Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Two interesting coincidences today – I got the latest mailout by Science WA about some new events and news, which included the following adults-only event at SciTech (Saturday, 9th October): Scitech is gearing up for a very sexy After Dark. Get ready as we spice up the next installment of After Dark with the science [...]
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*Sigh* Astoundingly busy Valentine’s day weekend, including sorting out travel plans for the end of the year and catching up with family. Just by scheduling everything it’s kind of squeezed out getting stuff online – so, distract yourself with the new Homologous Legs blog post: Carnival of the Godless, No. 135 – Darwintine’s Day Edition! [...]
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You may have noticed that the blog has pretty much been a string of videos, links to media items and plenty of ‘little kittens’. If you’re new to the blog, my ‘little kittens‘ are essentially fun and / or interesting finds. They also indicate that I’m probably under the hammer or under a pile of [...]
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I’ll be very busy and tied up with work and personal business for quite a while – so I will let you enjoy the following gem in celebration of Darwin, beyond Darwin Day! Michael McRae, CSIRO’s Science by Email coordinator, was interviewed earlier on this blog about Science Communication and Education. I had the opportunity [...]
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Today I find it immensely gratifying that people are being redirected to my site because of a post I did for Darwin Day for Kids. It’s particularly wonderful that Daniel Loxton has been profiled with his own ‘Darwin for Kids’ book — ‘Evolution’ — in the most recent e-Skeptic! In commemoration of Charles Darwin’s 200th [...]
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Apparently he does… Returned with Matthews to The Beagle. 20 days away and 300 miles, excellent geology. We are anchored in Goree Sound
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From The Guardian: …it was an honour to be asked to create a cover for this 150th anniversary edition of On the Origin of Species. This particular painting is called “Human skull in space” (oil on canvas), and, as in a lot of my work, there’s a nod to the scientific. The painting sits firmly [...]
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You can follow Tim Minchin on Twitter here! New tour dates have been released for Perth and Sydney. From The Courier Mail, Tim Minchin finds pointed comedy in sex, God and rock: “I really do think that we’re getting worse as we get further away from enlightenment and Darwin,” he says. “Maybe because we’re getting [...]
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