Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Very cool! From The Guardian: Roald Dahl fans around the country are breaking out the frobscottle and preparing for a month-long celebration of their favourite author, from an attempt to get every man, woman and child across the Black Country reading his classic novel Matilda to a special opening of his garden and writing hut [...]
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When I was in Sydney, I saw the musical ‘Wicked!’ Yes, someone who investigates paranormal claims, superstitions and the scientific measurement of belief… watching witches? Well, it’s all part of further research – and a love of drama! Earlier on, in a blog-post I wrote about sports, theatre (or theater!), dramatic arts and study superstitions [...]
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So — the challenge over my holidays is to start introducing students to religion! And atheism! This is really going to be a lot of fun! The program involves ‘Ideas of God’ and ‘Religious and Mystical Experience’. While I can find a variety of useful general texts (the likes of AC Grayling, Stephen J Gould, [...]
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Just a quick alert — some of my writing features at SheThought! You can find ‘Critical Thinking Heroine Loretta Marron’ and article called “A Girl Called Ellie — Carl Sagan’s Ellie Arroway” mentions Ellie from Tomorrow When the War Began — which has been filmed and soon to appear at the movies! Don’t forget — [...]
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If you haven’t checked out the distinctly full-of-attitude and piece-of-her-uncensored-mind given by Helen Razer, just in time for International Women’s Day called Louis Nowra Needs a Good Vajazzling then perhaps you should be clicking that link to learn exactly why Nowra’s snark is well and truly given the kicking it deserves. Last Friday, Australian magazine [...]
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Dear X, Thanks so much for the interview this morning, I hope the photographs turn out fine and do let me know if it’s possible to purchase any of them once the article has run? [And if the picture runs anywhere, this is the statue on UWA campus that I posed next to - it [...]
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Well, looking over the HUGE number of YouTube clips and general asides to ‘I’m doing stuff, honest!’ it’s a little clear that the January holidays are not too kind to the blog. If it’s any consolation? Looks like thesis is getting closer and closer to being finished. Yes, work on gender differences and skepticism and [...]
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Hat-tip to Bishtraining:
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