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Werewolf Legends

April 27, 2024June 23, 2025 Deborah 4017 Views

Palgrave Macmillan has just published ‘Werewolf Legends‘ edited by Willem de Blecourt and Mirjam Mencej. I was delighted to contribute

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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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Richard Wiseman @richardwiseman ·

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I have just written about the scientific search for the world’s funniest joke and included a free download of 1000 jokes! https://substack.com/home/post/p-209899283

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Deborah Hyde 🇺🇦 @jourdemayne ·

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Interesting - those who've experienced greater hardship may become more susceptible to conspiracy theories when it results in them seeing the world as fundamentally unfair: Dr Daniel Jolley & Dr. Laura Blackie working from @UniofNottingham & @CumbriaUni https://tinyurl.com/yp79992w

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2 Aug

I don't want to “download the app” to pay for parking. I don't want to “create an account” to see a menu. I don't want to “provide feedback” on a 30-second interaction. I just want to exist in the physical world without a digital leash

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Deborah Hyde 🇺🇦 @jourdemayne ·

2 Aug

I'll be at Raworths Salon North in September talking about why humans are drawn to the supernatural. @ZemanLab will talk about imagination & @maddi_pow will talk about women in psychology. See you there! https://thestrayferret.co.uk/event/raworths-salon-north-september/

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