cosmology

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Debunks 2012 At The 2010 World Science Festival

by podblack on June 8, 2010

Excellent timing! Just today Daniel Loxton wrote a great post over at SkepticBlogs about ‘Children At The End Of The World’, which prompted a several-dozen post response on Facebook about how we grew up in the 1980s with the fear of nuclear destruction. “As I type this, some of those children are lying awake with [...]

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Skepticism And Women’s Intuition! Token Skeptic Podcast

by podblack on April 6, 2010

Skepticism and Women’s Intuition – and much more! Token Skeptic Podcast – episodes 14 and 15, now out! Scott Sigler features in “Episode Fourteen – On Science Fiction And Skepticism” – conducted on Monday during the final day of SwanCon, the Perth Science Fiction convention. Dr Scott Lilienfeld features in “Episode Fifteen – On Women’s [...]

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Eclipses And The Southern Cross – Australia Day 2009

by podblack on January 26, 2009

For February Scientiae – “your ideas, your dreams and your work toward a better, more equitable society”. It’s Australia Day. Today I’m going to be celebrating by doing some actual stargazing at the Southern Cross – during a solar eclipse, funnily enough! As noticed by the ‘Hoyden About Town’ blog, the Australian of the Year [...]

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