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Star Wars as it’s never been folded before. Animated/Directed by Eric Power.

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Why Dragon*Con?

by podblack on August 21, 2009

I’m heading out to a conference early next month, a special gathering of Australian skeptics. The agenda looks fascinating, the feedback should be great… it’s bound to be a valuable experience. I’m already starting to pull together notes and talk to people and read, read, read and research so I am able to contribute. I [...]

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Daniel Radcliffe – Cool, Atheist Nerd

by podblack on July 5, 2009

From the UK Telegraph: In a pronouncement that will dismay America’s religious Right, which has long voiced suspicions about Potter’s “anti-Christian” message, the 19-year-old actor said he did not believe in God. He also expressed his admiration for Professor Richard Dawkins, the prominent atheist and bete noir of Evangelical Christians. Radcliffe has been reticent on [...]

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JELLYFISH CROP CIRCLE!!

by podblack on June 2, 2009

Sorry, I’m just so excited – Telegraph: Karen Alexander, a crop circle expert, said: “We have seen butterfly and bird patterns in the past, but this is the first jellyfish crop circle in the world. “It is absolutely huge – roughly three times the size of most crop patterns and extremely interesting. People have been [...]

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Skeptical Movies? Three You Might Have Missed

by podblack on October 6, 2008

Flicking back through my records, I noticed a list that was first started by Daniel Loxton on Facebook, recommending some good films for skeptics. He suggested: Leap of Faith -  with Steve Martin, loosely based on the Peter Popoff faith healing scam. Fairy Tale: A True Story — which he pointed out has an excellent [...]

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I can’t decide. I really can’t… First – that the fantastic news that a friend of mine, Michael McRae, who was at TAM6 and is the Science By Email CSIRO writer… is now going to hit radio big time! He got footage whilst at the Amazing Meeting 6 (as you might remember, the last one [...]

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Why I Love The Olympics?

by podblack on August 16, 2008

For Teh Science!! Just a few grabs: A Secret Tool for the U.S. Swim Team – High-speed tracking techniques to measure fluid dynamics improve swimmers’ strokes. The Tech Inside Olympic Fencers’ Amazing Future-Warrior LED Helmets- Basically, the future helmets only get busted out during big time Olympic competitions for, unsurprisingly, the aesthetics. They simply display [...]

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Little Kitten – You Are Beautiful

by podblack on July 25, 2008

Just in case you forget, sometimes. This is for K, M, T, E and G. Click through to follow the path of some fascinating installation art, using styrofoam cups and a contributing community…

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