Halloween

Little Kitten – 2009 Halloween Maths Class

by podblack on November 2, 2009

Yes, currently doing work involving looking at anxiety and mathematics, interviewing the younger years. This is not that work… Head to the blog of Matthew Weathers to learn more about this great teacher!

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Video Of The Quest For Houdini From WeirdThings.Com

by podblack on November 1, 2009

Recorded earlier today (well, late on Halloween) – here’s the seance that was conducted (love the waiter jokes by Randi!): Justin Robert Young and Andrew Mayne, along with help from Brian Brushwood, James Randi, Penn & Teller, the chat room and more.

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Eating Vegemite – A Horror Story

by podblack on October 31, 2009

“Come on, Aussies. Need advice on best way or most traditional way to consume Vegemite. Make with the cultural exchange!” Well, the sight of me trying very hard to get through it all with a straight face is kind of horrifying. Especially the way I lick the knife and proceed to origami-fold the toast to [...]

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My Mascot Don’t Believe In The Great Pumpkin

by podblack on October 24, 2008

What?? Myths about ‘You can’t buy a black cat before Halloween due to fear of potential Satanic rituals?‘ MSN reports: Sort of. Many shelters make adopting black cats before Halloween more difficult — but not necessarily due to the threat from cat-sacrificing satanic cults. In fact, little evidence exists to support the cat-sacrificing theory. The [...]

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“The Ghosts We Think We See”

by podblack on November 1, 2007

After a fairly uneventful Halloween (although I got via email some very talented pumpkin carvings by a friend of mine), I revisited the following article on Newsweek – “The Ghosts We Think We See”. This article reflects much of what I want to study over the next few years and why I’m studying Psychology: “As [...]

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