fortune telling

Superstition On The Streets – Stefan Investigates Villain Hitters

by podblack on April 24, 2009

Skeptic Zone podcast host Stefan, during his time in Hong Kong, shot the following footage — enjoy the story! On the streets of Hong Kong, under an overpass, the villain hitters — spiritual consultants — are engaged to remove the influence of bad people from their clients. The Skeptic Zone’s Stefan has a problem with [...]

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Have A Say On Science And Faith In Australia

by podblack on December 16, 2008

I got a notice today from the The Australian Science Teachers’ Association, on an issue I’d known about for a while – the National Science Curriculum Framing Paper. I thought I may as well broadcast the links that will direct what will be going on and urge people to have a say – and hope [...]

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Classic Science Paper: Belief in Fortune Telling Amongst College Students

by podblack on June 1, 2008

The following post is for Classic Science Papers: The 2008 “Challenge”. I’m certain that when most people think of a ‘classic’ paper on a topic like superstition or belief in the paranormal, they may think of B.F Skinner’s Superstition in the Pigeon. But as you can see, it was published after World War II, whilst [...]

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“Scary” BONGO? Pah!

by podblack on December 29, 2007

Sorry, this is just ‘one of those things’ that annoyed me this year. A scare campaign that is easily debunked if you try! A fellow teacher discussing with her class, trying to quell fears about how the mobile phone gimmick of ‘Bongo‘ was scary and fearsome, involving mobile phone text messages to do fortune telling!! [...]

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