Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Because now I finally can… This is just the beginning of about 83 pages (or 21,680 words). Draft Abstract (not complete)… Although the nature of paranormal, pseudoscientific and conspiracy theory beliefs has been investigated by a wide range of academics, the creation of an anomalistic belief scale that includes all these aspects has been limited in [...]
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Sorry about this incredibly short blog-post that is just a link – the blog post by Deb Hodgkin (her blog is Science At Home) that I referred to in an earlier post wasn’t published at the time, but it is now: Australian Skeptics moving to Texas? Firstly, to explain the curriculum a little. As I’ve [...]
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I wrote the following while attending the session and only now have a chance to edit and post the thing in its entirety. The Doric Room is small. Frackin’ small. I noticed this upon first scoping out the place and thought that one of the other venue rooms would be used. For the entire time [...]
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I’d like to announce that everything I did was a lie. Sandra Bernhard, Without You, I’m Nothing. Tomorrow I have a meeting with my supervisors about my thesis. That will be pretty much the final stage in terms of the work I’ve been doing. The reason why I started this site is straight-forward. Other people [...]
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This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award.
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…we have AN IMMEDIATE NEED (before the end of November) for letters of support from educators. PLEASE, if you’d like to see this show on PBS, and benefit from all the supporting educational materials which would be part of the package – check out the model letters of support for The Edge’ over on the [...]
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The Curiouser and Curiouser site features an interview with Scott Sigler on science fiction and skepticism — out on the 30th November, which is his birthday! The works of American author and podcaster Scott Sigler combine many genres, including science fiction, horror, and thriller. After successfully recording and distributing the audiobook of his novel Earthcore [...]
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TAMOz, TAM Australia, whatever you want to call it – have an hour of the Token Skeptic podcast on what it’s like to be me in Sydney, losing my delusions about what Australian Skeptics are and what it could be. The interviews include: Nicholas and Alex Southhall (the young man on the SGU Science/Fiction) Warren [...]
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