Australian Skeptics Bent Spoon award

[Peter B]

Every year the Australian Skeptics present an award called the Bent Spoon, for the "perpetrators of the most pernicious piece of paranormal or pseudoscientific piffle" (or words to that effect).

This year's winner (I use the term advisedly) is a program produced by Australian ABC TV called "Second Opinion." It's essentially a 30 minute free advertisement for all sorts of unproven alternative medicines (please note the ABC screens no commercials).

If you'd like more info, you can go to www.skeptics.com.au.

[paulie jay]

Look through the list of nominations (http://www.skeptics.com.au./spoon/2005nominations.htm) and you'll see mine for the Cat Protection Societys' article on homeopathy for cats!


edited to add - Peter... are you the Peter (http://www.ratbags.com/) I'm thinking of...??

[Peter B]

Peter... are you the Peter (http://www.ratbags.com/) I'm thinking of...??

No, that's not me, though I know him well. We're both on an email list, where he's Peter B and I'm Peter B (TOO), where TOO stands for The Other One. :D

[paulie jay]

I see! Well, it's great to see another Australian Skeptic here :)