by podblack on May 4, 2010
Episode Nineteen of the Token Skeptic – On Skepticism And Education, an Interview With JREF’s Michael Blanford! This was a really enjoyable one, because it’s been quite some time (…at least since 2006, by my reckoning…) that I’ve been interested in just how the James Randi Educational Foundation works on the ‘Education’ part in their [...]
by podblack on May 3, 2010
Token Skeptic #18 – On The Placebo Protest (Science Communication Part Three) This particular episode is another conversation with Science Communicator and the ‘Science By Email’ editor, Michael McRae, about the #boobquake day, held on the 26th April. You can hear him on previous episodes, #9 and #10, also about science communication and skepticism. I [...]
by podblack on March 26, 2010
Just one of those things that I like doing – helping out other’s podcasts! The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast – the official podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 – is continuing into 2010. The format remains the same with each episode contributed by different people from around the world. Although many people [...]
by podblack on February 16, 2010
Includes Desiree Schell, PZ Myers and Dr. Kiki! This was one of the panels that I would have really have loved to have caught live, so it’s great to see it online! Others after the jump, six in total.
by podblack on January 22, 2010
Well, looking over the HUGE number of YouTube clips and general asides to ‘I’m doing stuff, honest!’ it’s a little clear that the January holidays are not too kind to the blog. If it’s any consolation? Looks like thesis is getting closer and closer to being finished. Yes, work on gender differences and skepticism and [...]
by podblack on December 8, 2009
On the heels of my mentioning my own pro-questioning and inclusive attitude towards religious people being skeptics on the Skeptically Speaking radio show this week, I read in the NY Skeptics blog about how people are indeed speaking how the ‘atheist = skeptic’ attitude really does need to be questioned. Well done to the NY [...]
by podblack on December 7, 2009
Sorry all – things have hit crunch point and I’ll be busy for… maybe another week. Thus, I’ll be offline to work harder and get things a little more together than I have for a while. Yes, that’s saying something, I know! Busy, busy me! However – you won’t be left completely without updates. You [...]
by podblack on December 1, 2009
Wahhh! Skeptically Speaking is a great show (I keep getting shout-outs on it and I promptly hide behind the couch whenever they happen) – you can hear me and Dr Martin Bridgstock on it this weekend! It will be broadcast live, so you can hear it on the site (please phone in! Or zip in [...]