Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
SORRY to everyone who missed this post earlier on the 15th – change of server for Podblack.com! New Token Skeptic episode finally out, news on that later. Firstly — happy birthday to Catherine D of Faster Pussycat Productions! With that news, I’m very proud to announce that the Young Australian Skeptics Anthology will be out THIS MONDAY! [...]
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This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award.
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…we have AN IMMEDIATE NEED (before the end of November) for letters of support from educators. PLEASE, if you’d like to see this show on PBS, and benefit from all the supporting educational materials which would be part of the package – check out the model letters of support for The Edge’ over on the [...]
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‘What does make a difference, then? A number of things. Better trained teachers. A school culture that reinforces cross-curricular skills. Improved career prospects for teaching and non-teaching staff. Good resources. Community involvement in the classroom. It’s not a simple solution, let alone one that can be addressed through a liberal dose of public mockery. Rather, [...]
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I’m in Sydney! Going to head out soon, I appear to have missed several events already (shame on my podcast members for not telling me what’s going on!) But I forgot to mention before I left home – yes, I finally got these following episodes online! Question. Explore. Discover. Token Skeptic Forty – On The [...]
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You have no idea how much I hate this guy. He’s the artist who is responsible for my cat logo on my blog. His art and writing has appeared in science publications internationally and he currently works for CSIRO. A former member of the Shell Questacon Science Circus and graduate of the ANU Science Communication [...]
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This is quite lovely – I occasionally get questions, but I usually just write large general posts (Skeptical Books for Children after someone asked ‘What’s the consensus on the intersection of science fiction and skepticism/science? What’s the research on the impact of science fiction films and biotechology?‘ is one such example) rather than address them [...]
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WAAHHH It’s on The Guardian website as a guest post! Absolutely thrilled to see the company I’m keeping – Leslie Cannold also has an article online! ‘Abortion is about balancing rights – religious medics don’t get the final say’. Do check it out! Many, many thanks to Martin Robbins and to Warren Bonett who made [...]
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