Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Go check out Dr Karen Stollznow’s work over at the CSI site (she’ll be at Dragon*Con this year, weee heee! ): Many athletes are famous for their superstitions. Some wear lucky clothing, while others carry good-luck charms, eat a special meal before the game, or practice crippling routines and rituals. The superstitions are praised for [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Just as I do the first podcast ep for the Token Skeptic. ‘On Santa’ – the Wall Street Journal reports on magical thinking in kids! The Power of Magical Thinking – Research Shows the Importance of Imagination in Children’s Cognitive Development: The researchers found that while children as young as 3 understand the concept of [...]
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Season’s Greetings by Stephen Fry — of a sort! Enjoy! “If you assume there’s no afterlife, Stephen Fry says, you’ll likely have a fuller, more interesting life.” Second part:
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Recognised since 1999, after the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution, today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. UNFPA: Every day, women and girls are subject to domestic violence, exploitation, sexual violence, trafficking, honour crimes, harmful traditional practices, such as bride burning and early marriages, and other forms of [...]
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Seekers 2012 – Documentary series for the History Channel, surrounding the Mayan prediction that 2012 will be the END OF DAYS as well as other unexplained phenomena. What We Are Looking For: Male & Female Investigators who are scientists, explorers, or adventurers with advanced degrees (Ph.D desired). Ideally, investigators would already be a team (husband and [...]
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If you’re looking for horse racing superstitions? Check out last year’s post, ‘White House, White Horse, Superstitions and the Course‘. If you’re looking for news about Tripod? Much better luck with me today — because they’ll be heading to the USA in 2010! Especially good recent news if you’re in Melbourne, as I’m very envious [...]
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