Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Reminder! He’s going to be talking in Sydney on the 15th July – the Sydney Skeptics Meetup Group is here and you can get Simon Singh tickets here! From the Daily Mail: With his round, John Lennon-style specs and nerdish good looks, physicist Simon Singh is an unlikely hero. As one of the country’s most [...]
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Head to: Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial – Sydney University Lecture Information – From acupuncture to homeopathy, from herbal medicine to Hopi ear candling, Singh will also look at the origins of these therapies, their rapid growth in popularity and their supposed modes of action. Singh’s conclusions about effectiveness vary from good to [...]
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The lyrics, thanks to Angry Feet Forum, kindly written out by Tim himself. UPDATE — With permission from the creator — here’s the clear-sounding version with rolling text: From Tim Minchin’s tour and whilst performing at Eight Lessons and Carols for Godless People. This one was most definitely sought out for my friend, Digital Cuttlefish, [...]
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Well? Have you? I admit, I’ve been flat out with Philosophy and Ethics meetings and work (Monday – PD training course; Tuesday – consultation meeting; Wednesday – touching base for the next leg of research; Thursday – see if friends remember I’m alive and Friday – graduation for my former students!). But I’m not missing [...]
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GREAT review in the Brooklyn Vegan! “Tim Minchin – a few NYC shows left, videos” by Klaus Kinski: Australian comedic phenomenon Tim Minchin has been doing 90-minute shows at the New World Stages in NYC since March 3rd I’m covered in blood and bruises from kicking myself for not mentioning this earlier. I saw a [...]
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Many thanks to the very lovely ‘Shell‘ of Angry Feet Forum – the best little group of Tim Minchin supporters on the ‘net! It is a small theatre downstairs in the New World Stages Complex and I took my seat about ten minutes before it started and I have to say I fidgeted quite a [...]
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…In case you wondered. Two things – the most recent Australian ABC Science show Sleek Geeks episode is out! It prompted me to write to Dr Karl on Facebook and point out that one of the segments could be explained by how the men were more likely watching the ‘strike zone’ of the baseball player [...]
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