Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
I’m in Sydney! Going to head out soon, I appear to have missed several events already (shame on my podcast members for not telling me what’s going on!) But I forgot to mention before I left home – yes, I finally got these following episodes online! Question. Explore. Discover. Token Skeptic Forty – On The [...]
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You have no idea how much I hate this guy. He’s the artist who is responsible for my cat logo on my blog. His art and writing has appeared in science publications internationally and he currently works for CSIRO. A former member of the Shell Questacon Science Circus and graduate of the ANU Science Communication [...]
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This is quite lovely – I occasionally get questions, but I usually just write large general posts (Skeptical Books for Children after someone asked ‘What’s the consensus on the intersection of science fiction and skepticism/science? What’s the research on the impact of science fiction films and biotechology?‘ is one such example) rather than address them [...]
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So, what’s the story? SMH: A Chrismas CD aiming to raise funds for a Christian charity has been slammed for featuring an anti-Christian song. Faith and family groups have labelled the song, which includes the lyrics “I get freaked out by churches,” and “I’m not expecting a visit from Jesus”, as “disrespectful” and a “sick [...]
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If you’re reading this due to the Freethought Blogs – read this. Thanks! During my time interacting with skeptical and atheist groups – I have seen evidence of people assuming that skepticism and atheism are one and the same. More often than not, it’s from co-workers or family members, who think that ‘a skeptic equals [...]
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WAY too busy to blog and I’m far too busy to catch up with things online – just busy busy busy. Nutty busy. New Token Skeptic podcast episode out TONIGHT over at www.tokenskeptic.org! It’ll be about the forthcoming QED Convention! Panel Announcement: What is skeptical outreach, and how does it differ to scientific outreach? Should [...]
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Personally? I’m sick to death of hearing about Power Balance Bands and the popularity of these particular dodgy products — I’ve even ‘unfollowed’ people off Twitter until they’ve stopped railing against them. Yawn. Because, to my mind, once Choice Magazine has pointed out the obvious: This so-called exercise-assisting “hologram” is nothing more than a pricey [...]
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s struggle was one of the many examples used in my classes this year in regards to human rights and justice. As one of the founders of the National League for Democracy and the winner of the 1990 general election, she was held for 15 years due to her political activities and [...]
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