Category Archives: Talktorials

“Spiritual But Not Religious” talktorial

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Ash Tyndall

‘Religion’ isn’t a very popular word nowadays. Even some believers are claiming that what they do isn’t particularly ‘religious’. Has the term ‘religion’ become so toxic that even religious people need to reject it? Presented by Daniel Midgley. Additionally, a … Continue reading →

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Atheism and Education talktorial

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Ash Tyndall

As advertised, we had Daniel Midgley present for us the statistical correlation between atheism and levels of education. The results may surprise you. Additionally, a downloadable copy of the slides Daniel used is available here.

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Token Skepticism: A talktorial aftermath (and the end of Semester 1 2011!)

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Ash Tyndall

Today we had the wonderful Kylie Sturgess come talk to us about what it takes to be a skeptical podcaster, and her personal experiences with the Token Skeptic podcast. This also marks the last talktorial for this semester. Exams are … Continue reading →

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Power Bands, Spirits and God: A Talktorial Aftermath

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Ash Tyndall

Today’s talktorial was one of the most successful I’ve seen. We had an interesting discussion with demonstrations from Madge about Power Balance Bands. As a gift, we all received a Placebo band to keep! But things didn’t stop there, the … Continue reading →

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End of the World Cults aftermath

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Ash Tyndall

Today we had Daniel talk to us about End of the World cults. Particularly the variety who claim the rapture is coming May 21st, this Saturday! Unfortunately Lectopia failed to record the video for the lecture properly, but you can … Continue reading →

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Atheist YouTube Party! Aftermath

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Ash Tyndall

We watched a collection of 12 very interesting YouTube videos, curated by our one and only Boaz Shearer. Discussion got heated at points; to hear Madge start screaming jump to 34:25. This is our first recorded talktorial, so let us … Continue reading →

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