Token Skeptic Merchandise – Brains, Books, Both!

Numerous Token Skeptic designs available as shirts, mugs, stickers, coasters – you name it, most likely one of the following four sites (with UK, US and Australian distributors) will feature it! Feel free to browse all of these sites and find what suits you. MySoti – Token Skeptic shirt designs. Zazzle Store – iPad covers, iPhone covers, shirts, mugs, buttons and more. CafePress – Token Skeptic shirts, mugs, stickers, buttons... Read More

AstroFest At Curtin Uni 2011 – Token Skeptic Vodcast

With an estimated 3250 people attending, I was in the crowd on the Saturday 12 March at Curtin Stadium, Curtin University campus in Bentley – for AstroFest 2011! As you can see here, activities, displays and telescopes of all shapes and sizes, with people of all ages and backgrounds switched on to astronomy and science. With a lot of kids getting into bubbles too, funnily enough.  Read More

Episode Fifty-Nine – On Tim Minchin – Review And Interview Of Tim Minchin vs WASO Performance

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (29.9MB) | Embed Sorry to everyone who got the messed-up audio – it’s now fixed! Link to mp3 of episode #59 here. A short additional-bonus episode for this week, adding to the previous one on Simon Taylor!This episode features a review of Tim Minchin’s show from the Saturday, 5th March ‘Tim Minchin vs the West Australian Orchestra‘ performance in King’s Park. If you’re... Read More

#QEDCon – Short Video Of Token Skeptic Adventures

The full version is available via iTunes or on RSS through Libsyn on the Token Skeptic podcast (as per previous post!) Many thanks again to QEDCon, the Greater Manchester and Mersyside Skeptics! Featured briefly in this film and with many, many thanks — the fantastic backstage crew of QEDCon (including Janis, Marsh, Mike, Rick and Andy). Presenters and acts include: George Hrab, Bruce Hood, Milton Mermikides, the Dalek, Chris French, Hayley... Read More

Episodes 2-4 – Examinations, New Year Superstitions, Women And Paranormal Beliefs

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.9MB) | Embed Here’s the reworked, remastered episodes that have improved sound – and thanks again to all of my listeners for their patience! For each of these episodes, either download the direct mp3 link featured, or refresh your iTunes/Zune to get the new episode that will replace the former one. Episode Two – On Examination Superstitions – direct mp3 Although it is time for seasonal... Read More

Patience, Grasshopper Pie

Since I’m never one to be down for long (especially when there’s seasonal food, family to be with and a new year to look forward to), here’s something to add to the short-list of recipes that I feature on this site and something for you to try! There’s a pair of other seasonal recipes featured here too. This particular pie isn’t standard in Australia, but it seems to be a fave in the USA. I’ve added a slight spin... Read More

Episode Forty-Six – On The Australian Book Of Atheism – Perth Launch

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (39.9MB) | Embed Link to the mp3 of this episode – here! First and foremost and absolutely before anything – thanks to Jane and Beaufort Street Books in Mt Lawley, Warren Bonett and Peter Cartledge.We had a live-Skype crossover Q&A with Warren in front of a packed bookstore to talk about The Australian Book of Atheism. This episode features how the book started, the contributors and how it was... Read More

Episode Thirty-Four – On Saving Your Breath For Running Ponies – An Interview With Bec Crew For Science Week

It is a great honor to celebrate Australia’s National Science Week for 2010, by interviewing science blogger Bec Crew, who writes the informative and hilarious Save Your Breath For Running Ponies! She’s a twenty-six year old Archeology graduate and journalist, who won the Big Blog Theory Competition by popular vote, earning it the title of Best Australian Science Blog. Bec works at Australia’s Cosmos Magazine as an editorial assistant. As... Read More

Last Chance – To Vote For Best Australian Science Blog!

Daniel Keogh, who was interviewed in Token Skeptic episode #30, gives some suggestions as to what makes a good science blogger! Oh – and vote vote vote – head to Science Week’s The Big Blog Theory, found at this link – notice that there’s a microblogging category as well as science blogging (which is where you can find mine and others)! Do read all the entries in the running, there’s wonderful writers... Read More

Episode Twenty-Six – On Chronic Illness, Deaf Culture And Skepticism – Interview With Joey Haban

Welcome to episode twenty six of the Token Skeptic! This week I’m interviewing Joey Haban of the blog Newly Nerfed. Newly Nerfed is a blog about chronic illness and disability, science and skepticism, and geekery of all kinds, that you can find at http://newly-nerfed.net. She describes herself on her site as ‘a 36-year-old geeky gal living in Los Angeles, with a husband (a videogame technical director) and two unemployed Burmese cats, Zen... Read More