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Former journalist Ross Coulthart, who spun for war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith, won the Australian Skeptics’ bent spoon award for his claims about UFOs.

US Congress has heard about a secret government program to retrieve and reverse engineer UFOs. But scientists say we should demand evidence about alien visits.

The Bent Spoon Award was awarded to Craig Kelly for "the most preposterous piece of paranormal or pseudo-scientific piffle".

Federal MP declared ‘hands down’ winner of 2021 award for ‘proponent of the most preposterous piece of pseudoscientific or paranormal piffle’

Aspen Global Congress on Scientific Thinking & Action The following components of the March 17–20, 2021, co-organized by the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program (USA) and the Question of Science Institute (Brazil) in collaboration with the Aspen Institute Italia (Rome, Italy) and EquiTech Futures, were open to public audiences. We invited scientists, science advocates, science communicators, journalists, and interested and curious members of the public to attend. Wednesday, March 17, 1...

“You’re seeing strange things over the last few years,” Mendham said. “Not just the traditional quack medicine, but alternative stuff, the anti-vax movement, fear of technology, fear of 5G, that sort of thing.” You do not have to look far to see this. Online, there is no shortage of complaints about mask mandates, vaccination schedules and the sudden installation of new infrastructure near suburban backyards. The Uniting for Australian Freedom group claims to have 20,000 members and...

WA gold diviner Bob Biggs says 99 out of 100 people are sceptical of the bush art, but thats their bad luck FriFriday 29 updated FriFriday 29 Bob Biggs claims he has the ability to divine for gold, water and other minerals. ( Share Print text only Cancel Bob Biggs has had a nose for gold since he was a teenager when he worked underground on Western Australias historic Gwalia mine before it closed in 1963. Key points: Retired pastoralist Bob Biggs describes himself as a self-taught gold diviner...