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Little Kitten – Behind The Scenes Of Skeptic Zone 53!

by podblack on October 23, 2009

Skeptic Zone 53 is now out – do sign up for the Skeptic Zone Facebook page – there’s over twenty videos (such as our vodcast adventures at Dragon*Con, running around Melbourne, Auckland and Sydney and wherever else we can wave a camera at… you’d be surprised!) that we’ve recorded for the show, so do check [...]

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This So-Called Socrates

by podblack on October 16, 2009

Far be it from me that I should mock the profession that I worked in (and still work in, to some extent), but… okay, I’ve been making fun of the plight of a fellow teacher who has a pile of grading to get done (yes, that’s his site, go visit it). I should be sympathetic. [...]

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On Skeptic Conferences – Part Three

by podblack on July 19, 2009

This might be very well the last post for a while on the topic for a while — again, some of the points here stem from the group for ‘Women for More Women at TAM8?, and from earlier posts ‘On Skeptic Conferences‘ and On Skeptic Conferences — Part Two. Whether or not such discussions will [...]

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“Very Off Topic: Why I Won’t Be At My High School Reunion”

by podblack on July 17, 2009

One of the reasons I became a teacher? Because I don’t think anyone should go through this or the rest of the story he tells. From Good Math, Bad Math: Almost every geeky kid gets socially ostracized. Almost all get mocked. In fact, almost all face some physical abuse. The main determinant of just how [...]

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Underwear For Valentine’s Day And Indian Women’s Rights

by podblack on February 11, 2009

Edit to add – if you’d like to know more about skepticism and rationalism in India: Guru Busters the Documentary. The current status of Indian rationalist groups was discussed on an episode of Skeptic Zone, featured at Dragon*Con 2008 as a panel called ‘Global Skepticism‘. Enjoy listening here! Just a short entry for the season [...]

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Pride And Prejudice As Facebook Updates

by podblack on February 10, 2009

Yep. Not kidding. From Much Ado-net.

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Facebook Ap for Podblack Blog… Click!

by podblack on October 19, 2008

Okay – let’s see if this works! This will feature on my side-bar and if you’re a Facebook user – join! In fact, you can probably just click the box below easily enough and it’ll do it for you. Blog Networks Blog: PodBlack Blog Topics: skepticism, women, education Join my network

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The Horror, The Horror – Psychics Propose ‘Claremont Serial Killer’

by podblack on October 18, 2008

Let me first set you straight on the history of this particular horror – and why the horror now features an additional sting: First, the best background I can recommend is a book by Debi Marshall, on the Claremont serial killer case called ‘The Devil’s Garden‘ (Claremont is an inner-city suburb, where I once worked, [...]

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