Martin Bridgstock
Martin Bridgstock is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomolecular and Physical sciences at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He runs the course Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal, and published the skeptical book Beyond Belief in 2009.
Martin Bridgstock
Martin Bridgstock worries about a new trend which might, in the long run, threaten both science and skepticism. What exactly is a pseudoscience? The Oxford English Dictionary defines it like this: A ... (1811 words)
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- pseudoscience - scientific method - public pressure - alternative medicine - fortune tellers - human nature -Martin Bridgstock
Martin Bridgstock considers a major work, which gives us all some astonishingly good news Most of us are used to being deluged with bad news. The economy is on the slide again. Violence has burst out ... (1650 words)
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- assumptions - evolution - history - human nature - custom - statistics -Martin Bridgstock
The history of a word which is very familiar to skeptics carries some important lessons. Most skeptics are familiar with the term 'bunk', (or perhaps 'bunkum') with its associated skeptical activity ... (1442 words)
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Martin Bridgstock
The Scope of Skepticism: Interviews, Essays and Observations from the Token Skeptic Podcast, by Kylie Sturgess. Podblack Books, 2012. 151pp. About $NZ18, or NZ$6.40 for Kindle. Visit tokenskeptic.org ... (485 words)
Category: Reviews
- sexual abuse - scepticism - pseudoscience -Martin Bridgstock
Massive changes are transforming the skeptical movement. A tidal wave of change is hitting skepticism. The people, the ideas and the place of skepticism in society are all changing. We need to ... (1910 words)
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