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The Baloney Detection Kit – Further Reading
Colm here! I think I must have spoken to over 200 people last night over the 4 hours. Thanks to everyone for coming along. I hope you found it interesting. Attached are some links for further reading:...
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Hard To Swallow — Autism & The “Miracle Mineral Supplement”
About the Talk: Fiona O’Leary is a prominent autism advocate and prolific campaigner against the use of dangerous, unproven and unregulated ‘treatments and cures’ for autism — a growing worldwide...
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BAD PR – A Talk By Michael Marshall
“You can’t believe everything you read in the papers.” Everyone knows this, but few people realise this truism extends far beyond the celebrity pages and gossip columns, and spills into ‘real’ news....
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Discovering Humanism with Brian Whiteside | Humanist Association of Ireland
Brian Whiteside is the Director of Ceremonies for the Humanist Association of Ireland. In this talk, Brian will speak from both a personal and general viewpoint about Humanism in Ireland, its history...
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Rethinking Psychology with Professor Brian Hughes
About the Talk: Attempts to explain the workings of the human mind have persisted as a popular cultural fascination for centuries. This has led to the emergence of scientific psychology, a modern...
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The Importance Of Being Ernst
Cork Skeptics Proudly Present … An Evening With Edzard Ernst Friday 21 July • 8:00pm • Blackrock Castle Observatory –> TICKET REQUIRED • BOOK NOW! <– About the Talk: Edzard Ernst is an academic...
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You Are What You Tweet with Niamh O’Connor
Niamh O’Connor, a.k.a. the Nutri-Babble Slayer, Puts Online Health & Nutrition Claims Under The Microscope 8:00pm • Friday 24th November • Blackrock Castle Observatory Having immersed herself in...
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Odd Numbers with Darren Dahly
Darren Dahly, Principal Statistician of the Clinical Research Facility Cork, Presents A Skeptic’s Guide To Common Statistical Paradoxes & Biases 8:00pm • Friday 8th June • Blackrock Castle...
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Paranoia For The People • Friday 22 June
Dr David Robert Grimes presents Conspiracy Theories in the 21st Century 8:00pm • Friday 22nd June • Blackrock Castle Observatory Conspiratorial ideation (e.g., the moon landings were faked;...
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Cruise Control • Friday 3 August
A Talk with Ex-Scientologist John Duignan 8:00pm • Friday 3rd August • Blackrock Castle Observatory John Duignan (born 1963) grew up in both Stirling in Scotland and in Carrigaline County Cork. He...
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