Radio National

Is It ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’? Health, Confidence And Teaching Tricks

by podblack on April 29, 2010

Okay, colour-changing-card-me confused about the combination of a new paper and a much older report on the benefits of magic tricks for children! Questioning something that even I find rather palatable upon first reading isn’t unusual, particularly if it involves education claims. I guess I like to question even my own fervent hope that an [...]

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Mike McRae On Radio National – What On Earth Is The Singularity?

by podblack on September 17, 2009

DO NOT MISS RADIO! ‘The coming of “The Singularity”…or not?’ Listen to it on All In The Mind on Radio National, 19th September at 1pm and repeated on Monday 21st September, 1pm. In fact, if you do miss it, I’ll be plugging the podcast of it. Endlessly. So you better be ready! Michael McRae has [...]

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Aust Skeptic Mike McRae On Radio National’s Science Show!

by podblack on April 4, 2009

Go. Now. Download. Listen. Send in appreciative notes that we need more! Michael McRae is on Australia’s Radio National – again! Implications Of Life Beyond Earth – The Science Show The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence continues. If it is ever found, it will seriously challenge many people’s ideas about the origins of life on Earth. [...]

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Darwin’s Descendants – Michael McRae on Radio National!

by podblack on February 16, 2009

I’ll be very busy and tied up with work and personal business for quite a while – so I will let you enjoy the following gem in celebration of Darwin, beyond Darwin Day! Michael McRae, CSIRO’s Science by Email coordinator, was interviewed earlier on this blog about Science Communication and Education. I had the opportunity [...]

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Which Is Cooler? Red Dwarf Specials Or McRae On ‘All In The Mind’?

by podblack on September 23, 2008

I can’t decide. I really can’t… First – that the fantastic news that a friend of mine, Michael McRae, who was at TAM6 and is the Science By Email CSIRO writer… is now going to hit radio big time! He got footage whilst at the Amazing Meeting 6 (as you might remember, the last one [...]

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The Next Step For ‘Skeptics’

by podblack on May 1, 2008

I’ve seen division based upon egos. I’ve seen wasted money, wasted resources, wasted time and a lot of rallying that doesn’t make for empirical change to their local school, community, state or country. People thinking it’s funny. A lot of waiting for something I could actually use in high school classes that wouldn’t get shut [...]

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Dr Krissie Wilson On Counterpoint!

by podblack on March 3, 2008

Right — now we’ve got actress-nonsense-who-cares out of the way, let’s get to real news: Dr Krissie Wilson is on Counterpoint, today! FBI agent Fox Mulder in the TV series The X-Files had a poster on his office wall which read, I Want To Believe. In the 21st century people are prepared to believe in [...]

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