Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
It’s Particle Collision Day!! These are indeed the days of miracles and wonder… Scientists at CERN achieve high-power collisions of sub-atomic particles in the Large Hadron Collider! The livecast is here. I’m going to be very busy for the next few days and probably out of reach – so here’s something to keep you entertained [...]
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Yet another one by the great Crispian Jago! In addition, Simon Singh and Andy Lewis of Quackometer talk about homeopathy, filmed by Stephen Law:
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From Stephen Law’s site - background info here “Contributor To Australian Skeptic Fighting For Justice In Nigeria” and here: The State Security Service has taken Uche with them away from his home supposedly to their offices. Leo has asked the person who lives with Uche to go to the offices and ask what is happening. [...]
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I’ve read the work (and in fact, took part in co-editing work of his in a 2009 issue) of Leo Igwe a few times in the Australian Skeptic. He’s a skeptic, an atheist, a keen activist for humanist rights in Nigeria and is now facing some serious charges that have very dubious claims about their [...]
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Breaking news at end of this blog-post! ***** As I write this, it’s the afternoon on the day that the Year 12 students in Western Australia do the first Philosophy and Ethics end-of-year exam. I’m hoping to get a copy of that exam after it has been completed by students today and will blog a [...]
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Great summary over at Communicate Science / Zoonomian with blog entry: Dogs Are Spies from Venus‘ – ‘Contrary to popular belief, dogs are in fact spies from Venus. So maintained University of London philosopher Steven Law at today’s Centre for Inquiry London ‘Weird Science’ event at Conway Hall.’ Photo taken by that site. ‘Ben’s [Goldacre's] [...]
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Don’t ask questions – just redirect yourself to something that’ll keep you reading this week… whilst I’m busy. It’s the Carnival of the Elitist Bastards, VI! Really, a beautiful lyrical edition (and my first!) with many great reads, including -PalMD’s lament; Hoofnagle; a fellow educator and one of my regular reads, TeacherNinja and even Stephen [...]
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New articles out – that mention a range of states! ‘Just think: it’s important’ in the Sydney Morning Herald: …A former physics teacher, Mr. Ellerton introduced the philosophy and critical thinking program to Calamvale after joining a network of Queensland teachers which promotes and spreads the teaching of philosophy in high schools throughout the state. [...]
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