by podblack on November 16, 2010
Personally? I’m sick to death of hearing about Power Balance Bands and the popularity of these particular dodgy products — I’ve even ‘unfollowed’ people off Twitter until they’ve stopped railing against them. Yawn. Because, to my mind, once Choice Magazine has pointed out the obvious: This so-called exercise-assisting “hologram” is nothing more than a pricey [...]
by podblack on September 4, 2010
I’m at the Skeptic Track room — about to watch Prof. Barbara Drescher, Richard Saunders, Dr Rachael Dunlop, Donna Mugavero and Tom Merritt talk about skepticism, scams and consumerism! Apparently there are a lot of Australians following the Live Stream, which you can find at http://www.skeptrack.org/watch-live. This is about the fifth panel of the day, [...]
by podblack on October 29, 2009
Cosmetics Industry Parody – ‘This video was shown at the awards show to highlight some of the reasons why L’Oreal (and, frankly, the rest of the cosmetics industry) deserves a Shonky.’ Choice Awards for Shonky Products! You can look forward to a future interview with Choice Magazine on the Skeptic Zone podcast.
by podblack on November 20, 2008
My Science is Hotter than Dr. Isis’s Naughty Monkeys Because… Yeah, monkeys can be bad. But not as bad-ass as my tango shoes. You’re saying you do science in those shoes? Science doesn’t require one to dress up pretty to get the job done. I could do a variety of things in these shoes, but [...]