Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
It’s been a fairly full day already at the NZ Skeptics convention, held in the Rochester-Rutherford Hall in Christchurch (on the Canterbury University campus). So, rather than blog or record all the talks (as I haven’t done much of either), I thought I might live-blog the final session, which is by Alison Campbell. The listing [...]
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For what on earth this means, head to Orac’s blog.
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You have no idea how much I hate this guy. He’s the artist who is responsible for my cat logo on my blog. His art and writing has appeared in science publications internationally and he currently works for CSIRO. A former member of the Shell Questacon Science Circus and graduate of the ANU Science Communication [...]
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This is quite lovely – I occasionally get questions, but I usually just write large general posts (Skeptical Books for Children after someone asked ‘What’s the consensus on the intersection of science fiction and skepticism/science? What’s the research on the impact of science fiction films and biotechology?‘ is one such example) rather than address them [...]
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If you’re reading this due to the Freethought Blogs – read this. Thanks! During my time interacting with skeptical and atheist groups – I have seen evidence of people assuming that skepticism and atheism are one and the same. More often than not, it’s from co-workers or family members, who think that ‘a skeptic equals [...]
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Personally? I’m sick to death of hearing about Power Balance Bands and the popularity of these particular dodgy products — I’ve even ‘unfollowed’ people off Twitter until they’ve stopped railing against them. Yawn. Because, to my mind, once Choice Magazine has pointed out the obvious: This so-called exercise-assisting “hologram” is nothing more than a pricey [...]
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