Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
I was alerted to the following comment on a blog site – a person I didn’t meet, but they also attended Dragon*Con – from Watching the Wheels: Personally I thought it was just as applicable to those of us either officially in journalism or riding the fence somewhere between journalism and entertainment (we know who [...]
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Heh. In case you don’t know, I have a dedicated Twitter account for people asking questions which I’ll answer on this site – Podblackblog on Twitter. There’s also the option of my About Podblack Cat – Contact Me link in the banner at the top of the page and you can subscribe via the Subscribe [...]
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I don’t think I link to the blog of Digital Cuttlefish enough, but if you’re seriously looking for excellent verse that has recently been published in the recent Australian Skeptic and is regularly lauded for appearances in some of the best science and skeptic blogs out there – head to their site. You can even [...]
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After reading over the work of Digital Cuttlefish, poet laureate of the Scientific Blogohedron, and a comment they made, long ago, I began pondering to what extent is it true that one MUST practice in order to write good poetry. Since that time, I’ve sent two friends copies of Stephen Fry’s guide to poetry – [...]
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Digital Cuttlefish features in it! The Bad Astronomer features in it! AND PODBLACK CAT BLOG (yes, this one) features in it! From Blog Around The Clock: I know you have all been trembling in anticipation! But the day has finally arrived – the third science blogging anthology, The Open Lab 2008, is now up for [...]
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Yes, I break my ‘blog silence’ for vitally important sci-fi news – The Guardian reports on the latest Jane Austen adaptation: It might prove something of a boon to those who reach for the remote control when yet another costume drama comes on television: Elton John’s Rocket Pictures is developing a new spin on Jane [...]
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Now, I’ve heard that there’s someone making a Wikipedia page for the Skeptic Zone podcast (or maybe it was just for me, after I updated my CV on this site and they wrote ‘damn, how come you’re not profiled more as a female sceptic??’ and I went ‘well, maybe staying sober has its disadvantages after [...]
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Both winners as well!! The Open Laboratory 2008 – the winning cartoon and poem The poem: The Evolutionary Biology Valentine’s Day Poem I remembered the cartoon: …so, where does your particular career fit into it? Speaking of a career – I have a whole lot of work to catch up on, so the blog will [...]
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