Token Skeptic In Southwark And Shakespeare’s Globe

A short film from the early morning after QEDCon in London, February. This is one of my favorite parts of the city – listening to the bells at St Paul’s Cathedral, walking across the Millennium Bridge and then down the Bankside Jetty to visit Shakespeare’s Globe. Here you can see the wrought-iron gates, called the Bankside Gates. Each emblem is inspired by insects, animals and characters from Shakespeare’s plays and were created... Read More

Episode Sixty-Five – On Starsuckers And Taking Liberties – QEDCon Lecture By Chris Atkins

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (63.0MB) | Embed Download the mp3 of this episode here! With many, many thanks to the organisers of QEDCon – here’s a special episode from a lecture at the convention, that has to be heard to be believed. Chris Atkins is the director of both BAFTA nominated Taking Liberties and the 2009 tour-de-force Starsuckers. The documentary Starsuckers involved the production team planting fake celebrity-related... 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

#QEDCon – Short Video Of Token Skeptic Adventures

The full version is available via iTunes or on RSS through Libsyn on the Token Skeptic podcast (as per previous post!) Many thanks again to QEDCon, the Greater Manchester and Mersyside Skeptics! Featured briefly in this film and with many, many thanks — the fantastic backstage crew of QEDCon (including Janis, Marsh, Mike, Rick and Andy). Presenters and acts include: George Hrab, Bruce Hood, Milton Mermikides, the Dalek, Chris French, Hayley... Read More

Token Skeptic Adventures At QEDCon – Bonus Vodcast Episode

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (175.1MB) | Embed Download/view the vodcast as an mp4 here! This episode, due to the length of time it takes to play, is currently only available by downloading the show, but I’ll see about getting a 15 min version on YouTube later. Many thanks again to QEDCon, the Greater Manchester and the Mersyside Skeptics! Featured briefly in this film and with many, many thanks – the fantastic backstage... Read More

Episode Fifty-Six – On Skeptics In The Pub – QEDCon Workshop

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (61.4MB) Direct download of Token Skeptic 56 mp3 here! Firstly – Token Skeptic on Facebook with updates and news can be found here! http://tinyurl.com/tokenskepticfacebook The fantastic photo used with kind permission in the show notes for the episode and on this page is from the Hampshire Skeptics Society, whose blog-entries on QEDCon are a must-read! With lots of thanks to the organisers of the incredibly... Read More

Token Skeptic And #Ten23 – The Australian Videos

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (148.1MB) | Embed Hi all – just a quick note to say that as the Australian coordinator of #ten23, I’ve been so pleased with all the hard work that’s been done and really proud that this country took part! There’s a few vodcast/films now online and I’ll upload some to the podcast with permission of the creators. My Token Skeptic Podcast YouTube site features them as well. My... Read More

#ten23 Films – Little Sugar Pills And The Strange Powers of the Placebo Effect

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (45.8MB) Many thanks to Matt Rodgers for his BRILLIANT visuals and Milton Mermikides for his music in this project – ‘Little Sugar Pills – Why Choose Homeopathy?‘ This will also feature on the Token Skeptic podcast later, so people can use it if they like. Their wonderful creative powers have made this just beautiful and it’s been getting some great comments both online - e.g:... Read More

Some Forthcoming Films On Token Skeptic – #QEDCon And Superstitions In Singapore

This will also feature on the Token Skeptic podcast later, when I have better Libsyn access to have them uploaded as vodcasts! Many, many thanks to everyone who took part in Australia! I’ll blog later on the significance of the items, colours, superstitions – and a few other things I noticed while in Singapore!  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