Young Australian Skeptics
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| Formation | 2008 |
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Founder
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Elliot Birch |
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Editors
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Elliot Birch Richard Hughes Belinda Nicholson Jack Scanlan |
| Website | youngausskeptics |
| Genre | Science, skeptic, interview |
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| Running time | approximately one hour |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Hosted by | Tom Lang Sarah McBride Belinda Nicholson Jack Scanlan Rachael Skerritt |
| Original release | 2008 – present |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Podcast | youngausskeptics |
The Young Australian Skeptics (YAS) is an Australian skeptical organisation whose primary focus is its collaborative blog, which attempts to address topics central to science, critical thinking and scientific skepticism. The group has published a Skeptical Blog Anthology Book reviewed in Scientific American, and has been represented in national broadcast media in Australia and North America, skeptically addressing conspiracy theories, as well as discussing topics specific to young members of the skeptical movement.
The Young Australian Skeptics (YAS) organisation was founded in 2008 by Elliot Birch, with its web site functioning "as an experimental community-style blog." They have been described in a guest post at Scientific American as "an affiliation of skeptically-minded people, primarily college students, scientists and artists living in the city of Melbourne." The group caters specifically to young people, defined as individuals who are in the age range "from high school to maybe late 20s," according to editor Jack Scanlan.
In 2009, the Young Australian Skeptics began an anthology project, compiling a list of skeptical blogs based on nominations from users, initially including "blog entries posted between January 1 and December 1, 2009," according to a 2009 article in Skeptical Inquirer. In 2012, the Skeptical Blog Anthology book was made available as a print collection of reader-nominated articles and essays, edited by Kylie Sturgess.
The Young Australian Skeptics assumed a leadership role in promoting the activities of Freethought University Alliance groups at The Amaz!ng Meeting Australia 2010 (TAMOz), interviewing "current leaders in skepticism such as Eugenie C. Scott and Simon Singh," as reported in Skeptical Inquirer by Sturgess.
The Pseudoscientists is the weekly official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, which aims to explore issues pertaining to science, critical thinking while engaging young skeptics with science communicators.
As reported in an April 2009 article in The Age, the podcast "rank[ed] higher on the Australian iTunes chart than similar offerings from the BBC, the CSIRO and NASA" within its first four months after launching.
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