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Learn to Lucid Dream

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Ghosts & Poltergeists

The Brooklyn Poltergeist
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The Brooklyn Poltergeist

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In case 6 of ‘Uncanny‘, Danny Robins and I discuss the intriguing case of an Englishwoman in Brooklyn. Was she

The Battersea Poltergeist
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The Battersea Poltergeist

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I Communicate With the Dead Through My Antique Dolls : ITV ‘This Morning’
Ghosts & Poltergeists 

I Communicate With the Dead Through My Antique Dolls : ITV ‘This Morning’

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The Enfield Poltergeist: a sceptic speaks
Ghosts & Poltergeists 

The Enfield Poltergeist: a sceptic speaks

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Too Many Ghosts Spoil the Broth
Ghosts & Poltergeists 

Too Many Ghosts Spoil the Broth

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Vampires

The Vampires of Rhode Island
Vampires 

The Vampires of Rhode Island

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GEORGE BROWN OF RHODE ISLAND had a problem. Within nine years he had lost his wife, Eliza, and two of

High Stakes
Vampires 

High Stakes

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Forbidden History: Vampires
Vampires 

Forbidden History: Vampires

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Vampire Legends that Refuse to Die
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Vampire Legends that Refuse to Die

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The Vampire of Venice
Vampires 

The Vampire of Venice

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Belief, and Being Human

The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator
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The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator

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The creation of ghosts, poltergeists and gods is a social enterprise; each supernatural being needs attention to thrive. And the

Monkey Business
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Monkey Business

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A Mystery to Ourselves’: from the Witches of Warboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics
Belief, & Being Human Top Picks 

A Mystery to Ourselves’: from the Witches of Warboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics

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The Satanic Panic in the US
Belief, & Being Human 

The Satanic Panic in the US

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Behind the times
Belief, & Being Human 

Behind the times

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Urban Legends & Conspiracy Theories

Plagues and plots: epidemics & conspiracy theories go hand-in-hand
Urban Legends & Conspiracy Theories 

Plagues and plots: epidemics & conspiracy theories go hand-in-hand

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From flagellants to anti-vax protests, history shows us that when the going gets tough, the conspiracy theorists get going. More

Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker?
Urban Legends & Conspiracy Theories 

Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker?

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Skepticism

Skeptics, nerds and atheists are on the march across the US
Skepticism 

Skeptics, nerds and atheists are on the march across the US

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Events for skeptics such as this weekend’s Skepticon are a sign of growing resistance to the power of religion in

Magic & Skepticism
Skepticism 

Magic & Skepticism

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The Dogs of Dumbarton
Skepticism 

The Dogs of Dumbarton

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Evidence-Based Job Seeking
Skepticism 

Evidence-Based Job Seeking

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Alt-Med

The Changing Face of Anti-Vax
Alt-Med 

The Changing Face of Anti-Vax

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a very well-travelled eighteenth century aristocrat whose husband was appointed ambassador to Istanbul. Fortunately for

Faith Healing
Alt-Med 

Faith Healing

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A Quorum of Quacks: Qualms re Quangos & Quasi-Qualifications
Alt-Med 

A Quorum of Quacks: Qualms re Quangos & Quasi-Qualifications

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Homeopathy & Witchcraft
Alt-Med 

Homeopathy & Witchcraft

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What’s the Harm?
Alt-Med 

What’s the Harm?

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Podcasts

The Infinite Monkey Cage Christmas Special 2016
Podcasts 

The Infinite Monkey Cage Christmas Special 2016

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Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a very special Christmas edition of the show. They are joined on stage

Monster Talk
Podcasts 

Monster Talk

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European Skeptics Conference London
Podcasts 

European Skeptics Conference London

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The European Skeptics Podcast
Podcasts 

The European Skeptics Podcast

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Animals

‘Do You Believe in Dog?’ or ‘Rabies, Scabies & Babies’
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‘Do You Believe in Dog?’ or ‘Rabies, Scabies & Babies’

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When I was about three years old, my mother was one day alarmed to see that our dog was foaming

Ladders, Webs & Death as Recreation
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Ladders, Webs & Death as Recreation

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Beware Teenage Boys Carrying Chihuahuas
Animals 

Beware Teenage Boys Carrying Chihuahuas

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Religion

Superstition, The Occult & Religion: with ‘The Pod Delusion’
Religion 

Superstition, The Occult & Religion: with ‘The Pod Delusion’

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The Pod Delusion‘s Third Birthday event was held at Conway Hall in September 2012. There was a great line-up of

Priests, Pederasts and Privilege
Religion 

Priests, Pederasts and Privilege

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Sanity & Violence, or, What Happens in the Courts When Gods Outsource Smiting?
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Sanity & Violence, or, What Happens in the Courts When Gods Outsource Smiting?

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Numinous Neuroses?
Religion 

Numinous Neuroses?

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Religion in Films: SFX Special Edition ‘The A to Z of Horror’
Religion 

Religion in Films: SFX Special Edition ‘The A to Z of Horror’

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Witchcraft

Z List Dead List: Margery Jourdemayne, the Witch of Eye
Witchcraft 

Z List Dead List: Margery Jourdemayne, the Witch of Eye

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The tale of a medieval witch: spells, social climbing and death at the stake … continue at Z-list, Dead-List

Uganda’s Child Sacrifices
Witchcraft 

Uganda’s Child Sacrifices

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England’s Child Witches
Witchcraft 

England’s Child Witches

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Nigeria’s Witch Children
Witchcraft 

Nigeria’s Witch Children

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Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming

Learn to Lucid Dream
Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming TopCategories 

Learn to Lucid Dream

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Are you interested in learning about lucidity and the possibility of learning how to lucid dream? Watch this space

Lucid Dreaming: the ‘New Scientist’ Addendum
Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming 

Lucid Dreaming: the ‘New Scientist’ Addendum

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Sleep Paralysis Awareness Week – why things go bump in the night
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Sleep Paralysis Awareness Week – why things go bump in the night

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The Haunted Cheese Sandwich
Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming 

The Haunted Cheese Sandwich

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‘Psychics’

Sally Morgan and Deborah Hyde take ITV viewers’ calls on their strange experiences
'Psychics' 

Sally Morgan and Deborah Hyde take ITV viewers’ calls on their strange experiences

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Psychics & Princes
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Psychics & Princes

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Top Picks

The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator
Belief, & Being Human Top Picks 

The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator

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Monkey Business
Belief, & Being Human Top Picks 

Monkey Business

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A Mystery to Ourselves’: from the Witches of Warboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics
Belief, & Being Human Top Picks 

A Mystery to Ourselves’: from the Witches of Warboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics

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The Brooklyn Poltergeist
Ghosts & Poltergeists Top Picks 

The Brooklyn Poltergeist

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The Battersea Poltergeist
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The Battersea Poltergeist

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Sleep Paralysis Awareness Week – why things go bump in the night
Sleep Paralysis & Lucid Dreaming Top Picks 

Sleep Paralysis Awareness Week – why things go bump in the night

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Links

Conventions
17th European Skeptics Congress, Wroclaw
QED, UK
Ratio, Bulgaria
Skepticon, USA
TAM


Skeptical Organisations
European Council of Skeptical Organisations
London Skeptics in the Pub
Soho Skeptics in the Pub
ASKE
CSI
CFI-UK
JReF

Secular Organisations
British Humanist Association

Thought
The Reason Stick by Crispian Jago
Richard Carrier
Heresy Corner
Stephen Law
Tessera

Psychology
Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths
Dr Susan Blackmore
Dr Richard Wiseman
The Koestler Parapsychology Unit at Edinburgh University

Science & Quackery
David Colquoun's Improbable Science
Edzard Ernst
Quackometer
The Nightingale Collaboration

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