by podblack on July 20, 2010
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 in [...]
by podblack on July 17, 2010
Just as I’ve been enjoying reading the very skeptically-minded breakdown (and an excellent one at that) of ‘Is that a fallacy in your pocket or can you cite some sources? A Response to “Feminism at TAM”‘ – here’s some more skepticism!
From the official site: “In October 2008 Tim worked with Animator Martin [...]
by podblack on June 11, 2010
Firstly – sorry if I’m not keeping things updated, there are serious internet issues I’m having which limit my access. If you’ve recently emailed or ‘Tweeted’ me or even got in touch via Facebook, I will respond later when I can!
Today, in my classroom, I told my students what the Australian Vaccination Network was, in [...]
by podblack on May 19, 2010
A response to “female representation. Where the hell is it?” by The Rather Friendly Skeptic.
“…why is it only a few women are ever seen speaking at conferences and why do we never see a predominantly female line up at such conferences?”
They linked to my site! As Desiree Schell mentioned in the comments of that [...]
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 introduction [...]