Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
All the details as to ‘why, why, why in all that’s holy, why??’ by clicking the following picture: and no, I am NOT going to convince either one of my dance teachers to do a tango with me in a bear costume. I’ll let someone else perform that idea for me and send them my [...]
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Yes, I break my ‘blog silence’ for vitally important sci-fi news – The Guardian reports on the latest Jane Austen adaptation: It might prove something of a boon to those who reach for the remote control when yet another costume drama comes on television: Elton John’s Rocket Pictures is developing a new spin on Jane [...]
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I’ll be very busy and tied up with work and personal business for quite a while – so I will let you enjoy the following gem in celebration of Darwin, beyond Darwin Day! Michael McRae, CSIRO’s Science by Email coordinator, was interviewed earlier on this blog about Science Communication and Education. I had the opportunity [...]
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Alert from Stephen Fry leads to the following articles: If you’re on Twitter, would you change your avatar to black to show support for the fight against a “three accusations and you’re offline” law in New Zealand? Sections 92A and C of the amended Copyright Act establish a guilt upon accusation principle that can see [...]
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Reading the Bible so you don’t have to. An accurate retelling of the Book of Job (with some things ommitted for time’s sake).
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Now, I’ve heard that there’s someone making a Wikipedia page for the Skeptic Zone podcast (or maybe it was just for me, after I updated my CV on this site and they wrote ‘damn, how come you’re not profiled more as a female sceptic??’ and I went ‘well, maybe staying sober has its disadvantages after [...]
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You can find out if that’s true by subscribing to the special Friday the Thirteenth edition of the Skeptic Zone podcast! That’s hosted on iTunes – Skeptic Zone on iTunes That’s found on the website – Skeptic Zone That’s found on the blog – Skeptic Zoners That’s found crossing your path, smashing your mirrors and [...]
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Today I find it immensely gratifying that people are being redirected to my site because of a post I did for Darwin Day for Kids. It’s particularly wonderful that Daniel Loxton has been profiled with his own ‘Darwin for Kids’ book — ‘Evolution’ — in the most recent e-Skeptic! In commemoration of Charles Darwin’s 200th [...]
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