Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Firstly, apologies to those who have YET to download this week’s Token Skeptic episode – it was up briefly and then technical hiccups struck again (they apparently also struck the Skeptoid podcast, so do make sure you check and download them too!). Thanks to everyone who has been subscribing to the podcast; it’s only been [...]
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Podcast on sports superstitions! People hiding cursed clothing underneath a stadium! Koalas entering the city in search for water before they take Manhattan and then Berlin! Okay, maybe not that last part. I make a special mention at the end of this week’s Token Skeptic podcast episode, a nod to Sean the Blogonaut who reviewed [...]
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Yes, I have sushi and beach. That is all you need to know. But wait! There’s more! First, go and check out Olivia Judson, whose work on the sex life of animals I’ve blogged previously (‘Smart Bitches, Not Meerly Sex’), this time on the ongoing conflict between evolution and creationism in the classroom. Considering I’ve [...]
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Although it is time for seasonal cheer, beer, what have you – the end of our school year for us in the southern hemisphere includes a fresh batch of abandoned lucky charms to clean out of my classroom. It’s a part of what I want to study next year. It seems to be a common [...]
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Women and Superstitions – Part Three
by podblack on June 10, 2008
Following on from Women and Superstitions Part One and Women and Superstitions Part Two. Again, despite my own skepticism, I’d like to reiterate something – belief in weird things like charms, psychics, or conspiracies does not lead to justifiably claiming that someone must be stupid, insane, foolish or even irreversibly gullible. There’s plenty of people, [...]
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