indigenous knowledge

Diffidence based medicine Some doctors see a problem and look for an answer. Others merely see a problem. The diffident doctor may do nothing from sense of despair. This, of course, may be better ... (914 words)

Category: Columns

- indigenous knowledge - psychogenic illness - crime - hysteria - media reporting - placebo effect -

Cynthia Shakespeare, Tony Vignaux and I are proud to report that we held a remarkably successful winter lecture series in June. We had organised speakers for local Skeptics before, with attendances ... (550 words)

Category: News

- indigenous knowledge - pseudoscience - history -

Can traditional Maori knowledge be considered scientific? The idea of a separate indigenous science, practised by Maori before European settlement and passed on to their descendants, is an appealing ... (1874 words)

Category: Features

- science curriculum - indigenous knowledge -