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Chris Gyford
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On: Poltergeists, Geophys' and Expectancy
How a quirky parapsychology experiment in a Cambridge end terrace in the early 1960s nearly brought the house down.
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Chris Gyford
Nov 1, 20242 min read
No Need for Mockery: Tucker - The Man and His Dream
So, I've been thinking about Tucker Carlson, demonic attack and the mockery and misunderstanding of a surprisingly common medical condition.
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Chris Gyford
Oct 14, 20243 min read
The Return of The Invisible Ghost: Further Apparitional Observation & Top-Down Processing
How a quirky series of parapsychology experiments across Cambridge in the early 1960s came perilously close to profound insight...
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Chris Gyford
Oct 12, 20243 min read
Ain’t No Such Thing as The Inerrant Word of Science
How fundamentalist Biblical literalism leads to fundamental scientific illiteracy...
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Chris Gyford
Oct 4, 20243 min read
The Invisible Ghost: Apparitional Observation & Inattentional Blindness
How a quirky parapsychology experiment on the Cambridge Backs in the 1950s preempted a major psychological discovery some 4 decades later.
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Chris Gyford
Sep 14, 20243 min read
2024 Ockham Awards: The Best & Worst of Skepticism
So, I've been thinking about the best and worst of this years skepticism as I prepare to make my nominations for the 2024 Ockham Awards.
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Chris Gyford
Aug 14, 20243 min read
This Is a Woman!
Weighing in on Imane Khelif, operationalism and gender essentialism.
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Chris Gyford
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Brain Bucket of Belief: Michael Persinger & His God Helmet
How Prof. Michael Persinger came face-to-face with God through science, geomagnetism and a modified Ski-Doo helmet.
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Chris Gyford
Oct 10, 20232 min read
No Stone Unturned: The So-Called Stone Tape Theory
How TV ruined a perfectly speculative hypothesis on the aetiology of apparitional experiences.
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Chris Gyford
Oct 3, 20232 min read
The Pseudoscience of Ghosts
How seemingly pseudoscientific explanations distort our understanding of apparitional experiences.
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Chris Gyford
Sep 20, 20233 min read
Are You Looking at the Same Moon?
So, I've been thinking about the TikTok #MoonPhaseSoulmates trend.
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Chris Gyford
Jul 30, 20233 min read
Bright Like a Diamond: Rihanna, The Illuminati & Semiotics
So, I've been thinking (for much longer than intended) about Rihanna, the Illuminati and Semiotics.
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Chris Gyford
Jul 22, 20234 min read
2023 Ockham Awards: The Best & Worst of Skepticism
So, I've been thinking about the best and worst of this years skepticism as I prepare to make my nominations for the 2023 Ockham Awards.
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Chris Gyford
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Jupiter Ascending: UFO’s, Bokeh & Atmospheric Distortion
So, I've been thinking about UFO’s, bokeh and atmospheric distortion...
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Chris Gyford
Oct 23, 20222 min read
Out on a Limb: Nessie & Expectant Attention
So, I've been thinking about the Loch Ness Monster and expectant attention.
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Chris Gyford
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Crocodile Rock: Pareidolia & the Filey Crocodiles
So, I've been thinking about Pareidolia and the Filey Crocodiles...
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Chris Gyford
Jul 31, 20222 min read
A Million Made-Up Things: Who Exactly Isn’t Thomas Corbett-Dillon?
Let's take a quick look at the so-called former advisor to Boris Johnson who went viral for his alternative take on the PM's resignation.
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Chris Gyford
Jul 24, 20222 min read
Who Didn't Shoot Shinzo Abe?
So, I've been thinking about the assassination of Shinzo Abe and conspiracism's usual suspects.
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Chris Gyford
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Execute Executive Order #10! The End of The Georgia Guidestones
So, I've been thinking about the continuing rumour, legend and conspiracism around the Georgia Guidestones...
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Chris Gyford
Jul 10, 20222 min read
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fallacies
So, I've been thinking about combat dolphins, the fog of war, and unfading false beliefs...
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