Papers and Press
Selected Presentations
“The Role of Endorsement in Conspiracy and non-Conspiracy Theories,” AAPNZ2009 (Palmerston North) Forthcoming
“The Slippery Slope of Conspiracy Theories” (link to video), Skeptics Conference 2009 (Wellington)
“Saving the Paranormal from the Laws of Science” (link to video), Skeptics Conference 2008 (Waikato)
“Presenting the Conspirators of the Conspiracy (Theory),” Department of Philosophy Seminar Series, University of Auckland, 2008
“Have Your Heard: Rumours and Conspiracy Theories” (link to audio), Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference 2007 (Auckland)
“Conspiracies Then, Now and Tomorrow: How Do Past Instances Affect the Likelihood of Similar Events Now?” University of Canterbury Post-graduate Conference, 2007
Selected Papers
The Curious Case of Freeman Dyson and the Paranormal, Skeptic, Volume 14, No. 2, 2008 (formerly: ‘Saving the Paranormal from the Laws of Science,’ presented at the New Zealand Skeptic’s Conference in Hamilton, September 26th, 2008 and at the Postgraduate Philosophy Conference, University of Auckland, September 17th, 2004).
‘Presenting the Conspirators of the Conspiracy (Theory),’ presented as part of the Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland, April 9th, 2008.
‘Have You Heard? Rumours and Conspiracy Theories’, presented at the Australasian Association of Philosophy (New Zealand Division) Annual Conference, December 3rd, 2007.
‘Conspiracies Then, Now and Tomorrow: How Do Past Instances Affect the Likelihood of Similar Events Now?’, presented at the Postgraduate Conference, University of Canterbury, February 9th, 2007 and as part of the Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland, March 21st, 2007.
‘‘Urban Legends,’ Craccum, issue 22, 2000
Book Reviews
Voodoo Scholarship on Voodoo Histories, Scoop Review of Books
A Reader’s Guide to Conspiracy Theory, Scoop Review of Books
Selected Press Clippings
This is an incomplete list of various press-related materials featuring or mentioning me (yes, the vanity, I know).
Media 7, Episode 14, Series 3, Part 1 – Part 2
Sunday Star-Times, September 20th, 2009
The Press, D2-3, June 27th, 2009
Thesis of the Week, Craccum, Issue 1, March 2009
An academic conspiracy, Te Waha Nui, August 31st, 2007
Conspiracy! The Press, February 11th, 2006
Thinking Critically, The University of Auckland News, Volume 35, Issue 9, November, 2005
