Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
When does superstition go from a rather absurd movie plot and just becomes a local danger? I was reminded today of a friend who asked if I was interested in seeing a film from India that has just come out in Australia — ‘What’s Your Rashee?’ which pretty much translates as ‘What’s your Zodiac Sign?’ [...]
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Just a short note about some recent updates: The Essay Page – finally! I’ve gone through some of my lengthier posts (some of which include research links and some investigations and even interviews) and sorted them into subsections. Have a look through the recently updated ‘Skepticism and Education’, ‘Skepticism and Gender‘ and ‘Skepticism and Communication’ [...]
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From Pink Tentacle’s “Rice paddy art in Yamagata”: In the Yamagata prefecture town of Yonezawa, an image of 16th-17th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu has appeared in a field near the Onogawa hot spring. The samurai, whose image is based on a portrait housed at the nearby Uesugi Museum, appears along with a pair of fireflies [...]
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Check out the latest Pigasus adventure – at the Mind, Body, Spirit festival! He even gets into a little “Bad Astronomy”…? ?
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