I'd write to you all, but I can't. I'm still recovering from an injury and I have two weeks of intensive work ahead of me to handle. So, instead - I podcast. As best I can. Firstly - check out the first interview for the 365 Days of Philosophy monthly podcast. It's now on iTunes at 365 Days of Philosophy, where I chat to philosopher Stephen Law: Stephen Law (BA, BPhil, DPhil) is a philosopher and senior lecturer at Heythrop College in the University of London. He also edits the … [Read more...]
Quick Update – Stephen Law On 365 Philosophy And David Gorski And Robert Blaskiewicz On Token Skeptic Podcasts
January 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
Meryl Dorey Resigns From The Australian (Anti)Vaccination Network
January 11, 2013 By 3 Comments
Because it's news and because Doubtful News is on the scene with the info and you should check them out: The AVN’s announcement: Meryl gives her Crayons to Greg – Dave The Happy Singer. Meryl Dorey has resigned as president of the AVN. Her replacement is the splendidly eccentric Greg Beattie. Here is the AVN’s announcement of the news: Greg Beattie, long-time vaccine researcher and author of two books, the latest of which guides readers through an in-depth analysis of the benefits of … [Read more...]
Very Odd Profile Article With Laser-Beam Dinosaurs And Daniel Loxton At Young Australian Skeptics Site
January 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Still recovering. This was written during one of the many times when I couldn't sleep and demonstrates why I should have taken a break for my health much earlier, really.. 20 SKEPTICS YOU SHOULD KNOW: DANIEL LOXTON The man has the job of Editor of the Junior Skeptic insert in Skeptic Magazine, which pretty much reduces everyone else’s career into muttering envy over by the Skeptic.com booktable at major conferences. And by “running”, I mean he does the research, the interviews, … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday David Bowie (Where Are We Now?)
January 8, 2013 By 4 Comments
Produced by long term collaborator Tony Visconti, 'Where Are We Now?' was written by David Bowie, and was recorded in New York. This haunting video was directed by Tony Oursler and harks back to David's time in Berlin. He is seen looking in on footage of the auto repair shop beneath the apartment he lived in along with stark images of the city at the time and a lyric constantly raising the question "Where Are We Now?" Pre-order 'THE NEXT DAY' in the iTunes store: Standard: … [Read more...]
Blog-Hiatus – Please Follow 365 Days Of Philosophy
January 6, 2013 By 7 Comments
Firstly, hello to the people who came to this site looking for "kylie sturgess token skeptic" and "kylie sturgess" and "atheist foundation of australia" and "richard dawkins" (there's an news media release talking about back in 2012 and 2010 here and one blog-post from the time of the convention here). I hope your curiosity is aroused and satisfied. Now I have some serious business to get to: There'll be an article by me about Daniel Loxton on the Young Australian Skeptics website some … [Read more...]
Now Out On CSI’s Curiouser And Curiouser – Talking Nerdy And Science With Cara Santa Maria!
January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I really hope she's available to go to a skeptic or atheist conference some time in the future - a great science communicator with a lot of insight. Check out the whole interview at Talking Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria – Senior Science Correspondent at Huffington Post: Kylie: How do you avoid false equivalencies when doing science reporting? What sort of resources do you lean upon? Cara: That's a really good question. Honestly, it's tough. For me, that's one of the most important things that … [Read more...]
Little Kitten – Richard Feynman – Ode To A Flower
January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Richard Feynman - Ode To A Flower from Fraser Davidson on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Skepticism And Education Series – Learning Styles Don’t Exist
January 2, 2013 By 3 Comments
It's the 2nd January, and I've started the 365 Days of Philosophy website (both for Wordpress and Tumblr, so you can choose what format you like). But in addition, I'm keen to focus a little more on education and myths this year, particularly after presenting in Berlin on pseudoscience within the field. So, to start, you might like to check out this video from 2008 that caught my attention: Over on 365 Days of Philosophy, I'll be addressing another (somewhat related) myth about left/right … [Read more...]
Little Kitten – Beetbox
January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Oh dear. Thanks to Daniel for this find. BeetBox from Scott Garner on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
New Year 2013 (With An Oblong Turtle)
January 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
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