Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Firstly — here’s two films that I made for the Skeptic Zone podcast and only recently got uploaded. They were first filmed for the TANK vodcast; now they are edited for easier viewing. Thanks to Richard Saunders for getting me more time to show them in full. Interview with Professor Jeff Malpas — Dr Jeff [...]
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Interview with Alom Shaha for Skeptic Zone podcast, episode 22: Download it here or go to iTunes! Alom Shaha is a physics teacher at an inner city comprehensive school where science, as in all UK schools, is compulsory for all students up to the age of 16. He says that he wears his passion for [...]
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Quick update before I head into the office and get back to writing for the week – whilst I’m busy for the rest of the time, check out the latest Skeptical Parent Crossing which is now out at Mainstream Parenting! I discovered this entry myself and suggested it for inclusion: Little Isis – Latest Victim [...]
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A Blog Around The Clock posted it — here it is! “The Open Laboratory — The Best In Science Writing On Blogs, 2008 Edition”. The book itself should be out soon… I’ll have to see about getting some copies to Dragon*Con so they can be sold off as a fundraiser or something? Speaking of cool [...]
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From BBC News – I just have to show you! When the UK government said it was thinking of ending its long-standing ban on astronauts, surely it wasn’t thinking of putting teddies in space? But pictures have been released of two British toy bears in spacesuits with the curve of the Earth clearly visible behind [...]
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From I09: If you’ve ever been frustrated at having to explain the difference between a scientific theory and a hypothesis, you’re hardly alone. But it’s not just folks without a science background who get confused over the terminology; even some science grads have trouble telling a fact from a law. And some in the scientific [...]
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I know that there’s perhaps a few people who aren’t aware of the work going on in Australia to encourage philosophy and critical thinking for the younger age groups. In fact, considering the work that’s going on with P4C in over sixty countries, it’s kind of funny how many people still ask about ‘what’s going [...]
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Jeff Medkeff was diagnosed with liver cancer less than two months ago. He was 39 years old and his blog is well-known. He was scheduled to be on many panels at Dragon*Con on the Space track, discussing his experiences in Astronomy. As a member of the blogging community, my sympathies to his family and friends. “I have [...]
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