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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Debunks 2012 At The 2010 World Science Festival

by podblack on June 8, 2010

Excellent timing! Just today Daniel Loxton wrote a great post over at SkepticBlogs about ‘Children At The End Of The World’, which prompted a several-dozen post response on Facebook about how we grew up in the 1980s with the fear of nuclear destruction. “As I type this, some of those children are lying awake with [...]

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Skeptical Blogging Everywhere!

by podblack on November 21, 2008

At first I was trying to find where I was amongst the script for Blake’s Seven (was I left out??) – but no, I’m there amongst all the alcoholic-fueled banter. Phew. I loved that show when I was younger but I don’t quite remember it being like that… but the actual message behind it is [...]

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It’s 100% Linnaeus Legacy And Skeptics Of Carlos Callout!

by podblack on September 9, 2008

Well, due to my travels and all, it’s been tough to keep up with blog carnivals in terms of contributing. But I will certainly encourage people take a look at the most recent ‘Legacy’, hosted at The Other 95% (and hope that they forgive my pun in the title!)! Some furry, crawly, frondy favourites include: [...]

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Day One, Part Two of Dragon*Con 2008

by podblack on August 30, 2008

Right now, I’m typing whilst sitting on the floor of the conference room for the Skeptic Track. Although the program says that Alison Smith should be presenting, it’s actually Ben Radford, talking about ‘Medium’ and the NBC website providing false information about the biography of Allison DuBois, which they later took down off their pages [...]

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Day One, Part One of Dragon*Con 2008

by podblack on August 30, 2008

The day started when I found Saunders, bleary-eyed and working on his iPhone at 7.30 in the morning in the little foyer area on floor five of the Hilton. After he stayed out late last night, he tried sleeping on the floor of our hotel room, which explained the little pyramid of pillows by the [...]

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Winter Of Research And Retention, Gender, Sex And Science

by podblack on August 18, 2008

So, it’s Monday, and in a few days I’ll be on the road, again. Spot that recurring theme over the last few months or so on this blog? Here’s a few more directions I’ll be heading in, so you have a heads-up on how this blog will go from this week onwards. When I can, [...]

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