Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
I’ve met him! He was at the Global Atheist Convention and threw me a toy in the audience — and I still have no idea how he did the trick up on stage where he guessed my husband’s name. :p He still doesn’t follow me on Twitter though — oi, Simon, say hello, we’ll both [...]
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I’ve been attempting to find the correct name for this for some time! As someone who attended classes in Australian Sign Language and learned a little of the history of sign and how there are issues with lip-reading, this is well worth viewing and reflecting upon. Wikipedia: The McGurk effect is sometimes called the McGurk-MacDonald [...]
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I really loved this book and really enjoyed interviewing the authors – now you can read a segment of it from over at the Committee For Skeptical Inquiry website, in my ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’ column! An Interview with Professor Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris – CSI Professor Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris have released The [...]
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It’s taken a while, but I have finally printed out a handful of pages and figured out exactly where I am and where the members of the Skeptic Zone podcast will be at Dragon*Con… which is happening at the end of this month. Sodding hell. It’s not very far away! First — drum roll… appearances [...]
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The Stupid Species: Why Everyone (Except You) Is An Idiot – by Daniel Keogh The Stupid Species is an over -18s science show involving hilarious experiments, films, animations and stories that show the science and psychology of why everyone is capable of incredible stupidity. “We all like to think we’re special. In fact on average [...]
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Gah, I hate it when things are terrifically busy and I’m focusing more on controlling sinus pain, workloads and impending study and writing deadlines – but do not let those kinds of grumbles deter you! There’s plenty happening in Perth and nationwide via the Australia’s National Science Week site for 2010! Today I’ll be checking [...]
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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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New episodes out for the Token Skeptic podcast! The first is for all of those keen on psychogy of deception, illusion and how we can be fooled – Token Skeptic #29 features an interview with Prof Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris, talking about their new book ‘The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Decieve [...]
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