astronomy

My second day of Dragon*Con 2010! Includes the setting up of the Skeptic Track after Friday night, the first ‘coffee morning’ with James Randi, The Parsec Awards, Benjamin Radford’s Paranormal Workshop and the Parenting Beyond Belief podcast.

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Friday 3rd September — here’s Day One (proper) of Dragon*Con — includes the Token Skepticality Speaking Beyond BS panel; the Scams and Consumerism panel; Scott Sigler reads from his 4th Grade writing book; various costumes and the launch of the Hanny’s Voorwerp comic!

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Little Kitten – Bad Universe: Making A Comet

by podblack on August 31, 2010

Or was it ‘comment’? Anyway, this clearly shows how Sydney features in the show that just broadcast in the US:

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Little Kitten – Wonders of the Stoner System

by podblack on August 15, 2010

Please note. This is in no way an endorsement of the substances mentioned. Or what it says about people from Manchester, just in case a lovely former co-worker is reading this (I miss you Pen!). …However, as evidence that everyone can have a sense of humor about even rather dodgy things — Prof Brian Cox’s [...]

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ASTRONOMICAL AWESOMENESS – Why do we ask why? Speakers include: Cheryl Praeger (UWA), Carley Tillett (Scitech), Carmelo Amalfi (Murdoch) and Megan Argo (Curtin). Hello and we’re starting – it’s probably about as crowded as it was last time, which means pretty packed! Our host, the very lovely and vibrant Renae, how is mentioning that all [...]

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By the way, Perth people! Tomorrow is the FINAL Profs and Pints, all about astronomy! Will see you there! Profs and Pints at the Flying Scotsman — Velvet Lounge from 6.00 — 8.00pm — where we question the astronomically big to the astronomically small and challenge why we always seek answers — even if it [...]

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Bad Universe – Sneak Peek!

by podblack on July 23, 2010

“Coming soon, it’s all NEW on Discovery! Take a sneak peek at Bad Universe, a new series starring Phil Plait, an astronomer on a mission to debunk all the the junk myths about the universe.”

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Podblack Finds And Update – 22nd June 2010

by podblack on June 22, 2010

I think it’s the first time I’ve ever walked into one of my classrooms and faced the situation where due to a tragedy in the community, a class could not be completed as scheduled. Due to that, things have been rather turned upside-down, on top of recovering from a cold. So – in order to [...]

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