Cold fusion was the subject of a presentation at the All-Energy Conference held in Melbourne in October, but with a twist.

Ian Bryce, chief investigator for Australian Skeptics, was invited to present on his research into the Italian Andrea Rossi’s development of what he claims is cold fusion technology that can be used from domestic to industrial a

On the night of the 1st of December, at a glittering dinner at the Melbourne Arts Centre for the Australian Skeptics National Convention, the annual Skeptics awards were announced.

These cover both positive and negative awards for good works and,at the other end of the scale, the Bent Spoon for the most preposterous piece of paranormal or p

The 2012 Australian Skeptics National Convention is being organised by the Victorian Skeptics and will be held at the Spot Theatre in Melbourne University from November 30-December 2.

With the theme of Active Skepticism – changing for the better, featured speakers include James “The Amazing” Randi, D.J. Grothe (president of the James Randi Education

James (Gerry) Gerrand, co-founder of the Australian Skeptics, died on October 12, aged 93.

Gerrand played a fundamental role in the setting-up and on-going activities of Australia Skeptics. The initial meetings to establish the Skeptics were held in 1980 at his home in Hawthorn, Melbourne, with lawyer Mark Plummer, who became the group’s founding p

Professor Paul Kurtz, co-founder of the original Skeptical organisation, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), died on October 20, 2012. He was 86.

Kurtz was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and over his long career published over 800 articles or reviews