Ever heard of Sense about Science? Well, as the name implies it's all to do with making sense about science.
Sense about Science is an organisation who are all about equipping people to make sense about science by asking for evidence.
Their popular 'ask for evidence campaign' which has been running for a few years now has been successful in combating some gut turning misleading scientific headlines by contacting the perpetrators and asking for evidence. More often than not, they are found wanting and left to think twice about misleading the public with false evidence. Find out more and join the campaign here
http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/a4e.html.
So to all you perpetrators out there, watch out, sense about science will be asking for evidence to the claims and you better have a concrete one or face the wall of shame.
The 23rd of April was a very special day for Science. About 300 delegates from the science world including representations from the voice of young scientist network assembled at the Royal institute of Medicine to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sense about Science as part on the annual lecture. The topic for this years lecture which was given by Lord Taverne was "What has Science ever done for us". Lord Tavern founded Sense about Science in 2002 and today his vision to ask for evidence and make sense about science continues, wow he's not even a Scientist. Lord Taverne Studied philosophy and ancient history at Oxford, he then joined the bar and later took up a career in politics.
In his lecture Lord Taverne summarized the progress science has made from the days of superstitions to today's enlightenment of humankind.
Overall, an educative and inspiring evening on Scientific progress
Here's a podcast of the lecture.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2012/may/01/science-weekly-extra-podcast-sense-science-lecture
On June 5 - 6 this year, curious eyes can catch a glimpse of the beautiful planet of Venus. Named after the roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus is the second planet from the sun after mars. So what makes Venus so special?, well apart from having similar characteristics to earth such as size, gravity and it's composition it is also the 3rd brightest natural object in the night sky after the sun and moon. As a result of its brightness, every 243years (in pairs of 8years) when Venus gets round the sun to the point where it crosses the earth, one can catch a glimpse of this bright and beautiful planet of love and beauty. This is a rare historical event occurring in your lifetime and not to be missed. So mark the date and escort Venus across earth. Visit http://www.transitofvenus.org/ to learn more about this historic event.
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