Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Professor Fletcher’s invention of the CellScope, which is a Nokia device with a microscope attachment, was the inspiration for a teeny-tiny film created by Sumo Science at Aardman. It stars a 9mm girl called Dot as she struggles through a microscopic world. All the minuscule detail was shot using CellScope technology and a Nokia N8, [...]
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Thanks to Naontiotami for this find!
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If you’re interested in seeing the other video adventures I have, head to the podblackdotcom YouTube Channel. This site will be updated again soon, and I’ll feature a few in a new section
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“A mashup of Charlene Werner’s and John Bennet’s profound explanations of the science of homeopathy with similar levels of technical understanding found in popular media.”
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Excellent timing! Just today Daniel Loxton wrote a great post over at SkepticBlogs about ‘Children At The End Of The World’, which prompted a several-dozen post response on Facebook about how we grew up in the 1980s with the fear of nuclear destruction. “As I type this, some of those children are lying awake with [...]
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I was sent a link earlier today to a news article, which claimed the following: Australian doctors are considering a controversial form of genital mutilation on baby girls — News.com: The practice involving cutting a girl’s genitals, sometimes with razors or pieces of glass, could be allowed in a clinical setting to stem illegal backyard [...]
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Skeptical Satirical Shorts Under 666 Seconds! The Freethought Film Festival Foundation has launched a Web-based short film contest that focuses on skepticism. In honor of the National Day of Reason, celebrated by secularists in the US, a contest titled, “Skeptical Satirical Shorts Under 666 Seconds”, is being held by the organization behind the International Freethought [...]
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Dara O Briain, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Cohen, Shappi Khorsandi and Tim Minchin backstage at the Big Libel Gig explain why Britain has become a haven for those who wish to silence debate and why we must reform English libel law. Join them and 50,000 others by showing your support and signing up at: www.libelreform.org/sign
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