Monthly Archives: December 2010
Zero Point- A New Woo Movement?
As part of my research for my new book about the self illusion, I have just been writing about the subjective experience we all have of being inside our head. This location is called the “point zero” which is the … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts, Research
Top Ten Videos from the Atheist Media
I was very pleased to discover that the BBC exposé on the ADE651 woo bomb-detector that I was involved with back in Jan this year, made it to No.6 in the top ten most viewed videos of the year from the … Continue reading
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What to Do With the Bloody Qur’an?
Don’t worry, I am not suggesting desecration of the Islamic Holy book nor am I endorsing the attention-seeking antics of Pastor Terry Jones. Rather the bloody Qur’an in question is the one created out of 27 litres taken from former … Continue reading
Filed under Essentialism, In the News
Hitler Joins the Osmonds
The Church of the Latter-Day Saints or Mormons believe that you cannot enter heaven unless you have been baptized. So if you die unbaptized then you don’t get in. One way around is to perform a baptism for the dead … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts
Was This Tree Really Such a Thorn?
Two days ago, somebody cut down Glastonbury’s famous thorn tree. It was reputedly said to have grown from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea which burst into blossom when he thrust it into Wearyall Hill close to the Glastonbury Tor. … Continue reading
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Museum Murderbillia
Ted Kaczynski’s 1.4 acre plot of land in Montana has just gone up for sale valued at $69,000. Ted Kaczynski, a former mathematics professor is the Unabomber who posted parcel bombs that ended up killing three people. One of his intended … Continue reading
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Bruce Feels a Terranoid
I finally got round to loading this short movie of my encounter with a terranoid robot at Kyoto’s ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories back in October. This is a “terranoid ” – a robot that you can hold as you … Continue reading
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Murderbillia Coffin For Sale
Murderbillia is the growing trend to collect objects that are connected with murderers in the same way that some people collect memorabilia of celebrities. Today we learn that the coffin of JFK’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald is to go under … Continue reading
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In Japan, Just Say “No”
Finally here is the cover for the Japanese translation of “SuperSense.” It does seem like a big REJECT but apparently the Japanese publishers have been quite cunning. Above the X is the question”Could you wear a killer’s cardigan?” which by … Continue reading
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