January Puzzles
There’s a new set of Picture Puzzles and “Mixed Bag” Questions at the top of the PUZZLES PAGE
January’s Skeptical Crossword, with the theme Religions, Myths and Superstitions is HERE.
January’s Logic and Maths Problems are HERE.
Month: December 2013
“Mixed Bag” Questions January 2014 – Answers
1. Pair up each of the US capital cities with its correct state
2. Atlanta-Georgia; Boston- Massachusetts; Montgomery- Alabama; Phoenix-Arizona; Springfield-Illinois
3. He has them wearing boots
4. He was Prime Minister for the shortest time; (8 days in 1945)
5. Unpalatable beer
6. Fox
7. Rolf Harris
8. (a) O.K.
9. West
10. Quasimodo
“Next Level”:
11. Germany, banks of the Rhine
12. Green
13. It has no toes
14. Being born
15. Uzbekistan and Leichtenstein
16. Very old aboriginal rock paintings / The Kimberleys
17. The bear pits at Berne, Switzerland
18. 1987
19. 80
20. Tabitha
21. lentil
22. John Lee
23. Anthony Daniels, C3PO
24. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
25. About 80 metres. It’s an East-West line through Boundary Islet, Bass Strait. Victoria owns the north and Tasmania owns the south.
26. 1942
27. 1957
28. A ring on an animal’s collar or harness for reins or leash
29. Gimli and Treebeard
30. Windhoek
January 2014 Logic & Maths Problems – Solutions
1. It was grown in there.
2. C. There is as much water in the milk/water mixture as milk in the water/milk mixture.
3. 
4. They were musicians
5. 9 metres
6. 2.5 km
7. Yellow opposite orange, red opposite green, pink opposite blue
8. The hole will become larger.
9. Treble 13 Double 18 single 16
10. 3
Simon Singh & The Simpsons in Melbourne
Simon Singh, best-selling author of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem‘ and ‘The Code Book‘, will discuss his latest book ‘The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets‘ at Embiggen Books, 203 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne at 5:45 pm, Monday 20th January, and again at Skeptics Café’s Soapbox, 140 Lygon Street Carlton from 8 pm.
He will explain how a team of mathematically gifted writers have covered everything from calculus to geometry, from pi to game theory, and from infinitesimals to infinity in various episodes of The Simpsons. Singh will also discuss how the writers of Futurama have similarly made it their mission to smuggle deep mathematical ideas into the series.
January 2014 Picture Puzzles – Answers
1. antecedents
2. You tube
3. Disgrace
4. hologram
5. frantically
6. Reindeer Games
7. cellulite
Energy Medicine at RMIT
by: Mal Vickers
‘Energy Medicine’: What is it? And should Australian Universities teach it?
There is a fascinating array of courses available at universities. Like me, do you look for interesting courses that might give you the edge in the jobs market or lead to an exciting new career?
Recently, I learnt that RMIT University offered a course in a relatively new branch of medicine, Energy Medicine.
The ways humanity have explored and improved human health seem endless. There’s pathology, psychology, dentistry, physiotherapy and nuclear medicine to name just a few. Should energy medicine be amongst those?
This new branch of medicine offers hope for naturally improving human health at little or no cost; but is it really effective?
RMIT and Energy Medicine
RMIT University are still advertising Energy Medicine both as a stand-alone subject in which anyone can enrol, and as an elective of the larger ‘Master of Wellness’ program.
The Master of Wellness program is administered by the Health Science faculty at RMIT.
Masters of Wellness
RMIT’s website indicates that Master of Wellness is View More Energy Medicine at RMIT
Liza With a Zee?
OR
By Ken Greatorex
This article was first posted a couple of years ago. As we keep getting inquiries about the spelling of our name, we’ve dusted it off and brought it to the top of the blog.
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Vic Skeptics received this via email a few months ago.
Hello, I’m interested in your organisation but wonder why you choose to use the U.S spelling of sceptic? Surely, this is not the norm in Australia and for pedants such as myself is quite off-putting.
John
The following is based on the considered replies that the question prompted.
December Puzzles
Picture Puzzles and “Mixed Bag” Questions are in their usual spot at the top of the PUZZLES PAGE
December’s Skeptical Crossword is our largest yet. It’s theme is Alternative Healing Practices, and you have your choice of “straight” or cryptic clues. DECEMBER 2013 SKEPTICAL CROSSWORD
And finally, there’s DECEMBER 2013 LOGIC & MATHS PROBLEMS
Enjoy.
Logic & Maths Puzzles December 2013 – Solutions
1. 75 degrees
2. 11 red 3 brown 2 blue 1 pink 5 black
3. 12 reds 2 yellows 3 browns 4 blues 3 blacks
4. $25
5. 30 and 31
6. a. Thirty cubes b. forty cubes
7. 288 metres
8. 40
9. Apples 30¢ Bananas 50¢ Cantaloupes $1.20
10. a. fruit ; b.bread; c.aisle 4