Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Firstly – tune in for Skeptically Speaking tomorrow! Philosophy professor and author Dr. Massimo Pigliucci joins us to discuss his new book “Nonsense On Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk.” We’ll discuss why people embrace pseudoscientific beliefs, and how it affects our culture. Closer to home: Australian scientists find Timor Sea meteorite crater Australian [...]
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New Skeptic Zone podcast out! I’ve interviewed Dr Petra Boynton on sexuality, skepticism and myths! She’s a lecturer who has one of the most practical, succinct and informative feeds that you can get under 140 characters with her account @drpetra. It was there that I first learned about ‘Clitoraid’ and it is well-worth your time [...]
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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 launched the first episode yesterday (will be tinkering with sound, pace… will improve, honest!) – the Token Skeptic podcast first episode “On Santa” online and is heading towards iTunes as I type! While listening to a great Skepticality podcast episode (www.skepticality.com), I found I had many unanswered questions. Delving into the research, I started [...]
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You can find out if that’s true by subscribing to the special Friday the Thirteenth edition of the Skeptic Zone podcast! That’s hosted on iTunes – Skeptic Zone on iTunes That’s found on the website – Skeptic Zone That’s found on the blog – Skeptic Zoners That’s found crossing your path, smashing your mirrors and [...]
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Both winners as well!! The Open Laboratory 2008 – the winning cartoon and poem The poem: The Evolutionary Biology Valentine’s Day Poem I remembered the cartoon: …so, where does your particular career fit into it? Speaking of a career – I have a whole lot of work to catch up on, so the blog will [...]
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