The official account of the Good Thinking Society, a UK-based charity encouraging curious minds and promoting rational enquiry.

Joined January 2012
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If you like our work - including campaigning against NHS Homeopathy and supporting maths education with initiatives like parallel.org.uk - there are multiple ways you can support us: goodthinkingsociety.org/dona…
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Following our complaint last March, the ASA have ruled ads for Lynne McTaggart's "Power of Eight®" intention classes made unsubstantiated health claims and discouraged medical treatment asa.org.uk/rulings/lynne-mct…
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See, for example, this testimonial about making breast lumps disappear and reversing chronic fatigue, which Lynne sent out a week ago - so, after she had been informed that this ruling was imminent. It links to the ticket sales page for her class, and to youtube.com/watch?v=KTdz26xD…
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A week earlier, on January 14th, her regular marketing emails told subscribers about Hilde, who was diagnosed with cancer... but was able to stop taking her chemotherapy due to the "healing success" of Lynne's Power of Eight® classes. These have also been reported to @CTSI_UK.
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Dragons’ Den ‘failing to scrutinise extravagant product claims’ thetimes.co.uk/article/drago… We wrote to the BBC with concerns over a number of businesses showcased on the program, who make misleading and potentially dangerous health claims.
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Here's what our Project Director told The Times about the Dragons Den controversy, and why the recent ear seed business is just the tip of the iceberg. It's time they took their responsibility seriously, and stopped featuring - and seeking out - businesses who mislead the public
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29 Aug 2023
Which skeptical activist deserves praise? Which pseudoscientist deserves attention? Two weeks left to nominate your best and worst of 2023!
The Ockham Awards 2023: Just under two weeks to submit your nominations for outstanding skeptical activism, and for the worst pseudoscience or pseudoscientist of 2023! Nominations close Sept 9th. skeptic.org.uk/2023/07/the-o…
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21 Aug 2023
Improve your skeptical skills, with the QED Workshop program, including: - How to Read a Scientific Paper - How to Test the Paranormal - How to Write Skeptically - Social Media Marketing for Skeptics All workshops are included with each in-person ticket! qedcon.org/news/2023/improve…

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7 Jun 2023
📣Announcing📣: We are delighted to announce two further additions to the QED main stage: @knowledge_fight host and Alex Jones expert Dan Friesen, & scientist, science communicator and Skeptics with a K host Dr @AliceEmmaLouise. qedcon.org/news/2023/more-sp…

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Inside the world of 'Tau calligraphy' supposed healing sessions Master Sha claims drawing Chinese letters can cure all sorts of illness and help with money and relationship problems. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mo… With quotes from Good Thinking.
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"Blinded by pseudoscience: how a miracle health gadget is being flogged "Promoters of the Healy claim to use it on everything from cancer to fixing a boiler" mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bl… We raised this product, and its misleading health promises, with The Mirror.
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Our work with #localauthorities is reducing traditional surveying costs, accelerating intelligence gathering and facilitating the deployment of an #ev charging infrastructure capable of supporting the increasing number #electricvehicles
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13 Jun 2022
📢📢Today's the day! Tickets go on sale at 6pm BST at qedcon.org 📢📢 Join us with @seis_matters, @FernRiddell, @PaulDuncanMcG plus @Noah_Lugeons, @HeathEnwright and @elibosnick from @GodAwfulMovies this October. More speakers to be announced soon....really soon
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8 Jun 2022
BIG NEWS! Teachers & parents. I’m hosting FREE online maths circles. Four circles EVERY week (ages 9-11, 11-13, 13-16, 16-18). Fully interactive. Everyone welcome, anywhere in the world. More info at parallel.org.uk Pls RT Let's build the world's biggest maths circles.
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24 Mar 2022
London maths teachers should really take a look at this.
A special shout out to our partnership programme #CountOnUsChallenge where @mayorsfund delivers a programme that brings fun and accessible maths activities to London students! 🙌🙌🙌 Click here for info resources: buff.ly/3l6yvTj #GlobalMathsDay2022 #GlobalMathsDay
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Really looking forward to this one, and looking forward to speaking to Kelly in the Q&A, to swap stories of flat earth experiences! 7pm, GMT, on twitch.tv/sitp

In a couple of hours we will be joined by @KELLYWEILL talking about flat earthers and how people can fall for such conspiracies. We'll be live from 7pm GMT at twitch.tv/sitp. with host @MrMMarsh. Read more at sitp.online/show/off-the-edg…
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