Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
In Perth? Not doing TAMOz? Keen on Philosophy? Free Philosophy colloquium at Murdoch University – Brian Hill Lecture Theatre, 8.30-5.30pm, 30th November. Our goal is once again to provide a forum for the vital exchange of ideas in a supportive, collegial atmosphere, as well as to foster ties between philosophy departments, staff and students. It [...]
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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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This is a serious back-log that you’ll have to download if you’re not keeping up with the Token Skeptic podcast! Especially now I’ve got the hang of uploading via Dropbox – and yes, that is a tremendous sigh of relief you can hear, because I have so much to broadcast and I’m dying to have [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these… and it’s probably about time, considering how little ‘proper blogging’ I’ve done while on the road / working as a teacher again / writing the thesis / editing anthology / writing for CSI’s website / doing podcasts… okay, maybe I have a few excuses up [...]
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This is a short film, thanks to Daniel Keogh, called “The Placebo Effect” (vodcast mp4 link) He played it during his touring show ‘The Stupid Species: Why Everyone (Except You) Is An Idiot’ for Science Week. You can follow him on Twitter as ‘Professor Funk’ and hear him being interviewed on Token Skeptic #30 – [...]
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It’s taken a while, but I have finally printed out a handful of pages and figured out exactly where I am and where the members of the Skeptic Zone podcast will be at Dragon*Con… which is happening at the end of this month. Sodding hell. It’s not very far away! First — drum roll… appearances [...]
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Wahh, Philosophy Camp went well, with no bouncing Serval cats seen anywhere – although I have discovered that the best solution to staying awake in case of emergency is a sleeping bag. Especially when I rolled myself up in it and started to lose circulation. I did (thankfully!) remain very much awake for some excellent [...]
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