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On science and skepticism
As organiser of a local skeptics* club in Cork, it should come as no surprise that scepticism is a huge area of interest for me. There are a lot of issues in the public sphere that deserve critical examination. There … Continue reading
My First Friday talk – Hoaxes and Hysteria in Astronomy
I had the privilege of speaking at the First Friday’s at the Castle in CIT Blackrock Castle this weekend. My talk was “Hoaxes and Hysteria in Astronomy”, where I took a sceptical look at Astrology, UFO’s and the Moon Landing … Continue reading
Posted in skeptics
Tagged astrology, astronomy, Blackrock Castle, Cork, crop circles, debunking, hoaxes, Ireland, moon hoax, NASA, scepticism, skepticism, UFOs
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A race against time
Today I came across a website dedicated to a young Irishwoman who has been fighting cancer throughout 2011. Hannah Bradley was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year, and since then she has been in and out of hospital, undergoing … Continue reading
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Tagged Burzynski, cancer, hope, medicine, quackery, scepticism, skepticism
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Austin Darragh’s strange interview
Professor Austin Darragh spoke to Marian Finucane on the radio last Saturday. Professor Darragh, now in his eighties, is one of the most esteemed members of the medical profession in Ireland. His prolific career, spanning 6 decades, is a case … Continue reading
Posted in science, skeptics
Tagged antibiotics, Austin Darragh, immunisation, Ireland, Marian Finucane, medicine, Radio 1, RTE, science, skepticism, vaccination, whooping cough
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Let me be clear.
Since I started Cork Skeptics, I have had some feedback that “people were getting concerned about me”, as if that they thought I was going to be the next Jim Corr, or something. Oy vey. So let me be very … Continue reading
I'm setting up a skeptics' group
A stray tweet in TAM London a few weeks ago has lead to my setting up, with three other comrades in arms, Cork’s first Skeptics group in the city. We are busy working on the agenda and details for our … Continue reading
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Tagged BCO, Blackrock Castle, Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork, Cork Skeptics, Ireland, SITP, skepticism, skeptics in the pub
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TAM London 2010 – My impressions
I spent the weekend in Edgware Road at the TAM London 2010 event. What a blast! This blog can only give the most cursory summary of the meeting, but I’ll try to pick out some of my highlights. One of … Continue reading
Posted in science, TAM
Tagged 2010, Alan Moore, DJ Grothe, james randi, PZ Myers, richard dawkins, scepticism, science, skepticism, skeptics, Sue Blackmore, TAM London
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Clinging to beliefs
If there is one thing that defines humanity, it is our beliefs. We all have beliefs. Beliefs about God, health, death, the government or our purpose in life, among many others. Beliefs can rule our lives. They can be shared … Continue reading
Posted in thinking
Tagged atheism, beliefs, disbelief, life, religion, skepticism, thinking
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TAM London – Talk About Mindblowing..
This last weekend found me in the UK, attending a very unique conference – the TAM London event. TAM (“The Amazing Meeting”) is the brainchild of James Randi, a well known US based magician who is best known for his … Continue reading
TAM London
I’m going! Or at least I think I am… TAM (“The Amazing Meeting”) is the brainchild of James Randi, a magician who has spent his life debunking psychics, UFOlogists, quacks and all sort of random frauds and charlatans. He is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, james randi, JREF, London, October, Phil Plait, skepticism, skeptics, TAM, TAM London
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