Steve Davis
When did the gulf grow so wide between The Advertiser and The ABC?
The beauty of consuming news from a smartphone, is that you can get a quick overview of the main topics of the day and then choose to dive deeper into the stories that interest you most. I’ve noticed lately that…
Online Insights on FIVEaa Sunday April 07 2013
This month we investigate journalism, give space a feminine touch, ask whether Google has become god, and we take our medicine, the informed way! A spoonful of science helps the medicine go down I feel like a real parent now…
Online Insights on FIVEaa Sunday March 03 2013
This month we will think like Sherlock Holmes, make choosing movies easier, make cooking easier and make bringing about world peace easier. How to think like Sherlock Holmes What makes Sherlock Holmes such a memorable character? Surely it’s his ability…
Online Insights on FIVEaa Sunday February 10 2013
This month on Online Insights we tip our hats to childcare workers, learn to write simply, digest movies faster and dream about stars. Early Education & Care Awards Our girls have been going to childcare for a few years now…
Thanks Foxtel, thanks Free-To-Air TV, I’ve gotten my life back
A big thank you to the programmers at Foxtel for making it such an easy family decision to cancel our pay TV contract recently. Not only are we now saving money, I’m finding more time to be productive AND enjoy…
The Frankenfish Fallacy: How interest groups suck us in
Have you seen in Facebook recently, the links to a petition entitled, Stop The Frankenfish Attack? It is worth a read if you want to study propaganda creation. There are so many underhanded communication tricks and so much misinformation that we should…
The car washing causes rain fallacy: Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Have you ever thought about washing your car and then seen that it is about to rain? Recently, one of my sisters popped over and mentioned how typical it was that it was about to rain because she had just…
An library of skeptical enquiry
The most attractive thing I find about being part of the skeptical movement, is the unquenchable sense of curiosity that inspires skeptics to understand the ‘reason’ behind various claims and beliefs. I am also greatly attracted by the focus on…
Online Insights on FIVEaa Sunday January 6 2013
Another year lies ahead of us, so tonight’s websites are all destined, so to speak, to guide us through this year with aplomb. We will look at how to get organised from a ‘housewife’s’ perspective, how to sort good science…
Online Insights on FIVEaa Sunday December 2 2012
To sleep, perchance to dream. Yes, this month’s Online Insights on FIVEaa with Sean Perry and Steve Davis begins with dreams and then moves into shoes that are ‘lost proof’, we then ponder the pests of Xmas before finishing with…