Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Heh, guess how I could tell that this was a wrong number that texted me? Happy new year 2009. All the best for the new year. If I don’t catch up for a beer with you sooner it will be later. Have a good one. I shall instead echo a good friend who said it [...]
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Sheesh, maybe they should do some reading instead: UPI.com: Officers said they caught the four teenagers, ranging from 13 to 15 years old, crawling out of a Stripling Middle School window with backpacks, pillows and blankets about 1 a.m. Sunday, The Dallas Morning News reported Monday. The teenagers, who were taken to a juvenile detention [...]
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Edit to add – for further links to my research on reading, head to Skeptical Books for Children, gender and literacy with Mind The Gap, as related to the theme of reading strategies – and my soon-to-be anthologized winning post for the Open Laboratory 2008 – ‘Smart Bitches, Not Meerly Sex’! Dear Naontiotami, I’m writing [...]
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The Australian – DEGREES in maths and science will be offered at discounts of more than $10,000 under changes taking effect on January 1. The changes will slash the cost of HECS charges for students studying these degrees from $7412 to $4162 a year, substantially reducing the cost of a three-year degree. Graduates who take [...]
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The lyrics, thanks to Angry Feet Forum, kindly written out by Tim himself. UPDATE — With permission from the creator — here’s the clear-sounding version with rolling text: From Tim Minchin’s tour and whilst performing at Eight Lessons and Carols for Godless People. This one was most definitely sought out for my friend, Digital Cuttlefish, [...]
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Now that I have your attention – let’s have a little recap as to one of the reasons why I blog. It’s because of people like Dr Rachael Dunlop. Dr Dunlop (most commonly known as ‘Dr Rachie’ on the Skeptic Zone podcast) is just one of the many, many scientists out there and one of [...]
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Tim Minchin’s stunning performance of his beat poem ‘Storm’ Eloquently and wittily honouring reason, science and life appreciation and debunking homeopathy, psychics, alternative medicine, religion etc. Live performance at the Eight Lessons and Carols for Godless People Christmas Show, 21st December 2008, Hammersmith Apollo. Instead: Lyrics to Tim Minchin’s ‘Storm’. …and just because I feel [...]
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IMDB.com: Few View Pirated Copies Of Australia: Although pirated copies of the Baz Luhrmann epic Australia have been available on numerous BitTorrent sites since the film premiered last month, few people have bothered to download them, the U.K. tech site The Inquirer reported Tuesday. “There are several copies out there but all but one have [...]
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