Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Just back from getting a blood-test. Urgh. Having a family history of haemochromatosis means that I’m not unused to looking in the other direction as my left arm gets prodded, but it’s never the most pleasant experience. But, with reporting of mid-terms now out of the way (editing may still be ongoing though, will see [...]
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Two quick announcements before I get back to some solid nose-to-grindstone work for the next few weeks (excuse the absence, but it’s for a good cause). First — hope you’re going to be tuning into the very next Skeptic Zone podcast, because we interview Dr Richard Wiseman! He also has a quirky blog. Secondly — [...]
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*yawn* – man, this HAS been happening for a while! You might be thinking of 1991′s ‘Rocketeer‘ – but how about BRAZIL??? That was 1985 and was my first introduction to what I saw as the glimmerings of Steampunk! Sheesh, slap these ‘zeitgeist’ people on the head with a vacuum tube… Anyway – here’s the [...]
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Dear DC, Look, I haven’t written for a while. Well, for at least twenty-four hours. Well, I didn’t actually write, but sent you a sound bite of my attempting to sing ‘I Am The Very Model Of A Devious Creationist’. Please forgive me. I haven’t sung for so long and genuinely forgot that I can’t [...]
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Women’s Wear Daily raises the question – are glasses just plain stylish rather than necessarily functional? The social swirl these days is looking less like a scene out of “High Society” and more like something straight from “Revenge of the Nerds.” Actresses Cate Blanchett, Amy Sedaris and Dana Delaney have all hit the red carpet [...]
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This one’s for Richard. Because he shouldn’t be reading this – he should be on holidays. With cows by the Murray River. Shoo! Go enjoy yourself! Anyway, this is for Richard Saunders, who amongst his many, many wonderful talents (it’s enough to make you want to spam all his YouTube comments with a stupid Scottish [...]
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You may have noticed a fascination I have for both Japan and fashion. Here’s another item that puts those together – Hello Kitty’s new target audience! TOKYO – Hello Kitty is no sexist. The cute cuddly white cat from Japan‘s Sanrio Co., usually seen on toys and jewelry for girls and young women, will soon [...]
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Sometimes you find art that is just so unspeakably wonderful that you are reminded of your childhood love for comics and fairies, ‘Aliens’ and ‘Labyrinth’, Japanese culture and fashion – and it stops you in your tracks. Scientific fiction films, graphic novels, off-beat music and novels inspire this sort of agog delight in me still. [...]
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