Skeptical Music feat. a Live Studio Performance
The Skeptical Music podcast with guests Omar Mouallem, Rodney Anonymous, George Hrab, Kim Barlow, and Mathias Kom is now available for download here.
A summary of the posts relating to this episode:
Atheists in Foxholes with Paul Welke
The Atheists in Foxholes podcast with Paul Welke is now available for download here.
A summary of the posts relating to this episode:
Post-show Links: Media and Skepticism
Hi all,
Again, my apologies about the forced pre-taping of the show. It was done on extremely short notice and with a lack of sleep all around. The result was a very… non-linear… show structure. So please do help us fill in the gaps.
Sean, Chris and myself are ready and able to continue this discussion in the comments below.
The resources we used for the show were:
Environment Canada Scientists Censored
Quantum Physics: Post-Show Links
Thanks very much to Dr. Anton Capri for being our guest this evening. As I said earlier… buy this man’s books.
For those of you that missed it live, the podcast will be up tomorrow.
The resources I perused before the show include:
Next Show: Quantum Physics
Next episode we’ll be talking to Dr. Anton Capri about Quantum Physics.
Do you know anything about quantum physics? Well neither do we.
Do the words “String Theory” and “The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle” make you want to curl up in the fetal position?
Can we really use “energy” to cure diseases, quit smoking, and make our mothers love us?
Let’s see what the science says.
So put down that Deepak Chopra book, and tune into the next Q Transmissions.
Evolution: Post-show Links
Thanks so much to Greg Laden for being out guest. Everyone absolutely should check out this man’s blog, if you aren’t already a rabid follower, here.
And psst… he has a new blog project with some other lovely people. Visit it here.
The links I used for today’s show were:
PBS Evolution FAQ
Talk Origins Creation/Evolution FAQ
“Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher” from a creationist website
And if you’d like to peruse the University of Alberta’s Darwin Day offerings, go here.
Thanks for listening!
Next Show: Evolution
This week we’ll be speaking with Dr. Greg Laden, scienceblogger and and biological anthropologist, about evolution.
According to a 2007 poll by Angus Reid Strategies, most Canadians accept the theory of evolution.
59 per cent of respondents think human beings evolved from less advanced life forms over millions of years. 22 per cent believe god created human beings in their present form within the last 10,000 years, and 19 per cent aren’t sure.
Whichever percentage you’re a part of, Dr. Laden will be live on air to answer all your questions.
And he went to Harvard, so he knows.
See you Friday at 6pm!
PZ Myers: Post-show links and such
Thanks again to PZ for being a wonderful guest and allowing me to keep him on the phone for over an hour.
Here’s some information about the debate:
Does God Exist – Featuring PZ Myers and Kirk Durston
Monday, January 26, 2009
5:30pm – 7:30pm
ETLC E1-001 University of Alberta
The cost for students is $2, non-students, $5. CFI Friends of the Center are free. All profits will be donated to a local charity.
For more information, visit the University of Alberta Atheists and Agnostics website here.
Directions to the event from a kind campus-based skeptic:
If you are coming by car the best place to park would be Windsor Car Park, which is on 116 st and 92 ave. Outside, you’ll see NINT and Chemical Materials Engineering. If you walk between the two of them, ETLC will be the first building on your right, after Chemical Materials Engineering.
If you are coming by bus, get off by St Joseph’s College, the first stop after the bus turns left past the Butterdome. Keep SUB on your left and follow the outside wall until you are on the far side and can see Agriculture and Forestry Centre. Keep AgFor on your left and follow a wide road toward the Computer Science Centre. Follow the road between CSC and AgFor and ETLC should be straight ahead.
Adventurous or cold attendees can enter SUB and try to follow the pedways to ETLC.
It sounds a little confusing, but that’s just how the place is laid out. All of the buildings should have signs posted outside them though, and there is a map here. ETLC is in C3/D3.
PZ will actually be in Calgary on Sunday, before he hits Edmonton. Find out more about his lecture on protecting evolution education in public schools here.
The JREF post I mentioned before the interview, about Obama’s inauguration speech, is here.
Update: you can listen to this episode online here.
Next Show: Interview with Dr. PZ Myers
Next episode we’ll be speaking to Dr. PZ Myers, author of the scienceblog Pharyngula: evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal.
We’ll be speaking to PZ about creationism, the existence of god and being an outspoken atheist in an increasingly fundamentalist society.
Join us on the next Q Transmissions, every Friday at 6pm on CJSR.
Paranormal Investigations: Post-show Links and Contest Winner
As announced on tonight’s show, the people have spoken and we have a winner in the Fervent Unbeliever Song Contest!
The first-place ribbon goes to Entry 4, the Leonard Cohen-esque rendition sung by David Climenhaga. Congratulations, David! Honorable mention goes to Entry 2, sung by Q Transmissions uberfan Nathan. To listen to those entries again, head back to the original entries page here.
Thanks so much to everyone who entered and voted. That was fun. 🙂
On to tonight’s show… thanks so much to the E.C.H.O.E.S team for being with us. You can definitely look forward to an upcoming show where Heather and I head out with crew for an investigation. Here’s tonight’s link round-up.
Ghosthunters International website
About.com article on orbs by a paranormal expert
Ghost Photos: A Close Look at the Paranormal
CSICOP article on Electronic Voice Phenomenon
Study: Speech Recognition Without Traditional Speech Cues
And now to rush home and watch BSG. Woot!
Update: you can listen to this episode online here.
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