PodBlack Cat

Blog URL:http://www.podblack.com
Blog Tags:science, superstitions, education, feminism, Australia, skepticism, scepticism, humor, psychology
Country:Australia
State/Province:Western Australia
Location:Perth

Science, superstitions and skeptical life - a female's token skeptic blog!



Latest Blog Posts



If you’re in Melbourne this Saturday at 5pm – come along! It’s a night of game show-style quiz panel AND a fun booklaunch of the Skeptical Blog Anthology Book! The place to be? We’ll be starting at 5pm in Embiggen Books on 19...

Dear all, At the moment I’m on a blogging-break, due to too much work… a lack of podcast episodes that should be out… and general pulling-things-together time. More recently I’ve decided that I can and should continue to post...

So – decision time! I am happy to write that I’m heading to FreethoughtBlogs. Over at http://freethoughtblogs.com/tokenskeptic. I’m considering continuing on with this site in some capacity, which I think I’ll try to do. Most...

A counter protest for 40 days doesn’t seem right – why draw attention to them? Instead, lets do something for the people who are probably most affected and could use the boost. Let’s give the nice people at BPAS 40 days of treats. – O...

What do I do after enjoying a great session of the 2011 #Ig Nobels (a live-Tweet marathon where I surprisingly managed to get the attention of Tim Minchin, who is currently dealing with a cold while on tour and was helpfully distracted by the Coffee...

It’s a TED Talk! By the way, live streaming of the Ig Nobel Awards, happening 7.30am Perth time (which is 7.30pm east coast USA). – which means NOW!

It’s one of those mornings where I’m thinking about my students who have got an exam today (and does one wish ‘Good luck’? I think I’ll stick to ‘Remember to use a nice black or dark blue pen and take time to think...