by podblack on August 12, 2010
This is Rhys – he’s 15 years old and has Crohn’s disease.
“It appears a great number of the people who make up Crohn’s forum are in love with so called alternative medicines.”
This short ‘tweet-vid’ discusses what happened to him on a Crohn’s Disease forum board and attitudes he’s come across (he’s also a rather [...]
by podblack on July 23, 2010
More photos and details at Comics Alliance:
Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego’s Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting “WHAT DO WE WANT” “GAY SEX” “WHEN DO WE WANT IT” “NOW!” while brandishing ironic (and some [...]
by podblack on July 17, 2010
Just as I’ve been enjoying reading the very skeptically-minded breakdown (and an excellent one at that) of ‘Is that a fallacy in your pocket or can you cite some sources? A Response to “Feminism at TAM”‘ – here’s some more skepticism!
From the official site: “In October 2008 Tim worked with Animator Martin [...]
by podblack on June 21, 2010
The quick and dirty world of women’s magazines from Christine Ottery from Women’s Mag! A great site, lots of discussion and resources there.
I met Petra Boynton to discuss women’s magazines, and in particular sex surveys, dodgy experts, and the mixed and confusing messages that women’s mags send out about women’s sexuality.
To put pressure on editors [...]
by podblack on June 19, 2010
This one is for the hive.
by podblack on June 12, 2010
It should be on the new Skeptic Zone podcast, episode #86! Have a listen to my interview with Professor David Blair and then watch this to see for yourself what the Gravity Centre looks like.