April 2010

Happy birthday, Bridget! [In case you're wondering: "C, G, Am, F in that order continuously - although it is played in the key of E, so it is E, B, C#m, A - which is I - V - vi - IV in any key."]

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Little Kitten – James Randi On TED

by podblack on April 21, 2010

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Today a few of my ‘worlds’ collided when a young woman in one of my classes ask me ‘how come I found your blog and how does it get so much traffic?’ It was on the tip of my tongue to say “start a blog, enter in for the ‘We Only Like You Because You’re [...]

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Little Kitten – Shatner Of The Mount

by podblack on April 20, 2010

Thanks to Brian Gregory for this find!

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Little Kitten – Carl Sagan – On A Horse

by podblack on April 18, 2010

H/T to The Daily What.

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Podblack Finds For 18th April 2010

by podblack on April 18, 2010

New Skeptic Zone podcast out! I’ve interviewed Dr Petra Boynton on sexuality, skepticism and myths! She’s a lecturer who has one of the most practical, succinct and informative feeds that you can get under 140 characters with her account @drpetra. It was there that I first learned about ‘Clitoraid’ and it is well-worth your time [...]

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I know that there’s a few people overseas who couldn’t see this on the official site — and maybe a few people in Australia who missed the last show? So, here’s the YouTube screening of it. Contrary to Pope Benedict’s assertion that the immorality of modern society is to blame for sexual abuse of children [...]

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From ElyPlace Chambers – British Chiropractic Association v Singh – BCA admits defeat. The BCA today served a Notice of Discontinuance bringing to an end its ill-fated libel claim against Dr Simon Singh arising out of criticisms he made of its promotion of treatments for childhood ailments. Dr Singh’s predicament as the sole defendant in [...]

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