1. 54 cents
2. Derek
3. 8 pencils, 60 jars
4. a = 3, b = 5, c = 1, d = 7, e = 6, f = 2
5. 134 metres
6. The number 5
7. There are four possible answers: 22, 23, 24 or 25 blocks
8. Each word can be turned into a country by changing one letter; so your three answers should be CHILD (Chile) LAPS (Laos) and TIGER (Niger)
9. a. 2nd b. Tasmania c. Bill d. romance
10. 40
1. (a) Monopoly; (b) Pictionary; (c) Cluedo; (d) Trivial Pursuit; (e) Snakes and Ladders
2. East
3. Portugal
4. Mathematics: A vinculum is the horizontal line used to separate the numerator and denominator in a fraction
5. Verdun was a World War I battle. The others took place during World War II
6. Chromosomes
7. 1975
8. Mickey Mouse
9. Earl Grey
10. Charlie Chaplin
Associate Professor Louis Roller PhD
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Monash University
“We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things:
and once they are engraved upon the memory, woe betide him who would endeavour to erase them” — Goethe, 1774
Vitamins have caught the popular imagination. A recent study established that some 52 per cent of the Australian population takes some form of complementary medicine. It found that 37 per cent of these people were taking vitamins. Overall, 19.2 percent of the total Australian population – about 4.4 million people – are taking vitamins. Many people take over-the-counter vitamins without professional advice and a few practitioners prescribe megavitamin therapy. View More Vitamins: A Panacea for all Ills?
July’s SKEPTICAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE has the theme of CULTS and SECTS and can be found HERE. You have your choice of either straight or cryptic clues.
July’s LOGIC & MATHS PROBLEMS HERE
The PICTURE PUZZLES and “MIXED BAG” QUESTIONS are in their usual spot at the top of the PUZZLES PAGE.
1. Rembrandt van Rijn, Salvador Dali, Claude Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo Buanorotti.
2. Frank McCort, Angela’s Ashes; Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One; Colleen McCulloch, The Thorn Birds; Salmon Rushdie, The Satanic Verses; Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code.
3. 251
4. Jack Brabham
5. Pinocchio
6. A. Love Me Tender
7. 9
8. Hamish MacBeth
9. Kellogs Sugar Frosties became Kellogs Frosties
10. Budgie
Tim Harding is a frequent speaker and contributor to Victorian Skeptics and similar groups. This is his new blog about one of his favourite topics, Logical Fallacies.
Recent Posts
We recently announced that Peninsula Skeptics had resumed business after a break. Indeed, the group has bounced back so quickly that it’s worth sharing its impressive event calendar with you.
Tuesday July 9: Presenter: Ian Storey; Topic: Calculating the AU. The data gathered in the 1761 and 1769 observations of the Transit of Venus was used to calculate the Astronomical Unit. Ian Storey will explain how that was done.
Tuesday August 13: Presenter: Tim Harding; Topic: Protection of Port Phillip Bay dolphins. Tim Harding is a former Director of Flora and Fauna in the Department of Primary Industries, with a background in biological sciences. Scientific research has recently shown that the dolphins in Port Phillip Bay are a separate species, rather than a sub-population of coastal bottlenose dolphins found elsewhere. This means that Port Phillip Bay is their only habitat, making them even more vulnerable to extinction. View More Local Groups Update: The Peninsula Skeptics
When we draw attention to Health and Lifestyle websites, or those offering free medical advice, it’s often with a tone of disapproval.
However, we recently stumbled upon Itsmyhealth.com.au. We were impressed.
It’s an Australian site. It caters to an Australian (Australasian?) lifestyle. It’s informative and up-to-date; you don’t need a technical background to follow the discussion, although the authorship is clearly supported by medical expertise.
It’s interactive. It features a Q&A staffed by a panel of specialists including a doctor, a psychologist, a fitness expert, a sexologist, a beauty expert and a dietician. It invites feedback, comment and articles from its readership. View More Recommended site: Itsmyhealth.com.au
