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Science Of Scams – Derren Brown and Kat Akingbade

by podblack on October 4, 2009

New webseries on YouTube! This Science By Scams series is by Kat Akingbade and Derren Brown and investigates the science behind scams and apparently paranormal phenomena. From UK Skeptic: In a style not too dissimilar to Project Alpha from James Randi, Steve Shaw and Mike Edwards, the Science of Scams team published seven hoax recordings [...]

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Loretta Marron, Health Hero, On Australia’s A Current Affair

by podblack on February 26, 2009

Submission for March Scientiae – ‘Who inspires you or motivates you? Who would you call your role models, at any stage of your career?’ “I wanted my cancer to mean something. When I heard about a clinical trial testing a new treatment for breast cancer that offered better chances of survival with less of the [...]

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Podblack Surveyisims-ish – G’day My Readers!

by podblack on September 27, 2008

This is a very overdue post – but as I said, sometimes real life just gets in the way. The results of the survey I did have come in – those who sent an email, I’ll send stats that I have and you can see how generous I’ve been with the interpretation that follows! I’ll [...]

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From Scams To Scientiae!

by podblack on June 8, 2008

Just a brief note for readers – you may have noticed that I’m working on a few additional ‘pages’ beyond the blog that is featured here. Avoid Scams – I’ve started organising my thoughts on scams and the issues involved when people get into supporting charities and finding suitable outreach projects to support. It seems [...]

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All The Scams – In One Book!

by podblack on February 26, 2008

No, it’s not an instruction book… it’s a how-to-watch-out book! The new little black book of scams is here! The ACCC has just released a brand new edition of its very popular The Little Black Book of Scams: The little black book of scams highlights a variety of popular scams that regularly target Australian consumers [...]

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The Bullshit Detective – Now In Australia!

by podblack on February 17, 2008

I’m a big fan of Alasdair Jeffrey – otherwise known as the The Bullshit Detective. He’s showing on Australian television now and he was kind enough to write back to me personally after I inquired about his series in the UK. The series is fascinating. I don’t see every item on the show as being [...]

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