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New CSI Curiouser And Curiouser Column! Embiggen Books Interview!

by podblack on June 30, 2010

I’m really happy that this is featuring and will be zipping in more to the site very soon! Thanks CSI!
Warren Bonett is the proprietor of the Embiggen Books Bookshop in Noosaville, Queensland, in northeast Australia. The bookshop, devoted to promoting rationalism and science, features videoed lectures by the likes of Andrew [...]

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Little Kitten – Superstitions, Sports And South Africa – The Naked Skeptic

by podblack on June 23, 2010

Go check out Dr Karen Stollznow’s work over at the CSI site (she’ll be at Dragon*Con this year, weee heee! ):
Many athletes are famous for their superstitions. Some wear lucky clothing, while others carry good-luck charms, eat a special meal before the game, or practice crippling routines and rituals. The superstitions are praised [...]

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Know Where Your #TowelDay Is – Interview With Stephen Fry

by podblack on May 25, 2010

Well, the second-to-last time I blogged about Towel Day and Douglas Adams, it was about a favourite book of mine: Last Chance To See.
Before that, it was Labyrinth: The Computer Game (which is quite an adventure itself, but in a different way!).
Nearly a year later? I get to interview the man who followed in his [...]

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The Naked Skeptic – Now A Csi Web Column!

by podblack on July 2, 2009

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I have always enjoyed reading the publication Australasian Science Magazine for the ‘Naked Skeptic’ column that it features – and now one of the contributors to it [...]

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Acupuncture And Hello To Adam

by podblack on February 23, 2008

Hello Adam! Sorry that this is a little overdue, but here’s what I know about acupuncture – including a bunch of links if you want to click about a bit.
Get a needle, twiddle it into your skin and pain gets cured. True or false? Because that’s essentially the argument being made with acupuncture.
Thing is, there’s [...]

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