Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Yesterday I got an alert from one of my many Facebook contacts, about a documentary that has just been released in the US and is yet to arrive in Australia: Waiting for Superman. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive [...]
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Token Skeptic #6 – On Trial By Ordeal – Witch-Hunting And Superstition Yes, it includes some audio references to Monty Python’s ‘Holy Grail’ film. No, the majority of the podcast episode is not amusing and in fact deals with the ongoing issues of torture due to the belief that witches and that confession through trials [...]
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Look, as far as I’m concerned, I’m still on my holiday break from solid blogging – and next week it’s pretty much nothing but editing and preparing for the start of classes again for me. So, don’t expect my usual updates or essay-length blog-posts, beyond some favorite YouTube videos. I’m meant to be on a [...]
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Sorry about the rushing air at the start and at the end. I blame Richard.
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Thanks to the official site and Rhian Skirving – and yes, I’m seeing Minchin’s show live! It officially hits the shelves here in Australia/NZ on Wed May 6th. Some of the major retail outlets are JB Hi-Fi, ABC Shops, Borders, Readings. Plus some other smaller retailers. For the UK/Europe/Asia fans it’s not going to be [...]
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Rock & Roll Nerd: The Tim Minchin Story — Thursday, April 30th at 8.30pm ABC1 <!– ch_client = “mmbreakingnews”; ch_type = “mpu”; ch_width = 550; ch_height = 120; ch_non_contextual = 4; ch_vertical =”premium”; ch_default_category = “200001″; ch_sid = “Throng AU”; var ch_queries = new Array( ); var ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length)); if ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) { [...]
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Aaron Darc interviews Rhian Skirving about her Tim Minchin documentary, Rock’N’Roll Nerd.
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