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At QEDcon 2014 with Professor Richard Wiseman, Paul Zenon & Mark Edward… continue at QEDcon’s youTube channel

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Folklore of the malign and macabre. Former Ed. @TheSkepticMag. Regular #Uncanny expert. Fellow: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Patron: Humanists UK.

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Interesting report on the effects of infrasound by @iansample including comments from yours truly:

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According to this, one third of Gen Z believe they have psychic powers. Of course they do - they're in that demographic. There's nothing like being young & powerless to make you seek any type of agency. https://tinyurl.com/yey2pxht

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