Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
It’s been a fairly full day already at the NZ Skeptics convention, held in the Rochester-Rutherford Hall in Christchurch (on the Canterbury University campus). So, rather than blog or record all the talks (as I haven’t done much of either), I thought I might live-blog the final session, which is by Alison Campbell. The listing [...]
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This one is for Gaz, for the end of this month. Here is Geo performing a live rendition of “Happy Birthday Baby’ with the Vince Pettinelli Orchestra. Not the best quality video, but it gives you a sense of what transpired. Check out Vince and the band at vposwing.com and George can be found at [...]
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It’s all been run, run, run — I’m currently typing in the conference room as Tony Taylor, author of ‘Denial: History Betrayed’ talks about Windschuttle, Irving… and Mel Gibson as examples of historical denialists! We’re all getting the giggles about the boom in blue face-paint sales after Braveheart came out and a great breakdown of [...]
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Tough weekend. Was nice to see a friend — was tough to catch up with family. Cheer up you lot. Watch Mark Carwardine get rooted by a bird. Listen to Stephen Fry’s interview on the Skeptic Zone podcast.
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I love being in NZ – I use Air NZ when traveling and have stopped off in Auckland a number of times when heading to the USA. This, however, is a brand-new find for me and I seriously hope that other conferences will follow the New Zealand Skeptics example! They just had their conference, held [...]
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I was very honored to be asked to attend the first meeting of the Auckland Skeptics — which started in the pub at the Horse and Trap. From here, just like it is in my town, it can become Auckland Skeptics in the Park, at the movies, at the rallies, at the press-release party, and [...]
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Last year, this same thing happened. I missed out an entire day that everyone else has. The 9th of September will completely pass me by. I’m traveling from the 8th of September straight across the International Date Line and right into the 10th of September. The international date line will gobble it up and leave [...]
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If you’re not sure what Dore involves, the following links – Translucent Science On Dore and Podblack On Dore – should fill in some gaps. But first, here’s the news: Holford Watch: Dore New Zealand goes into liquidation Those who are owed money/services by Dore New Zealand should seek advice ASAP. More details on Brainduck’s and [...]
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