday, Steve and Ben mentioned a number of books that are worth a read if you are interested in finding more about the research behind alternative medicine. Here are some of the...
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