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Episode Twenty-Seven – On The Separation Between Scientific Truth And Belief – Interview With Dr Pamela Gay

29 June 2010

Dear listeners – firstly apologies for getting out two episodes out so soon after one another. Next week I’ll be traveling, so it is unlikely that I’ll get out an episode next week, so I hope you don’t mind that there’s a little space between this and episode twenty-eight. I’ll be attending a Philosophy and [...]

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Episode Four – On Women And Paranormal Belief (Part One)

5 January 2010

Sorry again about the delay – looks like the problem is fixed!
One of the big questions that is asked about paranormal belief (and often quite controversial) – is whether men or women are more likely to believe. Which sex is more likely to be superstitious? There’s a lot of research and results point to both [...]

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On Santa – Token Skeptic Episode One

25 December 2009

While listening to a great Skepticality podcast episode (www.skepticality.com), I found I had many unanswered questions.
Delving into the research, I started checking out what research has been done into belief in Santa. Is it such a bad thing to believe in Santa… and how would you gather evidence about the pros and cons?
Could belief in [...]

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