Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
I’m going to be interviewed for a University course! There’s a new online course that is being produced by the University of New Hampshire by Dr Henn, about skepticism. Much like the course I did in Parapsychology online via the University of Edinburgh, this one features podcast interviews with people. One of which will be [...]
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New webseries on YouTube! This Science By Scams series is by Kat Akingbade and Derren Brown and investigates the science behind scams and apparently paranormal phenomena. From UK Skeptic: In a style not too dissimilar to Project Alpha from James Randi, Steve Shaw and Mike Edwards, the Science of Scams team published seven hoax recordings [...]
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Interesting discussion (and clearly, rather tongue-in-cheek) stemming from a post on the Derren Brown blog in response to Dr Chris French’s article (‘Spoon Bending For Beginners‘) in the Guardian. …Don’t panic. I believe this is a development to be warmly welcomed, although I should declare a vested interest. From September, anomalistic psychology will be offered [...]
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Just two quick notes — Bruce M Hood, who is currently touring the US, has some news: “Supersense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable“ is out on April 7th. Amazon features an author video too, for your viewing pleasure! Where does such supernatural thinking come from? Are we indoctrinated by our parents, churches, and media, [...]
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From Richard Wiseman’s new blog (yes, check it out – he’s very chatty; he’s got about a handful of entries for every day… maybe he’s trying to catch up to other prolific bloggers out there – such as Derren Brown who has his own great blog!): Quite a few people have sent the following illusion [...]
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First, I INSIST that you go check out one of the snappiest episodes of the Skeptic Zone out yet! Download : Special Interview The iTunes link is here — a great feature on Mark Mayer and his investigations into “Psychic” Detectives. If you’d like to check out some more of his work — excellent video [...]
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Welcome again to the blogging of Channel 7′s The One — previous odes to joy are found here! Oh, enthusiasts of the genre, as the intro to this third episode of the show says: you should be prepared for the impossible! Yes, unlikelihoods such as the master of the mostly-forgotten rock show Countdown from the [...]
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