Mandy-Lee Noble APD

Vale Jane Hansen a remarkable human, journalist, fighter of the good fight and friend of the Australian Skeptics.

@MFWitches Too many billionaires not enough seats on submersibles.

Whilst Tasmania's plan to take over Denmark & then Europe got a boost with Tassies own Princess Mary to become Queen Mary.....the rest of Australia remains under British supervision #auspol

2023 Skeptic of the Year award is Paul Gallagher! Whose blog Losing in the Lucky Country is essential reading. The Barry Williams Award for Skeptical Journalism went to the ABC’s Media Watch. The Bent Spoon Award for 2023 goes to five time Walkley award winner Ross Coulthart.

@GidMK 🙌

Fun fact: there's no evidence that sugar actually makes children hyperactive In fact, parents usually can't tell whether their kids have had sugary vs sugar free candy in scientific investigations Some good(ish) news for Halloween! gidmk.medium.com/sugar-doesnt-m…

Thanks @GidMK for busting this often repeated myth about kids and sugar!

Happy International Skeptics Day 2023! Friday 13th! 😱 Coincidence or sign? 👻 👻 Since 1980, Australian Skeptics has offered a cash prize to anyone who can prove they have psychic or paranormal powers and is able to demonstrate their ability under proper observing conditions.

Can name plenty right off the top of my head.

@isabellarileyus I had twins and could not be arsed feeding them separately so it was both tits out full view often in public for twelve months. Got the job done.

I find it so weird when women breastfeed in public. Like you can’t have bottles prepared before you leave the house? Put your juggies away.

@CaulfieldTim @ConscienHealth There is also the lens of pharmaceutical companies weaponising weight-based stigma to promote their products and lobby governments to include weight loss drugs on pharmaceutical benefit schemes.

Promoting Stigma for Seeking #Obesity Care conscienhealth.org/2023/03/promot… #weightbias @ConscienHealth "So oddly enough, we have two very different groups of people promoting stigma for seeking obesity care."

More great news about your weight loss "wonder drugs"…can we go back to a focus on health, not aesthetics, please – A potentially serious adverse effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It's fascinating just how much medical pseudoscience and nonsense comes from the unwavering belief that we can control all aspects of our own health

Asylum seekers to travel to Australia by tall ship, in hope of being able to stay for next 250 years theshovel.com.au/2023/01/25/asy…

Heartbroken at the passing of Dr Harriet Hall. A defender of science, giant in the world of evidence-based medicine and much admired role model. sciencebasedmedicine.org/we-are-saddene…

@GidMK Where is my dedicated photo op?

I have come to the conclusion that I cannot live in Denmark The pastries are too good I would eat nothing else

@GidMK @AndrewHayen Would then need to consider the variation in infective dose for individuals.

@AndrewHayen What's the risk *per egg* and how often do people eat raw eggs 🤔

@peteevansnot That's OK science hates you back!

Come to Canberra for the Australian Skeptics National Convention 2022 -skepticon.org.au @AustSkeptics @ClaireAccendit @espodcast_eu @SkepticsEurope @SkepticZone

This wins the internet!

If such a relationship existed, she said, there should be a gradual decline in births. "But we don't see this, all three months have about the same number of births". loom.ly/Elu2EIA