Candidates

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Candidates Guidelines


Helpful sites:
If you are interested in the scientific view of some of the topics mentioned above or want to pass more information on to someone, you might like to check out some of the links below.

James Randi: Homeopathy, quackery and fraud
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_randi?language=en
Neil Degrasse Tyson:

Michael Shermer: Baloney Detection Kit:

good websites:
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/ (title explains it)
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/ (variety of topics)
http://www.skepdic.com/ (dictionary with good sources)
http://paul-offit.com/ (expert on vaccines)
http://mylespower.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/user/powerm1985/ (general skepticism videos)
https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/user/C0nc0rdance
https://www.youtube.com/user/potholer54/videos (creationism and climate change denial)
GMO’s:
http://geneticliteracyproject.org/2013/10/08/with-2000-global-studies-confirming-safety-gm-foods-among-most-analyzed-subject-in-science/
http://www.goldenrice.org/
Alternative Health:
Shang meta-analysis 2005 Lancet - Homeopathy Can also use this article with its references: http://www.badscience.net/2007/11/the-lancet-benefits-and-risks-of-homoeopathy/



Suggested books:
Official list of recommended books
https://www.thevenusproject.com/en/extras/reco
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/252618
Why People Believe Weird Things - Michael Shermer

Bad Science - Ben Goldacre
http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science?language=en
Merchants of Doubt - Oreskes Conway