New Quiz

It's quiz time again. Aging lefties who vaguely remember the 70s might even say "It's Time!", but enough of the nostalgia. Questions for the July quiz are here and you can see the quick answers to the questions you got wrong in June here.

Gentles, perchance you wonder at this show; But wonder on, till truth make all things plain.

From the Channel 7 Program Guide:

The One: Australia's Most Gifted Psychic

Prepare yourself for the impossible as host ANDREW DADDO, clairvoyant STACEY DEMARCO and sceptic RICHARD SAUNDERS put seven of Australia's top psychics to the test in a quest to determine who is 'The One' and challenge the way we think about supernatural phenomena.

That's right - our very own RICHARD SAUNDERS (who deserves the capitals) will be seen on television seeking out Australia's best psychic. There is of course the question of how the show was necessary, as surely any Australian psychic worthy of the title could have predicted the result in advance, but I digress ...

Channel 7 in Sydney - 7:30 to 8:30pm, Tuesday July 8. Check your local guides if you are somewhere else.

Coming Convention

The 2008 National Convention will be held in Adelaide over the weekend of October 11 and 12. Preliminary details can be found here.

Rearranging the deckchairs

The group known as Australian Skeptics Inc (who happen to also be the stalwarts of skepticism in New South Wales as well as the publishers of both the Skeptic and this web site) has a new committee. Well. it's really mostly the old committee following a Mad Hatter's Tea Party Experience. Everyone who was there before is still there but several are sitting in different seats. You can see the grisly details here.

Write stuff. Get published.

The Web Wrangler can't do all this by himself. He has a life, a job and his own projects, so contributions to this site are always welcome. The only restrictions are that the material must have something to do with the aims and objectives of Australian Skeptics and must not expose us to legal action. Get writing.

As an example, you can go here to read an excellent article by Philip Peters about panthers in the woods in his neck of those woods.

Those amusing creationists!

Creationists keep asking about gaps in the fossil record. Dr John Long had the answer at the Australian Skeptics 2006 National Convention. You can buy a DVD of his presentation from the DVD section of our online shop.

Speaking of creationists ...

Are there any questions that creationists can't answer? The Naked Skeptic column in the May edition of Australasian Science magazine has a few that seem to confuse them. You can see the list here.

Convention DVD

The DVD with the presentations from the 2007 National Convention is now on sale. Get it at the Skeptics shop.

the Skeptic

The latest version of that fine journal of fact and opinion, the Skeptic, is hitting mailboxes even as we type.. If you haven't got yours yet it could be because you haven't subscribed. You can fix this dreadful oversight here.

The Challenge

We want to give away $100,000. Nothing would please us more than giving away $100,000 to someone who can prove that they can do the things we suspect cannot be done. Click here to read about our challenge to psychics, clairvoyants, dowsers and other practitioners of the paranormal arts. You can also click here to get some cards you can print out to invite your friends to apply.

Don't forget the bookshop

There are many books on several subjects dear to the hearts of skeptics available from our bookshop. Want to find the latest reading about pseudoscience, religion or critical think (plus other topics)? If so, you have come to the right place. Commission from the sale of books through Amazon goes towards the costs of running this site. Enjoy!

The Australian Blog

See Barry Williams' latest blog in The Australian.