Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty and Eureka Prize Winner Professor Ian Frazer in conversation. Moderated by Reema Rattan Health Editor for theconversation.edu.au. [vimeo 73455199 w=500 h=281] GOM Final from Embiggen Books on Vimeo. Health Literacy:
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Laureate Professor Peter Doherty in conversation with Peter Ellerton — Science, Scepticism and Society
Even as they become one with their smart phones, has the public truly lost its trust in science? On the 11th of April 2012, Laureate Professor Peter Doherty visited Embiggen Books to join Peter Ellerton
Continue ReadingLaureate Professor Peter Doherty in conversation with Peter Ellerton
Science, Scepticism and Society: Wednesday 11th April 6.30pm RSVP essential to Embiggen Books 03 9662 2062. All Embiggen Books events at the shop unless otherwise stated Address 197-203 Little Lonsdale St, Behind the State Library Nobel Prize winner
Continue ReadingThe Road Less Travelled: Can believers and atheists work together for the common good?
PZ Myers, Leslie Cannold and Chris Stedman in conversation You either believe or you don’t (unless you’re agnostic of course). Where’s the middle ground? Can those with opposing views join forces on issues other than
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An extraordinary evening by one of the best science communicators of all time: Lawrence Krauss — speaking about his extraordinary book A Universe From Nothing at Embiggen Books. Thank you to Meredith Doig and the
Continue ReadingLawrence Krauss Sat 17th March 5.00pm
A Universe from Nothing: Why There is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence Krauss One of the finest science communicators today, Professor Lawrence Krauss will be in the store and talking about his new book
Continue ReadingThe Skeptical Blog Anthology Book Launch
Saturday 3rd March 5.00pm A fabulous night with Kylie Sturgess and the Young Australian Skeptics. Perhaps our most ambitious night yet with 7 speakers, one podcast, a book launch, book discussion and a skeptical quiz with
Continue ReadingTAMOz is over – or is it?
Our time at TAM has come to a close. We’ve said our goodbyes to new friends and the real world avatars of Twitter people. We’ve walked away embiggened by exhortations to think more critically about
Continue ReadingThe Moral Landscape – The Great Debate
A couple of years ago an impressive range of scholars attended a conference called Beyond Belief (BB) hosted by the Science Network and Roger Bingham. There have now been three of these. They have focussed on:
Continue ReadingThe Amazing Meeting — TAMOz
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense ~ Carl Sagan TAM, the Amaz!ng Meeting, is the biggest get-together in the Skeptical universe,
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