Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Not too long ago I found myself sitting in a meeting in Dublin within which the Paranormal was being “successfully” demonstrated. Well-known paranormal investigator Richard Saunders announced, “ I’m smelling tobacco, specifically a pipe smoker, it is definitely coming through for somebody here”. It’s a hit, my father who passed away was a pipe smoker. … Read more
Last night I had the privilege of hanging out at Dublin Skeptics in the Pub … or to be more precise “Skeptics in the Exchange” … where Richard Saunders, the well-known Australian Paranormal Investigator was giving a fascinating talk. Richard explained that he has been flown over by some folks to present his film on … Read more
Yep, I’m in Ireland this week, in fact I landed today … (thud) … and so tonight the Dublin “Skeptics in the Pub” had the fabulous Neil Denny (pictured), giving a talk all about his Little Atoms Road Trip last year. “Wait … who … what?” … you might ask. OK, lets start with the … Read more
Every year James Randi presents the Pigasus Awards to outrageous frauds who have been noted during the past year … yes, you read that correctly “Pigasus”. The term is a portmanteau pun combining the word pig with the mythological Pegasus, a reference to the expression “when pigs fly”, so what else should awards granted to … Read more
Barbara Drescher, a cognitive psychologist and also a JREF board member, has a fabulous posting over on her blog entitled, “On Skepticism: Its Definitions and Scope”. In it she outlines some spot on definitions and has also listed after it a vast wealth of material. I struggled with this one a bit, normally when I find … Read more
A bit off my main theme today, but sometimes you find things that are so damn weird and bizarre that you simply have to laugh at the utter absurdity of it all. Pictured here on the left is Norwegian Dagfinn Bjelland. Not too long ago he checked into the Clarion Collection Atlantic Hotel in the Norwegian town … Read more