Quick Update – Next Episode Imminent! I Hope…
Welcome to a future catching-up episode of Token Skeptic – why catching up? Well, I have these things next to me on the table. You can’t tell, but they’re examination papers, like the ones being done in the picture. When I’m not doing everything else that I’m doing, I’m grading papers like these. While the subject is fantastic and the topics interesting – I mean, reading students argue their perspectives about faith and reason or... Read More
Re-Release of Ayaan Hirsi Ali Interview – Episode Thirty-Two
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (45.1MB) | Embed Finally got the bandwidth issues sorted! My first priority upon doing that ? Getting this re-released, after tinkering with the sound and hopefully making it clearer for listeners. Since I’m now on school holidays, and have access to software, I thought I’d give it a try. Direct link to the MP3 of the interview It should also be updated on iTunes and Zune – you can... Read More
The Placebo Effect
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (33.1MB) | Embed This is a short film, thanks to Daniel Keogh! He played it during his touring show ‘The Stupid Species: Why Everyone (Except You) Is An Idiot’ for Science Week. You can follow him on Twitter as ‘Professor Funk’ and hear him being interviewed on Token Skeptic #30 – On Science Communication, Hungry Beasts And Professor Funk – An Interview With Daniel Keogh.... Read More
Token Skeptic Podcast – Videos Of Dragon*Con
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (24.3MB) | Embed This was the third year that I worked at the ‘SkepTrack’ at Dragon*Con – lectures / panels I presented included: Skeptically Speaking: Skeptically Speaking, the talk radio show that asks you to call in and question everything, will be airing live from the SkepTrack stage. This is now online as Episode #76, The Women of Skepticism. Podcasting Beyond Belief: The official... Read More
Episode Thirty-Three – On Coral Reefs And Climate Change – An Interview With Craig Reid Conducted By Warren Bonett
A very special episode for number thirty-three – this is thanks to Warren Bonett of the Embiggen Books bookstore! Over the past ten years, Craig Reid has been working on coral reefs as a diver, educator, researcher and underwater photographer. Coral Reefs and Climate Change, his first publication as principle author, is the culmination of more than five years of work with the Coral Watch team at the University of Queensland. He spoke at... Read More
Episode Six – On Trial By Ordeal – Witch-Hunting And Superstition
Here’s the FINAL missing episode – with the sound fixed and an addition from a recent news report! Professor Peter T. Leeson’s paper on ‘Ordeals’ looks at the medieval superstition ‘iudicium dei’ – or the judgment of God – the practice of judging a person’s innocence or guilt by ordeal. This could include putting your arm into boiling water, being dunked or even being burnt alive. “It was expected that God,... Read More
Episode Eight – On Skepticism And Cosmetic Claims
Here’s the first of my ‘filling in the missing episodes’ – and many thanks to those who continue to subscribe and support the show, I really appreciate it! This is an edited version of a presentation done at The Australian Skeptics convention held in Melbourne, in 2006. It was the first Australian skeptical convention I’d ever attended, and it really made an impact upon me, because I’d heard of people talking about... Read More
Episode Twelve – On Science And Atheism
Welcome to an interview on a topic that has been buzzing all over the blogosphere! Daniel Loxton’s posts on Skeptic Blog, called “The Standard Pablum” — Science and Atheism and Further Thoughts on Atheism discuss reviews and issues raised by his new book Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be. Since comments on those posts have numbered over two-hundred and the debate has raged onto other people’s sites – I took... Read More
Episode Nine – On Skepticism And Communication
*sigh….* I know. Three episodes still to be posted, one which was redone. Thankfully, the weekend is here after my first week of back-to-work and the world will be set right again! Thanks to everyone who has listened to the ‘365 Days of Astronomy‘ podcast and heard my sponsorship plug and came to check this out! When I was at the recently held 10:23 Event at the Perth Skeptics, plenty of new people came to ask questions about what... Read More
Token Skeptic Now On iTunes!
It’s official! Apparently it takes a little while for it to be indexed (and it being the holiday season and all, and so forth). Thanks to those who inquired! Itunes for Token Skeptic – http://tinyurl.com/tokenskepticitunes On Zune Read More
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