Monthly Archives: March 2010
Songs of Praise
Last night I gave a talk at Bristol’s Skeptics in the Pub where I demonstrated that our experiences can be easily misled. I showed the hilarious alternative lyrics video of Carmina Burana that I managed to download before the spoil-sports … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts
Body Snatching For Blackmail, Ransom or Sale
A Romanian man was arrested today for vandalizing the tombs of three Cypriot archbishops. Apparently he had issues with the “church and holy ground.” Although it initially looked like he had removed the remains of one the archbishops, it turns … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts, In the News
New York Was Awesome
As I write this blog, I am in Newark International Airport on the final return of my Spring visit to the US where I schmoozed at conferences, visited dear friends, gave a bizarre seminar at Binghamton and ended with a … Continue reading
Filed under book publicity
Say It Again Sam
I will be away for a couple of weeks in the States so here is my post about my brief film star experience earlier this week. Four of us turned up to begin filming a pilot on a freezing early … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, supernatural, Television
UFO Sightings to Become Ex-Files
So far, it has been somewhat of a bumper beginning to 2010 for skeptics in the UK. First bomb dowsing is exposed and banned, then we have the recommendation to remove homeopathy from the National Health Service, Simon Singh’s libel … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, Newspaper
