by podblack on April 27, 2008
Following on from Women and Superstitions — Part One. I’d like to first return briefly to Dr Michael Shermer’s book ‘Why People Believe in Weird Things‘. You may have even seen the TED talk of the same title — here’s part one of two: From the book: For a variety of reasons related to the [...]
by podblack on January 23, 2008
Want to upgrade your qualifications? Want six to seven hours of NBCC credit as a counselor or nurse? Why not try a ‘dozen dramatic ESP stories’! Hang onto your mediumistic teleplastics (warning – really revolting description thanks to The Guardian Science and the very-much-thankfully lost ‘art’ of the Victorian-era vaginal cheesecloth handkerchief-trick… which is kind [...]
by podblack on December 15, 2007
Paranormal State Undermines Own Concept – by Alex Weprin on Broadcastingcable.com Having watched the first few episodes of Paranormal State, I am willing to say they are just as ridiculous as Scooby Doo was, and not nearly as entertaining. Some noises here and there, a cold spot or warm spot, some people swearing they totally [...]