Token Skeptic
Token Skeptic - a weekly look at superstition, skepticism, paranormal belief and the science behind it all. Book reviews, interviews, investigations into issues involving religion, belief and philosophy. Hosted and produced by Kylie Sturgess.
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Token Skeptic #144 - On Morning Heresy – Interview With Paul Fidalgo
Paul Fidalgo is the communications director of the Center for ...
Paul Fidalgo is the communications director of the Center for Inquiry, and previously led communications for the Secular Coalition for America and FairVote: the Center for Voting and Democracy. He holds a master’s degree in political management...
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Token Skeptic #143 - On How an Atheist Found Common Ground With the Religious - Interview With Chris Stedman
In Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground With the ...
In Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground With the Religious, Chris Stedman draws on his work organizing interfaith and secular communities, his academic study of religion, and his own experiences to argue for the necessity of...
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Token Skeptic #142 - On Women In Science And Wikipedia - Interview With Professor Uta Frith
Ada Lovelace Day was held on the 16 October, 2012 ...
Ada Lovelace Day was held on the 16 October, 2012 - a day that celebrates the contributions of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As you may know, Ada Lovelace is considered the first programmer, due to her...
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Token Skeptic #141 - On Rbutr And Reddit - Skepticism Online
Happy International Skepticism Day! For this episode, I'm talking to ...
Happy International Skepticism Day! For this episode, I'm talking to Shane Greenup of Rbutr - a shorter version of this interview you might have already caught on The Pod Delusion, Episode #155. rbutr is a community driven app...
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Token Skeptic #140 - On Great Skepticism – With Pat Linse And Donald Prothero
This is an investigative episode about some of the key ...
This is an investigative episode about some of the key figures in skepticism that you may not know much about… and should know more about! Pat Linse is an award winning illustrator who specialized in film industry art before becoming one...
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Token Skeptic #139 - On The Seralini Affair And GM Foods - Interview With Dr Ashley Ng
This is a special episode inspired by a listener's request ...
This is a special episode inspired by a listener's request - welcome to episode 139! Recently I've been plugging a feedback survey, which included a question on "who or what would you like to hear discussed on the show" - and clearly I...
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Token Skeptic #138 - On Science Engagement And Talking Nerdy To Me With Bec Crew, Alex Brown And Cara Santa Maria
Announcement: The Book Launch for "Zombie Tits, Astronaut Fish And ...
Announcement: The Book Launch for "Zombie Tits, Astronaut Fish And Other Weird Animals" by Becky Crew is happening in early October in Sydney - check out her site at Running Ponies for more details! There's a great number of...
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Token Skeptic #137 - On Questioning Steiner Schools With Quackometer's Andy Lewis
I first became interested in the progress of Steiner (or ...
I first became interested in the progress of Steiner (or "Waldorf") schools while doing some investigating for my talk on pseudoscience in education, for the World Skeptics Congress in Berlin, earlier this year. Some of the research I did included not...
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Token Skeptic #136 - On Atheist Books 101 With Embiggen Books
“Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs are ...
“Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs are by elevators.” Stephen Fry. Embiggen Books, the fantastic rationalist bookstore in Melbourne, has a brand new revamped website and a science-based bookclub – and naturally,...
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Token Skeptic #135 - On Testing Shuzi Qi Claims With The Merseyside Skeptics
Today is the launch of a video by the Merseyside ...
Today is the launch of a video by the Merseyside skeptics, called Testing the Shuzi Sports Band. In order to find out more about its creation, I spoke to Mike Hall of the Merseyside Skeptics. In their video, you can see Vice-President...
