Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
“Come on, Aussies. Need advice on best way or most traditional way to consume Vegemite. Make with the cultural exchange!” Well, the sight of me trying very hard to get through it all with a straight face is kind of horrifying. Especially the way I lick the knife and proceed to origami-fold the toast to [...]
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Just saying… Speaking of which, new world record was probably achieved in Brisbane – Grave concerns over Brisbane zombie plague: Brisbane Zombie Walk organisers could face a police bill for future events, after up to 5,000 zombies lurched through the CBD on Sunday. Zombie Santas, strippers, soldiers and nurses surged through the city on Sunday, [...]
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Cosmetics Industry Parody – ‘This video was shown at the awards show to highlight some of the reasons why L’Oreal (and, frankly, the rest of the cosmetics industry) deserves a Shonky.’ Choice Awards for Shonky Products! You can look forward to a future interview with Choice Magazine on the Skeptic Zone podcast.
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Long day. Long night. Thanks to Milton for this find — “virtuosic demonstration of Phrygian Scales” by Igudesman and Joo Live in Rotterdam:
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October 28, 2009 5:30 PM at the Hale School Music and Drama Center – Unwin Avenue, Wembley Downs. For the past two years the Philosothon has been a great success – this year looks to be no different! The image is from the 2008 Philosothon, where there’s more details on the Dialogue Australia site. The [...]
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It’s Parent/Teacher night – you may know it as teacher feedback, parent/teacher conferences. They’re all pretty much the same. I get a list of dozens of students names the day before. I take masses of journals and files down with me to a hall, get given a badge, find a table with my name plaque [...]
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Skeptical Books for Children – Part One and Skeptical Books for Children – Part Two and Skeptical Books for Children – Part Three and Skeptical Books for Children – Part Four – An ongoing series for parents, educators, authors and those enthusiastic about outreach to the younger years. ***** According to renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, [...]
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