Token Skeptic

Perth Talk – Science, Atheism And The Joyful Life By Sean Faircloth, Richard Dawkins Foundation

Kylie Sturgess — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:34:51 +0000

I’m up early working (mostly due to a nasty cough), but it’s a optimistic, cheerful kind of day already – mostly because I discovered that the talk I couldn’t attend due to being several hundred kilometers north enjoying a beachside resort with the family has been posted online! Sean Faircloth was a great person to [...]

Quitters – The Musical

Kylie Sturgess — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:06:36 +0000

I just got an update about Quitters the musical by Joshua Bonnett! Last time I wrote about it was over on this blogpost, but here’s all the details you need to know now: The story follows the adventure of Reverend Craig Helsphere and his family of musical pastors; Helsphere Ministries. When it comes to ‘saving’ the [...]

Sarah Michell Gellar Add Voice To Pro-Vaccination In Hollywood

Kylie Sturgess — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:20:11 +0000

At the risk of being told that I can’t talk about vaccinations without mentioning X, Y and Z – hey, good news! From Parade - Sarah Michelle Gellar Wants to ‘Spread the Word’ About Childhood Vaccinations: Sarah Michelle Gellar is on a mission to spread the word about the importance of vaccinating the entire family. The [...]

Confirmed: 6PR’s Howard Sattler Sacked For PM Interview

Kylie Sturgess — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:51:10 +0000

From the Twitter picture of James Massola (@jamesmassola) – Political correspondent for the Australian Financial Review: Also on the official 6PR site (thanks to Mike Hopkin for finding it). And if you don’t know what resulted in this?

Little Kitten – How To Use A Go Pro

Kylie Sturgess — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:52:11 +0000

Busy as anything. I’m taking tomorrow to get work done and get back into writing. It’s long overdue. But first – when I was on holiday earlier this year, I saw a person with a Go Pro. They didn’t do this with it.

#Profs And Pints – Tricky Techs And Genetic Threats

Kylie Sturgess — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:15:59 +0000

It was a long day, with exam invigilation, classwork and then realising about an hour before it was about to start – that Profs and Pints was starting again this year! Here’s a Storify of some of the Tweets, and yes – we’ll all have to catch up again soon! The next session is on: [...]

Well Done, Matilda The Musical!

Kylie Sturgess — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:14:56 +0000

A little shout-out to a great show – Matilda didn’t get the top gong for best musical, but it won in four categories, including Best Book and Best Actor for Gabriel Ebert and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre for the four actresses who created the title role of Matilda The Musical on [...]

Finished #BigSci13 Conference…

Kylie Sturgess — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:54:44 +0000

…I think this is one memory I’ll take away with me. Back home soon. I am in a photo, you’ll have to guess. [View the story "#BigSci13 Selfies" on Storify]

Buzz Aldrin and Thomas Dolby Perform “She Blinded Me With Science”

Kylie Sturgess — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:16:06 +0000

Exhausted in a happy way – check out the work of the blogging team over at http://sciencerewired.org/summit/category/blog – it’s the science communication summit that I’m working at right now. More ScienceRewired goodness tomorrow, until then:

Little Kitten – Lawrence Leung Looks At Reality Television

Kylie Sturgess — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:14:02 +0000

It’s busy as anything time… but at least it’s not reality TV in my life! Fellow co-host of the Global Atheist Convention and awesome comedian and pop-culture commentator extraordinaire has something to say about the phenomenon: