Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
SORRY to everyone who missed this post earlier on the 15th – change of server for Podblack.com! New Token Skeptic episode finally out, news on that later. Firstly — happy birthday to Catherine D of Faster Pussycat Productions! With that news, I’m very proud to announce that the Young Australian Skeptics Anthology will be out THIS MONDAY! [...]
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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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‘What does make a difference, then? A number of things. Better trained teachers. A school culture that reinforces cross-curricular skills. Improved career prospects for teaching and non-teaching staff. Good resources. Community involvement in the classroom. It’s not a simple solution, let alone one that can be addressed through a liberal dose of public mockery. Rather, [...]
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If you’re reading this due to the Freethought Blogs – read this. Thanks! During my time interacting with skeptical and atheist groups – I have seen evidence of people assuming that skepticism and atheism are one and the same. More often than not, it’s from co-workers or family members, who think that ‘a skeptic equals [...]
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On Nov 10, 2010, bloggers around the world posted a message requesting other bloggers and readers to sign up to libel reform at www.libelreform.org/sign — you can read this post here: This week is the first anniversary of the report Free Speech is Not for Sale, which highlighted the oppressive nature of English libel law. [...]
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This is great timing considering all the skeptical-action going on in the UK at the moment! 10:23 Campaign in 2011 – An Interview with Andy Wilson of www.1023.org.uk – at Curiouser and Curiouser! This was one of two interviews I conducted during my short (well, it felt short, I was attempting to do too many [...]
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Dear Bloggy-readers, I’m going to only write for the blog for the foreseeable future on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays – simply because I’m out of time! Or at least, it feels as if there’s more pressing needs that I really should be devoting my energies to, and the blog is just going to have to [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these… and it’s probably about time, considering how little ‘proper blogging’ I’ve done while on the road / working as a teacher again / writing the thesis / editing anthology / writing for CSI’s website / doing podcasts… okay, maybe I have a few excuses up [...]
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