Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
On Nov 10, 2010, bloggers around the world posted a message requesting other bloggers and readers to sign up to libel reform at www.libelreform.org/sign — you can read this post here: This week is the first anniversary of the report Free Speech is Not for Sale, which highlighted the oppressive nature of English libel law. [...]
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Two well-worth-reading articles by Gia Milinovich (whose work I’ve read and enjoyed long before I knew who this ‘Brian Cox’ fellow was – she inspired me to see about getting a proper photograph done of myself for the website! :p): From The lady vanishes: Invisible Wife Syndrome (The Guardian): When we first met, I was [...]
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Thanks to IDoubtIt — Live at The Amazing Meeting (TAM8) 8 in Las Vegas, Richard Saunders, Bruce Hood, Brian Dunning and Rick don the mustaches for a rousing rendition of the Star Trek theme.
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If you are here due to PZ Myers linking to this site and are in Perth – the Perth Skeptics Meetup are planning to attend. Contact me via the comments on this blog-post. THIS LECTURE IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, 1st June at the Library. The State Library does not make any judgment about individuals, groups [...]
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R.I.P. UWA EDFAA (Education, Fine Arts & Architecture) Library – Facebook group The Admin Officer for the UWA Library (and I should point out, I think all the libraries at UWA have suffered damage in some form or another, from what I’ve heard so far?) has posted on the Facebook site that “There have been [...]
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UPDATE – new ChipIn Link. I’m somewhat familiar with the work of Tee Morris, even though we’ve never really met. When Richard Saunders told me that the TANK Vodcast/Skeptic Zone vodcast would become primarily a podcast after Dragon*Con 2008, I knew that we were in for a lot of work. My first response in such [...]
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I’ve been passing on a few tips (as demonstrated by this Twitter conversation with Dave the Happy Singer — of Davethehappysinger.com) about supporting charities during this month and beyond. Sign up to be a long-term benefactor, grab a few shirts, buy some books, get your 2010 calendars from them and know that unlike others, it’s [...]
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Seekers 2012 – Documentary series for the History Channel, surrounding the Mayan prediction that 2012 will be the END OF DAYS as well as other unexplained phenomena. What We Are Looking For: Male & Female Investigators who are scientists, explorers, or adventurers with advanced degrees (Ph.D desired). Ideally, investigators would already be a team (husband and [...]
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