Category Archives: Science and Rationaltiy

SkeptEco #3: Genetically Engineered Food

Posted on 23 June 2010 by Graham

We have had fun with this latest SkeptEco Podcast, this time addressing the contentious issue of Genetic Engineering. I attended an Earth Day conference organized by Sustainable Ireland (now Cultivate) about 10 or 12 years ago in Maynooth which brought … Continue reading →

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Skepteco #2 Introducing SkeptEco

Posted on 8 June 2010 by Graham

The second edition of the new SkeptEco podcast is up! This week the SkeptEco team- Eoghain, Christina, Michael and myself talk about why we started the podcasts, the relationship between science, rationality and the environmental movement, and what other topics … Continue reading →

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Requiem for a Species

Posted on 7 June 2010 by Graham

Book review: Requiem for a Species Why we resist the truth about Climate Change Clive Hamilton Earthscan 2010 Hdbck 286pp Climate change is here with us now and the processes and feedbacks already underway will guarantee at least a global … Continue reading →

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Stewart Brand and Ian McEwan in Dublin

Posted on 3 June 2010 by Graham

Just got back from a short trip to Dublin to see controversial environmentalist Stewart Brand and Booker-prize winning British author Ian McEwan speak at the speak at the Dublin Writers Festival. They were discussing their respective books “Whole Earth Discipline” … Continue reading →

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Announcing the New SkeptEco Podcast

Posted on 30 May 2010 by Graham

The first episode in a new podcast SkeptEco has just been launched. The SkeptEco team has chosen an old favorite for our launch: Can Organic farming Feed the World? with Eoin O’Callaghan, Naomi Fein, Christina LaPerle, Graham Strouts and Michael … Continue reading →

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Whole Earth Discipline

Posted on 22 March 2010 by Graham

Book Review: Whole Earth Discipline An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand Atlantic Books 2009 316pp “Civilization is at risk, but civilization is the problem”. Stewart Brand is one of the iconic founders of the environmental movement, an original old hippy … Continue reading →

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Homeopathy Cured my Hamster

Posted on 8 January 2010 by Graham

I paid a short visit to my parents in the UK during the Winterval, but by the time I got there I had developed full-blown tonsillitis and spent most of the time feverish and delerious in bed. Fortunately I was able … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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