Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Just back from getting a blood-test. Urgh. Having a family history of haemochromatosis means that I’m not unused to looking in the other direction as my left arm gets prodded, but it’s never the most pleasant experience. But, with reporting of mid-terms now out of the way (editing may still be ongoing though, will see [...]
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NECSS 2010 – Keynote – D. J. Grothe from Maggie McFee on Vimeo.
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New Skeptic Zone podcast out! I’ve interviewed Dr Petra Boynton on sexuality, skepticism and myths! She’s a lecturer who has one of the most practical, succinct and informative feeds that you can get under 140 characters with her account @drpetra. It was there that I first learned about ‘Clitoraid’ and it is well-worth your time [...]
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In what I hope will be a forthcoming Geologic Fancast podcast episode, you may hear me list some of the major accomplishments of Dr Karen Stollznow. What I couldn’t add, as it wasn’t announced formally at the time, was her new position as the co-host of the Point of Inquiry podcast! As DJ Grothe just [...]
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Thanks to Bruce M. Hood, author of ‘Supersense’, there’s been some regular blog posts on this most ridiculous (and absolutely, unquestionably horrifically dangerous in what they claim and then fail to do) contraptions. First, it was awareness-raising through his post ‘Dowsing for Death’, which introduced the ADE-651, a product which ‘claims to detect concealed explosives, [...]
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I look forward to congratulating DJ in person at a future Dragon*Con – or even a TAM Australia! This is taken from the panel we did at D*C on ‘Skepticism And Psychology in the Classroom‘ – podcasters for the win! From the Press Release: D. J. Grothe, 36, is incoming President of the James Randi [...]
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I’m a little sad and embarrassed for the JREF Swift blog today… A Swift article implied Rupert Sheldrake was a ‘Bull**** artist’, for correctly citing a document they produced at TAM3… Mostly, [Rupert] Sheldrake seems discomfited by a document passed out by Randi, Andrew Mayne, and Michael Shermer at The Amaz!ng Meeting 3, entitled “Communicating [...]
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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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