How to make an origami tank
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Early life
Born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales[1] Australia. His early life involved international travel, as his father Rev. Robert H. Saunders'[4], career as a Methodist preacher required the family to live in Tribune, Saskatchewan, Canada from 1968-1969. Returning to Australia, Saunders attended a variety of primary schools in Mullumbimby, Lithgow and graduated from Woy Woy High School in 1984.
[edit] Professional career
After graduating from high school, Saunders joined educational publishers Ashton Scholastic and sold educational software for Apple and Commodore home computers. From 1988 he authored over thirty books on origami[5], which subsequently featured on the Australian children's television program Wombat[6], The ABC Afternoon Show[7] and similar programs.
He has also worked as a web designer for The Advance Bank of Australia and Commonwealth Bank[2] In 1999 his job was transferred to EDS where he worked for two years (he designed the interface for netBank online banking) before joining GreenStone Pty Ltd as a web designer for three years.
From 2005 - 2008 he worked part time as a film and TV extra appearing in the background in such feature films as Superman Returns and Australia as well as in the background in the TV shows All Saints (TV series) and Home And Away.
[edit] Career as a skeptic
He has over 10 years experience researching claims of the paranormal.[2] He joined the committee of the Australian Skeptics in 2001 and has been President and Vice President[2] of the organization. He was granted a Life Membership to the organization in reward for his work on The Great Skeptic CD.[1] He went on to create the Great Water Divining DVD and the "card carrying skeptic card". He founded Sydney Skeptics in the Pub,[3] initiated "The Skeptic Tank" radio show on Net.FM with Stefan Sojka,[8] produced The Australian Skeptics collection on "Theories of Everything" for TVS local Sydney TV and created several of the Australians Skeptics convention DVDs. He was the acting artistic director and layout manager for The Skeptic Magazine from Australian Skeptics, until Tim Mendham was appointed the new editor, in June, 2009.
In 2003 he and Alynda Brown founded The Mystery Investigators Show for schools. This program demonstrates scientific concepts by testing claims of the paranormal. In 2008 Brown left the show and was replaced with Dr. Rachael Dunlop.
He has used his expertise in origami to design an origami pigasus[9] in honor of the mascot of the James Randi Educational Foundation. He has posted instructions for folding the pigasus and a dragon for Skeptic (U.S. magazine).[10]
[edit] Podcasting
He was producer and host of the The Tank Vodcast (aka The Skeptic Tank).[11] In 2008 this podcast was reformed into The Skeptic Zone podcast which he still hosts. It appears biweekly and is billed as "The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason."
He has appeared as a guest on many other podcasts and vodcasts including The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe,[12][13] Skepticality,[14] Dragon*Pod,[15][16][17] The Reason Driven Podcast,[18] The Amateur Scientist Podcast[19] and Bad Psychics TV.[20]
[edit] Public & Media appearances
He has made many appearances on radio and television in his role as a skeptic including on Today Tonight,[21] Sunrise, Radio 2GB, Radio 2UE,[3][22] Nova 106.9,[23] 702 ABC[2] and on the pilot show for Curiosity Aroused.[24] In 2007 he did a recurring segment for the Mike Williams Saturday Night Live radio program called Myths and Mysteries[25].
In July and August 2008 he appeared as the resident skeptic judge on The One, an Australian reality television program on ATN 7 Australia, that tested the alleged powers of several psychics.[2]
He has spoken at many skeptic meetings including the Australian Skeptics National Convention in 2003,[26] 2004[27] and 2008.[28] In the United States he appeared at The Amaz!ng Adventure North to Alaska[9][29] in 2007, and The Amaz!ng Meeting 6[30][31] and Dragon Con[32] Skeptrack, both in 2008.
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