Western Australia

Finally – New Token Skeptic Podcast Episode!

by podblack on November 4, 2010

Juuuuusssstttt… uploading podcast ep. Might take a little while! So, essentially, it’s been busy-busy around here and I’ve written a lengthy outline of some of the things that have been going on over at the Token Skeptic site – it’s a script of what I’ll say on the show and you can read it and [...]

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Congratulations to all the participants this year at Philosothon! A great night of discussion and inquiry all round. … Each year the event has grown with currently 24 schools participating in the West Australian 2010 Philosothon. 18 schools will participate in the Queensland Ascham College Philsothon and 8 schools will participate in the first Melbourne [...]

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Brumby’s 2010 WA Open Dancesport Championships — Sunday 31 October 2010. You can get tickets at at all Ticketmaster outlets, or phone 136 100. More information at http://wa.dancesport.org.au

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Later today, the Token Skeptic podcast will be featuring the audio from Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s talk at Christ Church Grammar School. She is the Somali-born former politician once named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Today in the West Australian, there was a brief report about her visit [...]

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Polling in WA Reflects Support For Vaccination

by podblack on August 2, 2010

Nearly forgot to mention – Stop Meryl Dorey – a new site at stopmeryldorey.com! This website was launched following the release of the HCCC’s findings in an attempt to combat the dangerous misinformation and conspiracy theories being spread by the Meryl Dorey and the AVN. Stop Meryl Dorey is committed to providing honest and evidence [...]

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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.

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AUTISM AND GENETIC LINK – What Say Now, AVN?

by podblack on June 11, 2010

Firstly – sorry if I’m not keeping things updated, there are serious internet issues I’m having which limit my access. If you’ve recently emailed or ‘Tweeted’ me or even got in touch via Facebook, I will respond later when I can! Today, in my classroom, I told my students what the Australian Vaccination Network was, [...]

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Dear fellow skeptics, scientists and concerned citizens, Vaccination Facts – A Response To Meryl Dorey And The AVN At Perth’s State Library I don’t know if you’ve been following the case of the Australian Vaccination Network in Australia, but they are an anti-vaccination group who have been extremely proactive in promoting pseudoscience in the Eastern [...]

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