by podblack on September 6, 2010
Friday 3rd September — here’s Day One (proper) of Dragon*Con — includes the Token Skepticality Speaking Beyond BS panel; the Scams and Consumerism panel; Scott Sigler reads from his 4th Grade writing book; various costumes and the launch of the Hanny’s Voorwerp comic!
by podblack on June 27, 2010
I’m going to be podcasting on this matter later, thanks to two very kind people who have responded to my request, and I’ll see if I can transcribe it. But I just want to post a few links in response to PZ Myer’s ‘Should skeptic organizations be atheist organizations?’ which is in regards to Dr [...]
by podblack on September 23, 2009
Well, I wanted an excuse to post this picture and I knew that it wouldn’t be long before I could! Now all four people in it have contributed to the same award-winning podcast! Looking for a reason. Why Astronomy? by Richard Saunders of Skeptic Zone Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 – Richard Saunders asks leading astronomers [...]
by podblack on September 6, 2009
Starts at 10am – not really a full room, but I can see Joe Nickell in the audience. I’m over on the side, so I can use my camera. Do check out the entry by Barbara about a panel we attended on the first day. Plait starts by talking about how the ‘upping of the odds’ [...]
by podblack on August 21, 2009
I’m heading out to a conference early next month, a special gathering of Australian skeptics. The agenda looks fascinating, the feedback should be great… it’s bound to be a valuable experience. I’m already starting to pull together notes and talk to people and read, read, read and research so I am able to contribute. I [...]
by podblack on December 18, 2008
Yeah, ‘created by a school teacher’. Bye-bye Airborne; thankfully you never made it to our shores! You can see Dr Pamela Gay (who will be featured in an interview tomorrow for the Skeptic Zone podcast! Today we discovered we’ve hit ratings for number one podcast for Science and Medicine in Australia!!) talk about it in [...]
by podblack on September 10, 2008
Check it out – The 2008 Dragon*Con Podcasting Feed! “Live recorded podcasts, parties, interviews, and news about the convention“! Naturally, I’m zipping over to some of the panels I missed, like ‘Astronomy Cast Live!‘ (‘with host Dr. Pamela Gay and special guests Dr. Kevin Grazier and Dr. Phil Plait’); The Brain Science Podcast, Live!; ‘Podcasting [...]
by podblack on September 7, 2008
This features the winner of ‘Best In Show’ for 2008 — the boy with his Transformer tank costume! Enjoy watching The Skeptic Zone launch and our very first interviews with Dr Phil ‘Bad Astronomer’ Plait and Dr Ginger ‘Brain Science’ Campbell; Pamela Gay lectures on online ‘cures’; Ben Radford talks about psychics; gaming and origami [...]