Edinburgh Skeptics Society
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Skepticism, rationalism, and critical thinking for Edinburgh and beyond. check out details of our events on Facebook and website. We also have a(n old) podcast!
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined April 2009
RT @Cruella1: On my way to Edinburgh Fringe with five shows! Something for everyone. All free. None listed in the rip off brochure or websi….
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RT @PeterTatchell: I'm speaking at the @edfringe on Tuesday 12 August for the 'Conversations with the Godless' series with @humanists_uk's….
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RT @doctor_oxford: Shame on you @Telegraph for giving infamous UK anti-vaxxer Aseem Malhotra a platform on the very day we learn a child ha….
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Yes. And while we're at it, stop mixing up cloud seeding and whatever you think contrails are doing, you melts.
Chemtrails don't exist . Yet US government officials are talking about investing significant resources to tackle the "issue". We are truly through the looking glass.
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Oh also we're at @TheFreeFringe again this year. Banshee Labyrinth Chamber Room, 20:35. 11th/12th/18th Aug. Full details on our Facebook and MeetUp pages!.
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Oh great the tennis players are doing cupping now which means we get to hear @clarebalding discuss it uncritically during #wimbledon without any mention that it's complete pseudoscience with no evidence backing it up. It's nonsense. Quackery. Don't do it.
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RT @DrNeilStone: Person visits the UK . Sees clouds . Not an uncommon sight above our island . Her reaction? "Geo-engineering" https://t.co….
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Ok sorry, but there are way too many of our followers just retweeting things that aren't true/have been community noted/don't pass even the most basic sniff test. Please do try to remember to check your sources.
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Be careful. Check your sources. Don't share stuff that instantly confirms your world view. Look for well-sourced community notes.
There's far too much sensationalism and baseless alarmism on this app tonight. This image is from 2024 and shows a fire at a petrol station in Erbil.
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Are YOU a weirdo who instantly thinks that there has to be some nefarious conspiracy or cover up going on when the police are investigating something and close down a path and don't tell you absolutely everything? This update is for you!.
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RT @CaulfieldTim: Reality: little more than placebo theatre. Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? https://t.co….
sciencenews.org
A new study is among the first to look at whether cold or hot soaks help women’s muscles rebound from extreme exercise.
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RT @fishstark: For those who are “spiritual but not religious”. Which of these comes closer to what you find “spiritual”…. A) Things that c….
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RT @scotgeologist: Right… time to get content sorted. The geology of oil shale and how it forms. To learn more about this you can come alon….
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RT @AustSkeptics: Many cant discern the veracity of images used in news articles real and fake. Care to take the test to assess your keen a….
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🤔 . Once again the language around how people talk about evolution seems to point towards an active choice. Just swap "to trigger" for "which triggers" - tons better.
Dogs have evolved ‘puppy dog eyes’ to trigger a nurturing response in humans.
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RT @isaiah_bb: Sometimes when two sides appear on “the extremes” of an issue, it’s because one side is right and the other side is made up….
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Birds of a feather.
Novak Djokovic. First in tennis. First in integrity. First in courage. Guess who won this match?
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RT @MrMMarsh: Joe Rogan claims the gunman who shot up a pizza restaurant was a plant, designed to stop us from taking Pizzagate seriously.….
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RT @devisridhar: Popular science used to be scientists translating their work so everyone could understand it. Now it's popular people ('in….
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RT @compandalt: Chiropractors, and in many countries including the UK osteopaths, literally make up reasons to try and justify their treatm….
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