Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Thanks to Miss Baker’s Biology Class! In order to celebrate, the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) has built a Year of Science website detailing the list of events planned for this monumental year. COPUS is financed by the American Institute of Biological Sciences, a non-profit founded in 1947 as part of the [...]
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More recently I’ve become intrigued with how well groups who tout ‘support for critical thinking’ actually get around to producing resources, links… and which ones actually have extensive classroom experience in education and training, especially with teens and children. There’s a lot of ‘cheerleading‘ and a lot of great ‘future plans to do x and [...]
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What are you doing reading this entry? Seriously, click on over! The event you’ve all been waiting for has happened! Robert ‘Stop Sylvia Browne’ Lancaster has gone to Sylvia’s show when visiting Las Vegas! Here is the big picture: 1. We saw the show. 2. I spoke with Browne. 3. I was escorted off the [...]
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… especially the part about psychics and taking on board their advice. ‘The Mother, The Child, The School Board and the Psychic’ – Canada’s CityNews Colleen Leduc already had a lot going against her. The Barrie woman was holding down a job while struggling to raise her autistic 11-year-old daughter. She couldn’t afford to give [...]
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This is with thanks to G… ABC Website Shows Aussies as Pigs: AN ABC website [Planet Slayer] has been accused of portraying farmers and forestry workers as evil, and telling kids how much carbon they can produce before they die. The Planet Slayer ABC home page, also demonises people who eat meat and those involved [...]
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Now, there’s something you must check out when you pick up your next copy of Skeptic magazine. The very lovely ‘make your own origami dragon‘ that is a special part of Junior Skeptic! It will include an origami dragon, specially designed for the magazine by Richard Saunders. I think it’s a brilliant compliment to the [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children – Part One; Part Two and Part Three and a segue into gender and literacy with Mind The Gap, as related to the theme of reading strategies. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children — Part One and Skeptical Books for Children — Part Two. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from the start if you’re new to the series of posts. I’d like to untypically begin with [...]
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