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 #134 - On ScienceRewired - Interviews On Science, Society And Education
sciencerewired is a one day conference on the 11th October ...
sciencerewired is a one day conference on the 11th October in Adelaide, at the Science Exchange, exploring the impact of social media, crowdsourcing and digital technologies on science communication and citizen science on the major...
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Token Skeptic #133 - On Science And Skepticism - Talk By Dr Steve Novella At QEDCon 2011
This is brought to you with tremendous thanks to the ...
This is brought to you with tremendous thanks to the organisers of QEDCon, a great conference with wonderful people. You can find the official site at http://www.qedcon.org. This talk was presented on the 5th February, 2011 and was called...
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Token Skeptic #132 - On Tweets And BigFeets - Interview With Hayley Stevens
This is a special additional episode with many thank-yous and ...
This is a special additional episode with many thank-yous and lots of what's-coming-up!This week's show (after all the thank-yous!) features an interview with Hayley Stevens - on the use of Twitter in skepticism and a funny story about civility...
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Token Skeptic #131 - On Philosophy For Children - Interview With Sue Knight
As a resource writer, high school and now university-level teacher, ...
As a resource writer, high school and now university-level teacher, I owe a lot to the Philosophy for Children methodology – known as “P4C”). What makes my experience particularly interesting is that P4C hails from the USA and I am...
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Token Skeptic #130 - On Science Podcasting (In Space!) - Dr Pamela Gay and Fraser Cain
Science podcasting is popular, fun and informative... but how do ...
Science podcasting is popular, fun and informative... but how do you make a success of it? Is there a formula that the experts use to get a show regularly on the air? How much research and effort goes into every show? What about new technologies like...
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Token Skeptic #129 - On Confessions of an Ex-Mormon Ex-Polygamist Ex-Wife - It’s Not About The Sex (My Ass!)
Joanne Hanks used to be a Mormon as well as ...
Joanne Hanks used to be a Mormon as well as one of many wives serving her husband – now after her long journey from growing up in the faith, joining a cult and the disillusionment that lead to her leaving, she tells her story in a new book...
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Token Skeptic #128 - On Bad Books And Infinite Monkey Cages - Interview With Robin Ince
"If the Royal Variety Show was put in a matter ...
"If the Royal Variety Show was put in a matter transportation machine with the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, this is what you'd get" - Robin Ince. Robin Ince is the comedian you might know as the co-presenter of BBC...
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Godless Parenting Chat: What Do You Do To Bring Up God-Free Children?
This is a vodcast episode, with FreeThought bloggers, recorded on ...
This is a vodcast episode, with FreeThought bloggers, recorded on 23rd July featuring Dan Fincke, PZ Myers, Ophelia Benson and Russell Glaser, and Kylie Sturgess as the host. Big thanks to Digital Cuttlefish and Taslima Nasrin for contributing via...
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Token Skeptic #127 - On The Sex Myth With Dr Brooke Magnanti
What is a sex myth and how do we spot ...
What is a sex myth and how do we spot one? Where do our assumptions about sex and sexuality come from, and do they have merit? The Sex Myth: Why Everything We're Told Is Wrong investigates the various dark corners of sex and the media, with Dr...
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Token Skeptic #126 - On Magic and Psychology - Interview With Anthony Barnhart
For this podcast - make sure you have a deck ...
For this podcast - make sure you have a deck of cards handy for a magic trick! Anthony Barnhart (aka, “Magic Tony”) is a doctoral candidate in cognitive psychology at Arizona State University in the United States and a part-time...
