Monthly Archives: November 2009

Ariane Sherine on The Pod Delusion #11

Posted on 29 November 2009 by Graham

This week’s Pod Delusion features a fascinating interview with the wonderful Ariane Sherine, creator of the Atheist Bus campaign and editor of the one essential Christmas gift this year, The Atheists’ Guide to Christmas. The Atheists’ Guide is a brilliant … Continue reading →

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Now is the Winter of our Discontent

Posted on 26 November 2009 by Graham

The flooding was so bad around the city and county of cork last week that I was wondering whether I would actually be able to travel to Kinsale on Tuesday to do my comradely duty and picket the college. As … Continue reading →

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Pat Kenny joins the climate change deniers

Posted on 24 November 2009 by Graham

From the Irish Times by John Gibbons: Pat Kenny, the premier Irish broadcaster famed for his grasp of current affairs has recently stated: “The climate change debate has been raging for decades, and there are still so many fundamental questions … Continue reading →

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Steep Decline: Douthwaite on the Economy

Posted on 18 November 2009 by Graham

Thanks to Tom for sending me the link to this essential reading from Ireland’s premier green economist Richard Douthwaite in Construct Ireland Magazine. Douthwaite explains the state of the world and Irish economy with reference to the housing bubble and … Continue reading →

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The Heretic’s Guide to vegan Cookery

Posted on 12 November 2009 by Graham

Book Review: The Heretic’s Guide to Vegan Cookery Warning! Not suitable for Breatharians Andy Murray The Good Elf Press  2009 187pp Astrology is an amazing tool to run your life by, without having to waste time with the fraudulent pseudo-scientific … Continue reading →

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Policy and Preposterism: New online journal Forth

Posted on 10 November 2009 by Graham

The new online journal Forth has an article by Lenni Antonelli who interviewed me on the subject of pseudoscience and the environmental movement.

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Beyond Belief: When woo turns murderous

Posted on 7 November 2009 by Graham

Much of the time woo cannot be directly attributed to any specific incidence of great harm, rather, superstitious and anti-science beliefs chip away at people’s ability to think straight, opens them up to exploitation to the unscrupulous who would sell … Continue reading →

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Biodynamics on the Pod Delusion

Posted on 6 November 2009 by Graham

I am on this week’s episode of the UK-based Pod Delusion talking about Biodynamics and the environmental movement: This week: David Nutt’s Sacking and Government Policy by Simon Howard A.N Wilson’s Attitude to Science by Pete Hague Irrationality and Environmentalism … Continue reading →

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Zone5 Podcast #1 with Albert Bates and #2 with Noel Carillo

Posted on 2 November 2009 by Graham

Welcome to the first Zone5 Podcast! These are likely to come out rather irregularly but I might manage one a month or so. Albert Bates at the charcoal barrel at Cloughjordan Eco-village, August 2009 This first podcast is with Albert … Continue reading →

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