Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Just a short note – I’m scheduled to appear on both the Skeptic and Science Tracks at Dragon*Con – the findings on paranormal, pseudoscience and conspiracy theory beliefs stemming from a study co-created by Dr Martin Bridgstock and myself will be presented by both of us on Sunday, 6th September at 7pm, called “Australian Skeptics [...]
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Feel free to ask your own questions – head to Podblackblog on Twitter and ‘tweet’ your question! Topics like superstition, belief in the paranormal, pseudoscience and conspiracy theories and gender differences are particularly fun to tackle. The question I got via Sonja on Twitter was – “How true is the comment ‘the days of this [...]
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I’m going to tell you a little behind-the-scenes info about this blog. I’ve been getting at least five searches every day for: “Tiffany Day” “Tiffany Day Skeptic Zone” I suspect this has something to do with the mention of ‘the world’s hottest skeptic‘ (which, if you listened to the New Year’s episode, is in fact [...]
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First, I have to do a shout-out to one impending birthday – Gia Milinovich and Brian Cox are expecting a baby! Gia’s a TV presenter, enjoys taking photos, is helping out with the CERN Podcast, is married to physicist Professor Brian Cox and thinks writing about herself in the third person is “cool”. She also [...]
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It’s been a little while since I’ve gone in depth on this topic, so it’s probably a good opportunity for a recap! Especially after just having read Tall Tales About The Mind And Brain: Separating Fact From Fiction, edited by Sergio Della Sala. I’m pulling together the literature review for my dissertation on beliefs of [...]
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This article was originally printed in The Australian Skeptic journal, Spring 2007 in an unabridged format, entitled ?Forums for Skepticism: Reflections upon Andrew Mayne?s ?Think Skeptically, Act Locally: 50 Things You Can do To Encourage Critical Thinking ?. Continuing from this post – Part One: 1) Donate a book to a library Instead of swapping [...]
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This article was originally printed in The Australian Skeptic journal, Spring 2007 in an unabridged format, entitled ‘Forums for Skepticism: Reflections upon Andrew Mayne?s ?Think Skeptically, Act Locally: 50 Things You Can do To Encourage Critical Thinking ?. It?s not enough to be noticed; it?s not enough to simply have an audience. Paris Hilton has [...]
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