Monthly Archives: February 2010

Burying Your Head in the Sand to Save Face?

Here is a picture a crater from Monday caused by a bomb that was not “detected” by a woo bomb-detector. Yesterday the Thai government instructed its army to stop using the GT200 though it appears that soldiers are resorting to … Continue reading

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Hopeopathy No Longer Available on the NHS

Finally, the report on the funding of homeopathy in the UK is to recommend the withdrawal of support from the National Health Services. Patients seeking this form of “treatment” will need to pay for it themselves. Hurrah I hear you … Continue reading

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Richard Saunders Bomb Detector Training Program

As you are probably aware by now, the success of the ADE651, GT200 and other similar bomb detecting devices is critically dependent on training which accounts for a large proportion of the cost. Richard Saunders of the Australian Skeptics Zone … Continue reading

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Why… Oh Why …Oh Why???? – money methinks

Here is the Newsnight piece for non-UK visitors. Some really serious questions have to be asked. After all, lives have been lost over this scandal. The BBC Newsnight team have just posted this article. It was very kind of them … Continue reading

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Thai Died Dowsing Devices – Idiotmotor Effect

Our work is not over. While Jim McCormick may have been taken out of action by his arrest and the UK Government ban on the export of ADE651 devices last month, a similar dowsing device, the GT200 is still being … Continue reading

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Superman is Not Responsible for Violence

I am doing some research on mea culpa and the role of mitigating circumstances when it comes to being held responsible for crimes. In 1978, Harvey Milk, a Californian activist was shot dead by Dan White. This case was famous not … Continue reading

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Out of My Mind

I gave a public lecture on Tuesday night to the Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution and talked about  the separation of body and mind as a basis for belief in the supernatural. Most people are dualist in that they … Continue reading

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