by podblack on May 20, 2009
Just a quick note — very, very busy this week and a workshop (again!) on the Friday and probably another interview to conduct. I was told of this via the Stop Jenny McCarthy contributors: As detailed on Pharyngula: Oprah asks so sweetly: What Should Jenny Do? You’ve seen it all over the news…Jenny McCarthy, one [...]
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. [...]
by podblack on August 24, 2008
Just a short note about some recent updates: The Essay Page – finally! I’ve gone through some of my lengthier posts (some of which include research links and some investigations and even interviews) and sorted them into subsections. Have a look through the recently updated ‘Skepticism and Education’, ‘Skepticism and Gender‘ and ‘Skepticism and Communication’ [...]
by podblack on March 19, 2008
I’m a regular reader of Bird Brain (the blog of Dr Kirsten ‘Kiki’ Sanford – she likes to post cool vids too – robots robots robots!). Also a vital part of my ongoing efforts to distract the Digital Cuttlefish with redheads who do food science videos online… Most importantly – I hope you have been [...]
by podblack on December 24, 2007
New broadcast from The Science Show by Robyn Williams! Dylan Lane looks at the popularity of psuedosciences such as astrology and ESP. He considers the role of the media and questions the responsibility the media bear in giving so much airtime and column space to psuedoscience, rather than science itself. He is apparently a student [...]