Episode Eighty – On Paranormal Belief In Queensland – The Truth Told By Dr Martin Bridgstock
Recorded at the New Zealand Skeptic Convention in Christchurch, 27th August 2011. QEDCon! More information available at http://qedcon.org. Until recently, Queensland was regarded as the hillbilly state of Australia. It was dominated by fundamentalism and flirted with bogus cancer cures and creation science. After determined action by skeptics, and some major political convulsions, the state has changed completely. Still, the question remains: how... Read More
Episode Sixty-Nine – On Miracle Detectives – Interview With Dr Indre Viskontas
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (34.6MB) | Embed Download the mp3 here – also available via iTunes. With many thanks to Sharon Hill of SheThought – an interview with Dr Indre Viskontas! Dr. Viskontas holds a PhD from UCLA in cognitive neuroscience, focusing her studies on how memories and other cognitive processes are supported by neural networks. Aside from being the Associate Editor of the journal Neurocase and performing... Read More
Episode Sixty-Four – On Tribal Science – Interview With Michael McRae
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (45.9MB) | Embed Download the mp3 of this episode here! FINALLY! You have no idea how frustrating it can be with internet issues… well, maybe you do know. What’s worse is thinking that people will not like having several podcast episodes hit them in a row, because they’ve added up over three weeks! :/ Thanks for remaining as listeners, it’s really appreciated and I hope the updates... Read More
Episode Sixty-Three – On Reaching Out Reasonably At QEDCon
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (65.3MB) | Embed Download mp3 of Episode #63 – On Reaching Out Reasonably here! Last week to give feedback via the Token Skeptic survey – merchandise from the podcast coming soon (!!!) and check me out being interviewed for the Skeptical Experience Radio Show – http://skepticalexperience.com, Episode 8 with Richard Godbehere. Many, many thanks to the organisers of QEDCon who have allowed... Read More
Episode Sixty-One – On Paranormality – Interview With Dr Richard Wiseman
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (22.2MB) | Embed Download the mp3 audio file here! Dr Richard Wiseman is the UK’s most popular psychologist, with books topping the bestseller charts, over 10 million views on his YouTube channel and more than 60,000 followers on Twitter. A former professional magician, he has spent the past 20 years investigating the psychology of the paranormal. His new book, Paranormality: Why We See What Isn’t... Read More
Episode Sixty – On Token Skepticism – The Best Of (So Far)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (36.6MB) | Embed This is what happens when you try to put as many episodes in before Garage Band crashes. There’s plenty more that I love – like Embiggen Books, the interviews and panels - do go check them out! If you’re new to the show, then this is for you to check out – or better yet, if you want to recommend or introduce someone to ‘what it’s all about‘! ... Read More
Episode Fifty-Eight – On Magic And Pieces Of Mind – Interview With Simon Taylor
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (23.3MB) | Embed Direct Link to Mp3 of Episode #58 Here! This is a special early-episode of the Token Skeptic – this weekend I’ll be attending the live concert of Tim Minchin and I’ll also be interviewing my friend Michael McRae on his recently released book ‘Tribal Science’! On the other side of the microphone recently – I was interviewed for Meet The Skeptics –... Read More
Episode Fifty-Two – On Thinking Freely In Western Sydney – Interview With Alan Conradi
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (55.9MB) | Embed Direct download to episode (mp3) here! “My use of the term ‘Freethought’ is an attempt to join the various groups together. It does not come with the negative connotations of the various other labels that have been assigned to such groups before and is therefore more accessible to the wider community. Freethought seems to be less likely to shy away from any topics, which... Read More
Episodes Forty-Nine And Fifty – On Mathematical Modelling Pitfalls And More
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.9MB) Direct link to Episode #49 (Mp3) – On Naming Skeptical Children, 10:23 Australia And Token Skeptic In The UK. Direct link to Episode #50 (Mp3) – On Mathematical Modeling Pitfalls – Barbara Drescher And Jennifer Ouellete. Two episodes for the time of one! Or something like that. I’ll be in Manchester for QEDCon from the 4-6th February and in London from the 7-8th February (if... Read More
Episodes 5 And 9 – Sports Superstitions And On Skepticism And Communication
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.6MB) | Embed Here’s the reworked, remastered episodes that have improved sound – and thanks again to all of my listeners for their patience! For each of these episodes, either download the direct mp3 link featured, or refresh your iTunes/Zune to get the new episode that will replace the former one. Episode 5 – On Sports Superstitions – Direct mp3 here. Sport is an integral part... Read More
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