A lot of talk goes back and forth on science and skepticism blogs about the importance of science education and communication. Many popular books have been written on maths and physics (for those who are interested, Big Bang and Fermat’s Enigma by Simon Singh are both brilliant), but there are very few popular articles out […]
Posts Tagged ‘Richard Hughes’
Cross-posted from Divisible By Pi. Poor Rachel Roberts has had rather a tough time of it. Passionate about science from a young age, she went to university and managed to land a position in a neuroscience PhD program — rather on track for a promising career in research, one might assume. But then she threw it all away. […]
…but not the execution. Maybe I’m off base here, but I’ve always felt that leaving flyers under windscreen wipers was a bit bleagh in terms of a marketing strategy — they’re liable to wind up ignored, and will probably just irritate people. That said, I like the concept — ask an atheist questions, and find out what they actually believe. Obviously […]
If you’re a regular reader of the YAS blog, there’s a good chance that you have at least a passing familiarity with the Rationalist Society of Australia — and if you don’t, you’d best get cracking. What you may not be aware of, however, is that the Rationalist Society produces a journal called The Australian Rationalist. Well — there’s […]
How not to YouTube… Jesus Camp kids – where are they now? Sad anniversaries and the erosion of reproductive rights. A unique library. Allison Dubois demonstrates her amazing superpower: Literacy.
Gary Coleman, dead at 42. Dick Gross asks atheists to think about topical ethical issues. Alison Kilkenny switches blogs… A rare post from the folks at Denialism about…well, denialism. Everything you know is sort of wrong.
It’s coming up on the end of semester, which means a great deal of study needs to be done, assignments need to be finished up, and chocolate likely needs to be eaten. Luckily, there’s still time for one more of the highly successful UMSS discussion sessions — if you’re free tomorrow lunchtime mosey on down to come see […]
Shit be goin’ down in Korea. The possibilities for tax-free terrorism. First reactions flow in over the first synthetic bacteria. Martin Gardner, dead at 95. The Quackfest has begun!
