February 15, 2019

News – Professor Ken Harvey

Professor Ken Harvey speaking at the Australian Skeptics National Convention 2012

Professor Ken Harvey, adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, and described by The Age as an “anti-quackery crusader” has been appointed President of Friends of Science in Medicine.

FSM is an Australian lobby group which “supports evidence-based medicine and strongly opposes the promotion and practice of unsubstantiated therapies that lack a scientifically plausible rationale.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Harvey_(professor)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Science_in_Medicine

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January 31, 2019

Puzzles for February 2019

February’s Skeptical Crossword is themed to General Skeptical Issues, and comes in the unusual format of having the standard clue and the cryptic clue for each word displayed side by side.

New sets of Picture Puzzles, Mixed Bag Questions (Trivia / General Knowledge) and Logic & Maths Puzzles are also on the  PUZZLES PAGE.

Scroll down the Puzzles Page for monthly puzzles going back to January 2018

Our earlier puzzles, going back to 2010 can be found at:

https://skeptics.cafe/puzzles/puzzles-archives/

Enjoy!

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January 22, 2019

For Schools: Darwin Day February 12

THE DARWIN DAY SUITE of CLASSROOM EXERCISES

Celebrate February 12 (Charles Darwin’s Birthday) in your classroom!

charles_darwin_statue_natural_history_museum_londonCharles Darwin Crossword Years 9 to 12

Darwin Web Sites

Darwin Day poster

Darwin Day poster 2

Darwin bio Read and answer

Charles Darwin Wordsearch Years 5 to 8

Charles Darwin Cryptogram Years 7 to 10

Dr.APIS.12.February@Darwin

charles_darwin_by_grichmond [Colouring in}

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December 31, 2018

Puzzles for January 2019

We kick off 2019 with a new set of Picture Puzzles, Mixed Bag Questions (Trivia / General Knowledge) and Logic & Maths Puzzles, as well as a Skeptical Crossword. Ten BONUS puzzles have been added for January. You’ll find these all on the  PUZZLES PAGE.

January’s Skeptical Crossword returns to the theme of Frauds, Scams and Hoaxes.

Scroll down the Puzzles Page for monthly puzzles going back to January 2018

Our earlier puzzles, going back to 2010 can be found at:

https://skeptics.cafe/puzzles/puzzles-archives/

Enjoy!

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November 30, 2018

Puzzles for December 2018

Each month there’s a new set of Picture Puzzles, Mixed Bag Questions (Trivia / General Knowledge) and Logic & Maths Puzzles, as well as a Skeptical Crossword. Look at the top of the PUZZLES PAGE.

December’s Skeptical Crossword has all the traditional ingredients of Weasel Words and Advertising Come-Ons. We guarantee that it may help you to stay up to 100% merry this holiday season! That’s right! This December we’re giving you Four Puzzles for the Price of One! (No steak knives, but.)

Scroll down the Puzzles Page for monthly puzzles going back to January 2018

Our earlier puzzles, going back to 2010 can be found at:

https://skeptics.cafe/puzzles/puzzles-archives/

Enjoy!

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