Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
From what I could read of the popular ‘Tweetstream’ on #SkeptiCamp today, it went really well! I was particularly impressed by the range of topics and how swiftly things were arranged to have continuous presentations going on in two rooms at the University of Technology, in Sydney. I’ve already contacted one of the presenters in order [...]
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This went over so well when I posted it on Facebook — that I went and found the video as well. Enjoy. On the Guardian website — the text version: But what do they do with their legs? Julia Sweeney considered herself an enlightened, sex-is-no-big-deal kind of parent. But that was before an innocent question [...]
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Well, my unofficial holiday of not-catching-up-on-things and instead spending time with family and friends is over as of tomorrow – and if I owe you emails, they’ll be answered. Probably with self-explanatory attachments containing invoices and other important things that I really need to sort out ASAP. Okay, not thinking about it, will think about [...]
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Awesome. Children at a school in the Bondi area of Sydney, Australia, had a surprise visitor on Friday, 1 April 2011? – a seven-foot (two-metre) tall baby Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur. Children shrieked and froze in momentary fear as the huge creature invaded their school yard, then smiles and laughter broke out when they realised the [...]
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I have a very pleasant surprise — a Wikipedia page on Kylie Sturgess! Naturally, I am both very grateful to Bayani and fully aware that it will be sabotaged by a variety of online activists, particularly any students out there. But, the gesture in itself is very much appreciated — and friends have already begun online [...]
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I could make more excuses for being busy, but instead, I’ll say ‘check out Token Skeptic podcast for the third episode this week that illustrates both what I got up to today and how I’ve caught up on shows I missed producing during all those internet issues from the past two weeks‘… and enjoy the [...]
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Busy — busy — busy — enough time to post this however. Apparently it is going to happen… (‘Born This Way’ — Rolling Stone, with h/t to Melissa K).
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First of all – two new episodes out! Another on the way! I’ve nearly caught up (and then I’ll collapse for the rest of the week! Maybe I’ll rise on Sunday – depends if there’s chocolate)! Episode Sixty-Four – On Tribal Science – Interview With Michael McRae Episode Sixty-Five – On Starsuckers And Taking Liberties [...]
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