Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Skepticality – Episode 100. Now out. Head over. Yes, I’m busy listening. Yes, you should be reading at the same time as you listen. Head on over to Clashing Culture! Particular faves this round include: The Fat One in The Middle talks about ‘Spanking, but not the good kind’ (Caution, some may not want their [...]
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Aaron Darc interviews Rhian Skirving about her Tim Minchin documentary, Rock’N’Roll Nerd.
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Us Skeptic Zone sort — always on the TV fighting the good fight. Gah, can’t stand the hosts… Please note — at 4.25min, he quotes this song ‘Far’ by George Hrab! :p You are such a tart, Richard Saunders….
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From SBS Dateline: This week Aaron Lewis reports on Tanzania’s deadly skin trade. There, he finds a lethal mix of prejudice, traditional beliefs and greed is fueling the bizarre murder of albinos – and especially albino children. As Lewis reports, it’s young albino females who are fetching the highest price, as the nation recoils from [...]
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Just a quick addition to this post – thanks to www.stopjenny.com for the tip! Alison Singer, the woman who resigned from her position at Autism Speaks because of their pandering to the anti-vaccine crowd, has now launched a new organization, the Autism Science Foundation. Here’s the opening of their press release: April 18, 2009 — [...]
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Head to www.skepticzone.tv for the full interview that Stefan did with Tim Minchin! Many thanks to the Angry Feet forum board for their great articles, discussions and support with research. A lot of very classy people there. I particularly liked Minchin’s discussion about his attitudes towards religion and the line he draws about how he [...]
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A new Q – search for spy science chief – BBC News: Any fan of James Bond will know that science and technology have always been the fictional spy’s most potent weapons. …Now it seems that the UK’s domestic intelligence agency, better known as MI5 or the Security Service, has taken a leaf out of [...]
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Enjoy – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0pPEAdDn64 The apocalyptic consequences of two gay people in a loving relationship are too terrifying to imagine. Frankly, we’re crapping our pants at the prospect, and we know you are too. But you can help. Join our Brownbow Coalition. United by our shared bigotry and armed with idiotic TV ads, we will Restore [...]
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