It appears that it’s somewhat traditional to start a new year by reading the Bible. At least it is according to Reading and Critically Reviewing the Bible in 365 Days. Now, I appreciate that I am somewhat behind (it being 15 January and all), but that will not stop me! I plan to read through [...]
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Tim Minchin – Storm
9 January 2010, 8:06 pm
Tim Minchin is well-known in the skeptical world. An Aussie musician/singer/comedian he applies his knowledge to his music and brings forth some wonderful songs. In his 9 minute beat poem Storm, he is able to distil a million tiring conversations and can show us all why some people get that throbbing vein in their temple [...]
Filed under Films, News, Skeptical Stories.
Tagged alternative medicine, poem, skeptic, skeptical, tim minchin, YouTube
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Parliamentary Committee on Homeopathy
6 December 2009, 2:54 pm
The full title should be “The Parliamentary Science and Technology Select Committee on Homeopathy” but I think that would make the URL unreadable. The English Parliament (UK Parliament?) has many Select Committees covering all aspects of governmental influence. The Committees are drawn from all parties and their role is to examine evidence and take expert [...]
Filed under News, Skeptical Stories.
Tagged Alternative, Bad Science, Ben Goldacre, debate, health, Organizations, parliament, quackery, Select Committee, UK, YouTube
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On Scepticism
9 August 2009, 1:54 pm
Image by ASurroca via Flickr I have been doing a little light reading recently, mostly online. I don’t want to discuss the content of what I have been reading, though. Instead I would like to discuss the reactions to the reading I have been doing. The nature of true scepticism is to have an open [...]
Filed under Skeptical Stories.
Tagged debunk, evidence, james randi, paranormal, scepticism, Scientific skepticism, skepticism, uri gellar, woo
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The Full Facts book of Cold Reading by Ian Rowland
12 February 2009, 9:55 pm
This is the post I had planned to make before I messed up. As someone with an interest in the various tricks that psychics, mediums, tarot readers and similar use, Ian Brodie‘s suggestion that I read this book was welcome. Ian Rowland is a very clear and concise writer and clearly has a love for [...]
Filed under Books, Skeptical Stories.
Tagged astrology, cold reading, derren brown, learning, psychics, skeptic, skepticism, tarot
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What Is Hot Reading?
13 January 2009, 11:19 pm
You enter the theatre to hear what the psychic you have come to see can tell the audience. You’ve paid your entry fee, milled around excitedly in the lobby beforehand and now the lights are dimming. The psychic gives you the preamble – negative energies interfere with the spirits, no guarantees that your loved one [...]
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Tagged hot reading, psychic, psychics, psychology, reading, sceptics, skeptic, skeptical, skeptics
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