Nice article by Rachael Funnell on our Haunt project, feat. interview with yours truly: In 2005, Scientists Built A "Haunted" Room By Manipulating Electromagnetic Fields. Things Certainly Got Weird – But Not How Youd Think. www.iflscience.com/in-2009-scie...

In 2005, Scientists Built A "Haunted" Room By Manipulating Electromagnetic Fields. Things Certainly Got Weird – But Not How You'd Think

“We certainly did not anticipate people reporting terror or sexual arousal.”

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How did a life-saving vaccine become the focus of a scare that helped launch the modern anti-vax movement? The Blue Moon hosts immunologist and whooping-cough survivor Dr David Miles for science, controversy and lasting lessons. 7.30pm · £4.40 www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @DrAmyMilton on "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: How Close Are We to a ‘Forgetting Pill’?" at 7:30pm on 10/8/26 at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. Http://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich

For those of you that ever wondered what scares the shit out of him: #FabFord

Research shows that people who report being abducted by aliens also have a higher incidence of sleep paralysis. Anomalistic psychologist Chris French explains how his terrifying phenomenon aligns with accounts of alien abductions. Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=i8mjM3PB_Tk

TONIGHT (13/7/26) at @GreenwichSitP: Professor Joseph Uscinski on "People who break things" at 7:30 pm at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

This week's net.wars, "International relations", sees the arrival of "Schrems III", when SCOTUS put US agencies under US president's control, plus a recap of talk this week at @cambskeptics.bsky.social, a rerun of April at @profchrisfrench.bsky.social : netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/07/03/i....

International relations

The US Supreme Court's decision this week in Trump v. Slaughter, giving the US president the power to control supposed-to-be independent agencies set up and fu

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What can alien contact experiences teach us about the human mind? Dr. Christopher French discusses UFO culture, sleep paralysis, false memory, belief, and why psychology belongs in the modern UAP debate. FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/obARnnnFT-E @profchrisfrench.bsky.social

Alien Contact Experiences & The Human Mind | Christopher French

YouTube video by Tim Ventura

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I loved this episode. Is there scope to do one on the academic side of this - university parapsychology, Sheldrake, Bem, @profchrisfrench.bsky.social, men staring at goats, etc etc?

We've just started reading @profchrisfrench.bsky.social's book, The Science of Weird Sh*t. Turns out the catch-22 in defining 'paranormal' is, well, pretty catchy. pintofviewlondon.substack.com/p/the-scienc...

The Science of Paranormal Activities [Lecture Tickets Inside]

The catch-22 in defining the paranormal

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We've just launched a brand new short film starring our President Janet Ellis! #AllWeHaveIsEachother explores making sense of the world through reason and evidence, finding meaning in this one life, and living with kindness and compassion. Watch it today! humanists.uk/janetellisfi...

All we have is each other | film with Janet Ellis, Humanists UK President

All we have is each other is our brand new film starring our President Janet Ellis, exploring the values that shape her humanist outlook: making sense of the world through reason and evidence,…

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Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Professor Joseph Uscinski on "The People Who Break Things" at 7:30 pm, 13/7/26, at The Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

I'll be chatting about the Science of Weird Shit on Wed 22 Jul 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Pint of View Lecture 6: The Science of Paranormal Activities tickettailor.com/events/pintofv…

And so did we!

David Miles@variolator.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is going to be fun. I really enjoyed the last time I spoke to Greenwich SitP.

Join us on Monday, 8 June at 19:30 for The Common Cold: 30,000 Years of the Sniffles with Dr David Miles at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich. A look at the history and science of the common cold—and why it spreads so well. @variolator.bsky.social More info: sitp.online/sitp/greenwi...

Do you need a cold beer in this heat? Of course you do. Come to The Bell with @forteanlondon.bsky.social this evening & I'll tell you about the Hull Werewolf. wegottickets.com/f/19274

A 21st-Century Werewolf in Hull?

In 2016, a peculiar story hit local headlines – a werewolf was loping around Barmston drain, an 18th-century canal in Hull. It was tabloid gold; soon national newspapers amplified the reports, and the...

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Shadowy figures, strange sensations, and a feeling of being watched. www.iflscience.com/vic-tandy-an...

Nice article about my friend, the late Vic Tandy (a really nice guy) plus an interview with yours truly on the psychology of the paranormal.

IFLScience@iflscience.com · 2mo ago

Shadowy figures, strange sensations, and a feeling of being watched. www.iflscience.com/vic-tandy-an...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Miles (aka @Variolator) on "The Common Cold: 30,000 Years of the Sniffles" at 7:30 pm, 8/6/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

Final reminder! Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Joe Ondrak (aka @TheOndrakGuy): "Horror Everything: 2016 – Forever" at 7:30 pm on 18/5/26 (NB: not our usual 2nd Monday of the month) at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ.

Schoolchildren would like a word.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Leavitt: "Nobody is recent years has faced more bullets and violence than President Trump. This political violence stems from a systemic demonization of him and his supporters by commentators -- yes -- by elected members of the Democrat Party, and even some in the media."

"After three-quarters of a century of world-wide investigation by those who have dedicated themselves to proving the reality of UFOs, there are still no Identified Alien Spaceships." - Ian Ridpath Join us tomorrow for a pint and the deconstruction of a UFO myth. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Joe Ondrak (aka @TheOndrakGuy) "Horror Everything: 2016 – Forever" at 7:30pm on 18/5/26 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. NB: this is a change of date. Free, open to all, no need to book.

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Wendy Grossman (aka @wendyg), "What we talk about when we talk about AI" at 7:30pm on 13/4/26 at the Plume of Greenwich pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Ego: speaking next Monday eve, April 13, at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub on "What We Talk About When We Talk About AI": sitp.online/sitp/greenwich @skeptic.org.uk @profchrisfrench.bsky.social

Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub - Skeptics in the Pub Online

Welcome to Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub! Next talk on 13/April: “What we talk about when we talk about AI” by Wendy Grossman Greenwich SitP is currently the only branch of SitP in South East London. ...

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Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Wendy Grossman (aka @wendyg) on "What we talk about when we talk about AI" at 7:30pm on 13/4/26 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Today I had a fascinating folklore conversation with @deborahhyde.bsky.social & @profchrisfrench.bsky.social (but I'm not allowed to tell you why yet)

Today @profchrisfrench.bsky.social and I saw saw @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social ! We'll tell you why soon (ish).

Ted continues to improve (slowly) but when we went downstairs yesterday we discovered that Tom had died. He’d been on his last legs for months but it was still a shock. We’ll miss him so much 💔