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Further Developments In #Boobquake (No Pun Intended)

by podblack on April 23, 2010

Just a update, from a CNN news article: Blogger: Show cleavage to test cleric’s quake theory ..She said no woman should feel pressured to participate. “It’s not supposed to be serious activism that is going to revolutionize women’s rights, but just a bit of fun juvenile humor,” she wrote. “I’m a firm believer that when [...]

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Token Skeptic Podcast – Taslima Nasrin At #AtheistCon

by podblack on April 10, 2010

I just realised I didn’t mention it earlier on my site! This episode is now my highest-rating in terms of downloads, even after one day. Download episode #16 featuring Taslima Nasrin’s speech from the Global Atheist Convention. There’s also  iTunes, mp3 and Zune! This episode features one of the most engaging speakers from The Rise [...]

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Women and Superstitions – Part Two

by podblack on April 27, 2008

Following on from Women and Superstitions — Part One. I’d like to first return briefly to Dr Michael Shermer’s book ‘Why People Believe in Weird Things‘. You may have even seen the TED talk of the same title — here’s part one of two: From the book: For a variety of reasons related to the [...]

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