Comments on: Simon Singh no longer writing for The Guardian

By: Wendy M. GRossman

Wendy M. GRossman — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:13:57 +0000

ndt: the Guardian didn’t throw Singh under a bus. As he himself explains the situation, the Guardian was already defending a fairly large legal case and explained to him that they couldn’t afford to do both and had to settle the BCA case. Singh has never criticized them for this decision, and (as someone who has also written for the paper) I have to concur: anyone’s resources are limited. It’s a shame, but there it is.

By: Ginger Yellow

Ginger Yellow — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:03:28 +0000

I loved Brian’s brief lecture, and of course Dara O’Brien’s set was hilarious as always. I reckon when they shut the LHC down for maintenance, the government should pay Cox to tour schools enthusing about science. I didn’t get quite as much out of Nick Cohen’s and Ben Goldacre’s speeches, but only because I’d basically heard them before (at the Simon Singh meeting at the Penderel Oak, in fact). The Farrelly/Wilmshurst interview fell a bit flat, but Evan Harris was great as usual (he used to be my MP). Still, a great night and would have been more than worth the money even if it weren’t for such a good cause.

By: mymatedave10

mymatedave10 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:52:51 +0000

@Ginger Yellow,
So very true. I’ve been to both events and I’m a regular SitP visitor as well as the new Westminster SitP which deals with more political issues.

You get to recognise a lot of faces, and the Simon-Singh-Along by Ariane Sherine was a particular highlight at the Big Libel Gig,

“He fights for what’s right, though his hair is wrong, let’s all have a Simon Singh Along.”

By: Whiterab

Whiterab — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:56:33 +0000

I have already read Simon Singh’s Code Book and really enjoyed it. As a way of showing support, I just ordered “Trick or Treatment” for my Kindle. Been meaning to for weeks so now was the time to do it.

By: Pi-needles

Pi-needles — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:08:00 +0000

By: Ginger Yellow

Ginger Yellow — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:08:04 +0000

The Big Libel Gig on Sunday was very well attended by a seemingly committed crowd, which was very encouraging. It’s funny how there’s so much overlap between this cause and Skeptics in the Pub and the 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People lot.

By: Rogue Medic

Rogue Medic — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:35:00 +0000

If there were a bunch more like Simon Singh, maybe journalism would have more respectability and schools would not have such a hard time educating children about science.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:46:52 +0000

I really have to depair about what is going on in the UK. I left the UK in 2008 and since then the most shocking legal actions have happened there. A skeptic sued for saying the truth about pseudoscience and an atheist facing 7 years in jail for placing satirical religious cartoons in a prayer room…

If I still lived there, I would be doing something about this crap. But it’s funny now living in a country were people who think the Earth is 6,000 years old can become president, but the laws are such that these two examples would never happen in the USA. I’ve lived in two countries with two extremes.

By: The Chemist

The Chemist — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:48:30 +0000

I’ve been a big Simon Singh fan since I found out he was responsible for BBC’s documentary about Fermat’s Last Theorem. That documentary was responsible for getting me interested in mathematics in the field of mathematics in a way I had never been before.

I’m unhappy that he’s gotten “sidetracked” to work on Libel reform (though I acknowledge that it is a worthy cause) but I support his fight all the way.

By: mediedagbok « mymlan. the real.

mediedagbok « mymlan. the real. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28:20 +0000

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