Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
The waiting is over! New issue of The Skeptic (22.3) now available at the UK Skeptics site. Not only but also… this edition includes an interview with Professor Bruce M Hood, plus a book review of his work ‘Supersense’ / ‘The Science of Superstition’ (I have gifted so many copies of it to so many [...]
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Head on over to Token Skeptic and subscribe on iTunes! Token Skeptic Episode Eleven is now out! Why is Professor Hood featuring on this episode of the Token Skeptic? Because if you follow his blog at www.brucemhood.wordpress.com, you’ll see how he is very much involved with some rather ‘unbelievable’ developments in the UK. Firstly, his [...]
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Thanks to Bruce M. Hood, author of ‘Supersense’, there’s been some regular blog posts on this most ridiculous (and absolutely, unquestionably horrifically dangerous in what they claim and then fail to do) contraptions. First, it was awareness-raising through his post ‘Dowsing for Death’, which introduced the ADE-651, a product which ‘claims to detect concealed explosives, [...]
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When does superstition go from a rather absurd movie plot and just becomes a local danger? I was reminded today of a friend who asked if I was interested in seeing a film from India that has just come out in Australia — ‘What’s Your Rashee?’ which pretty much translates as ‘What’s your Zodiac Sign?’ [...]
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Time Magazine – Do you believe in god? Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe you can tell when someone is staring at the back of your head? Religious or not, Bruce Hood believes that this is all a result the way the brain is designed. In Supersense, he describes how adult superstitions and [...]
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Well, have you? I’m still hanging around the postbox for my copy to arrive from the USA (thank you Amazon for supplying my fix of science texts world-wide!), but you lucky people over there can not only nab a copy but catch the end of Bruce M. Hood’s fantastic tour! I just had a quick [...]
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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 New Scientist: Supersense - Bruce M. Hood, a psychologist at the University of Bristol, UK, reckons that we are equipped with a “supersense” that tunes into a hidden (and, let’s face it, almost certainly imaginary) world of spirits, fates and spooky connections. Thanks to the supersense, objects such as pens and cardigans can be imbued [...]
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