Stay Curious

SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AND UNLOCK ONE MORE ARTICLE FOR FREE.

Sign Up

VIEW OUR Privacy Policy


Discover Magazine Logo

WANT MORE? KEEP READING FOR AS LOW AS $1.99!

Subscribe

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?

FIND MY SUBSCRIPTION
Advertisement

The BBC loves TAM London

Reflecting on TAM London, discover the importance of skeptics and critical thinkers in battling misinformation. Join the conversation!

Newsletter

Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news

Sign Up

TAM London is now over, and I'll write up a longer post about it soon; I'm visiting friends now and trying to decompress after a wonderful, wonderful weekend of concentrated skepticism. But for now, take a look at a very nice article about the JREF and TAM London over at the BBC website. It's nice to see someone who actually gets it writing for a major media outlet; we in the critical thinking business rarely get a fair shake. Of course, not everyone likes the article. A rebuttal, of sorts, has been posted on the Alex Jones website -- a well-known haven for, um, some of the more wacky ideas and conspiracy theories out there -- which takes a dim view of the BBC write-up. The author, Steve Watson, is unhappy about the idea that 9/11 "truthers" are lumped in with Moon landing deniers and other people whose grasp on ...

Stay Curious

JoinOur List

Sign up for our weekly science updates

View our Privacy Policy

SubscribeTo The Magazine

Save up to 40% off the cover price when you subscribe to Discover magazine.

Subscribe
Advertisement

0 Free Articles