Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Well done to Sam Leach, with his great portrait of a local skeptical-legend, Tim Minchin! The Archibald Prize is is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious art awards. “Sam Leach says he approached Minchin ‘primarily because I really like his style of comedy. The topics he deals with – social commentary, the appeal to [...]
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Thanks to Rikki B for the find! Ok Go!
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Let’s see how many ideas there are for you! Firstly – songs! Yes, Tim Minchin‘s song ‘White Wine in the Sun‘ is available as a single on iTunes from … gah, appears it’s available from 13th December according to ‘people in the know’. Darn Tim Minchin’s over-eager Twitter! If you don’t know the lyrics for [...]
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Now, if it were ‘Australian Skeptics’, it’d would arguably be a better joke… ah well, close enough.
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Neil Gaiman has one — and if you’re in the Perth CBD this weekend, you can learn how to do it too! Firstly, what is it? From the Lolmovember site: A camera originally designed by Russian Professor Radionov for use during the cold war, Lomo’s purpose was for spy games and international espionage. However, the [...]
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This one is for Barbara! From The Spoof.com: Published quickly on the heels of their book on public scientific literacy, Unscientific America, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum have released their newest book Unartistic America, which tackles the low art literacy in America, its consequences, and what should be done to change the situation. In a [...]
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