This film is a stunning lifesaving minute - Immunity #stopavn
@purplefae’s beautiful film tackles the anti-vac myths in a minute. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jsf9b8qa6I&w=560&h=315] More at www.purplefae.com
Physicists Climate Change Hypocrites? I think not!
But viable Fusion Reactors would balance everything, forever and these are the people who will make it. Physicist Calls Out Other Physicists for Being Climate Change Hypocrites Physicists clock, on average, 23,000 air miles per year flying around the world to observatories, conferences and meetings, and generally use 130
Religious division, even after death?
I was walking my Mum’s dog in a nearby cemetery* and one aspect struck me. Maybe it is because I don’t have a religion? It seems strange that those who do are/were** catered for by segregated burial areas. If your religion means you cant mix after death,
Stats Chat – What do those statistics mean?
Discusses the reality of of statistics used, and use, in the media Stats Chat - www.statschat.org.nz "Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write." – H.G. Wells Hosted by The University of Auckland's Department
Tim Minchin - Storm
If you haven’t already seen Tim Minchin's beat poem about a new age dinner guest, watch it. I prefer the live or unofficial text versions as its simple presentation lets the message shine, and what a message.
The Nocebo effect?
Found via SkepticBros.com, where you can get your Placebo Band, posted here so I can find it [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q3jZw4FGs&w=640&h=390]
Far above the clouds, faith or evidence?
During an idle moment, waiting for something, a noise drew my gaze toward the sky. It came through the solid cloud cover and I strained to identify the source. I had a good idea but wondered how you’d explain it to someone who didn’t, who knew nothing of
SkepticBros & the Placebo Band #TAMOz
It was great to meet the Skepticbros, Tom and Nick, at the TAMOZ fringe Bloggers Breakfast (seen below being interviewed for Token Skeptic #42 Podcast by Kylie "Podblack Cat" Sturgess). Inspired, more accurately appalled, by dubious claims & massive profit margins made by plastic hologram bands they did
Denis Dutton, a great mind remembered
I only knew Denis Dutton via his media appearances, as an academic & skeptic, in New Zealand. I don’t recall when I started reading Arts & Letters Daily but it was it was several years before blogged about it in 2004 and I still visit it regularly. Two clips
The Eight Cups of Water Per Day hydration myth?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tx93ZQcOc&w=640&h=385]
George Hrab: How far is far?
George Hrab (as seen at TAMOz, interviewed on Radio Live) performs Far, the theme for the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast http://www.geologicrecords.net/ http://www.geologicpodcast.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF2HG1PVZok&w=480&h=385]
The Amaz!ng Meeting Australia – Day 2, Sunday #TAMOZ
The second (official) day kicked off with a Tim Mendham moderated panel “The Media & the Message”. It was interesting to hear the News vs Science media approach to a topic. As a Kiwi I found the “ABC’ness” aspects rather irrelevant but maybe that was due to jealously. At