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Have you heard? Rumours and Conspiracy Theories

October 25th, 2007 No Comments

[ 3 December, 2007; 11:00 am to 12:05 pm. ] We’ve all heard the stories. Rumours about government sanctioned attacks on its own people. Hidden military bases in Nevada. Terrorist training camps in the Ureweras. Sometimes these rumours are borne out, sometimes they become conspiracy theories. Drawing on recent work by CAJ Coady and David Coady I will develop a theory which foregrounds the distinction [...]

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Problem Resolved

October 12th, 2007 No Comments

Well, responsibilities have been met and the enrolment situation is now fixed. It’s back to confident, carefree work for me. As they say in a Gerry Anderson production, ‘Stand by for action!’

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Annoucement of non-forthcoming publication

August 20th, 2007 No Comments

Table of contents for Dyson, Shermer, The Skeptic and the ParanormalShameless Self-promotionAnnoucement of non-forthcoming publicationFinally, it will see the light…The Curious Case of Freeman Dyson and the ParanormalWhoop!The Time Has Come (or: Publication Been and Gone)CompetitionConference AftermathThe Conference PresentationThe Dentith Files – 95bFM Michael Shermer, editor of ‘The Skeptic’ wrote the other day to tell [...]

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James Randi Knows Who I Am

August 17th, 2007 1 Comment

Well, it’s official; I have just been awarded the JFREF Scholarship for the 2007/2008 academic year (that’s the Northern Hemisphere edition of the Academic Year(TM)). I received an e-mail from the Amazing Randi himself to congratulate me and have spent the morning writing replies and sending off information.

See here for the officialness of it all. [...]

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