Young Australian Skeptics
Melbourne, Australia | |
Founder | Elliot Birch |
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Editors | Elliot Birch Richard Hughes Belinda Nicholson Jack Scanlan |
Website | youngausskeptics |
The Young Australian Skeptics (YAS) is an Australian
Overview
The Young Australian Skeptics (YAS) organisation was founded in 2008 by Elliot Birch, with its web site functioning "as an experimental community-style blog."[1] They have been described in a guest post at Scientific American as "an affiliation of skeptically-minded people, primarily college students, scientists and artists living in the city of Melbourne."[2] The group caters specifically to young people, defined as individuals who are in the age range "from high school to maybe late 20s," according to editor Jack Scanlan.[3]
In 2009, the Young Australian Skeptics began an anthology project, compiling a list of skeptical blogs based on nominations from users, initially including "blog entries posted between January 1 and December 1, 2009," according to a 2009 article in Skeptical Inquirer.[4] In 2012, the Skeptical Blog Anthology book was made available as a print collection of reader-nominated articles and essays, edited by Kylie Sturgess.[2]
The Young Australian Skeptics assumed a leadership role in promoting the activities of
The Pseudoscientists
Genre | Science, skeptic, interview |
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Running time | approximately one hour |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Hosted by | Tom Lang Sarah McBride Belinda Nicholson Jack Scanlan Rachael Skerritt |
Original release | 2008 |
Audio format | Mono |
Podcast | youngausskeptics |
The Pseudoscientists is the weekly official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, which aims to explore issues pertaining to science, critical thinking while engaging young skeptics with science communicators.[6]
As reported in an April 2009 article in The Age, the podcast "rank[ed] higher on the Australian iTunes chart than similar offerings from the BBC, the CSIRO and NASA" within its first four months after launching.[7]
The show format typically spans over an hour in length per episode, and "includes interviews, book reviews, and other segments."[8]
Media appearances
In July 2009, Alastair Tait represented the Young Australian Skeptics on
A May 2010 episode of the
Publications
- Skeptical Blog Anthology. Kylie Sturgess (ed.). Young Australian Skeptics. 16 August 2012.
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See also
- Australian Skeptics
- Notable Skeptics and Skeptical Organizations
- Pseudoscience
- Quackery
References
- ^ "About – Young Australian Skeptics". Young Australian Skeptics. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ a b Zivkovic, Bora (3 January 2012). "What is the Skeptical Blog Anthology?". Scientific American. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Sturgess, Kylie. "The New Faces Of Young Skepticism: The Young Australian Skeptics Site Relaunch". James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Lavarnway, Julia. "New anthology to showcase skeptical blogs". Skeptical Inquirer. 33 (6): 42.
- ^ Sturgess, Kylie. "The wizards of TAMOz". Skeptical Inquirer. 35 (3): 9.
- ^ "The Pseudoscientists". Young Australian Skeptics. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Lallo, Michael (2 April 2009). "Not in Kansas any more". The Age (Melbourne, Vic.). p. 6.
- ^ Grothe, D.J. (2009). "A Skeptic's Guide to Podcasts". Skeptical Inquirer. 33 (6): 30.
- ^ a b c Tait, Alastair (20 July 2009). "Did They Really Land On The Moon?". ABC New South Wales (Interview). Interviewed by Nick Rheinberger. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ a b Schell, Desiree (14 May 2010). "Young Skeptics". Skeptically Speaking. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
External links
- Young Australian Skeptics website
- The Pseudoscientists podcast
- "Young Skeptics" guest appearance on Skeptically Speaking
- Discover Magazine "Young Australian Skeptics" article on Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait