Dr Rachael Dunlop

Women And Skepticism – The Aftermath

by podblack on July 3, 2010

The following probably isn’t news at all for many of you – essentially, Pharyngula (PZ Myers) in his post The Woman Problem reflected upon another post Where are all the female skeptics at? by SkeptiFem. This led to PZ urging comments with links to sites – there were even a few very pertinent comments that [...]

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TAM Australia – Tickets Selling 20th June 9am EST

by podblack on June 5, 2010

http://www.tamaustralia.org Registration opens on June 20 at 9:00AM Australian Eastern Standard Time. I should point out that, yes, Dr Martin Bridgstock and I applied to present back in early January, in fact, we sent in our application on the 1st. Pretty keen! We were funded by the Australian Skeptics to do a major survey and [...]

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When David Mabus Is Your Biggest Fan (aka Nostradamus Sets My Goats On Fire)

by podblack on April 22, 2010

Don’t forget to check out the latest Token Skeptic Episode: On How We Only Like You Because You’re Good In Blog – Blogging Skeptically. Submission for ‘We Only Like You Because You’re Good in Blog’ Day! …what we will NOT tolerate are veiled threats or references to violence or sex acts such as those above. [...]

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On Podcasting – Happy Anniversary And Donate Your Voice To 365 Days!

by podblack on March 26, 2010

Just one of those things that I like doing – helping out other’s podcasts! The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast – the official podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 – is continuing into 2010. The format remains the same with each episode contributed by different people from around the world. Although many people [...]

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Congratulations to Dr Rachael Dunlop Of Skeptic Zone Podcast – Shorty Award Winner!

by podblack on March 4, 2010

Yay for Dr Rachael Dunlop of the Skeptic Zone podcast! A few snaps of the live event uploaded to TwitPic here. UPDATE – News reports!! Perth Now: Australian scientist Rachael Dunlop wins Twitter award Channel 9: Aussie biologist honoured for ‘tweeting’ More coverage in the Australian the online version of the Adelaide Advertiser and ninemsn. [...]

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That Shorty-Award Health Category Shill From Australia (Who Can Tokyo-Drift On A Magic Motorcycle)

by podblack on January 25, 2010

If there’s anyone out there who isn’t already familiar with the current smack-down-oh-you-phat-pharmaceutical-shill-bitch-oh-I-don’t-mean-my-cuddly-customers-I-loves-youse that has been ongoing on Twitter… …and has rightfully taken prime-blogpost-place on every classy and reputable pro-skeptic site out there (which means it’s naturally lead by trendsetter Sean the Blogonaut and then that Orac bloke and someone from some not-Australian podcast and [...]

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The Stupid, It Burns – The Science Behind The Dangerous Practice Of Ear Candling

by podblack on December 22, 2009

I was alerted today to the interest that pop-culture has in earcandling recently – and since Dr Rachael Dunlop’s entry on the Skeptic Zone blog (don’t forget to check out her ‘Sceptics’ Book’ blog too) has a very vital message for people – read on and pass on the links to her site when you [...]

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Little Kitten – Ben Goldacre Song By RatherGood.com

by podblack on November 22, 2009

I have no comment. Apart from those I’d only share with Dr Rachael Dunlop.

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