Michael Marshall – Project Director Co-founder of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and co-organiser of the QED skeptical conference, 'Marsh' was the project leader and figurehead of the 10:23 Campaign, aimed at raising public awareness of homeopathy - resulting in international coverage and worldwide skeptical involvement. With a background in marketing and communications, his skeptical activism has included testing psychic claims, trialling sports performance wristbands, interviewing proponents of alternative beliefs and exposing the influences of PR in journalism.
Michael Marshall
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Jul 27 2015
Good Thinking Investigates: Palmistry (Part 1)
Palm readers have operated in seaside towns across the country for many years. Many people put their trust (and hand over considerable amounts of money) to psychics – especially in times of need. In the absence of any proof that palmists have any ability to accurately advise on the future, we wanted to find out …
Jul 27 2015
2015 ESC Podcast: Episode #07 – Mark Newbrook
This is the podcast of the 2015 European Skeptics Conference – the regular conference of The European Council of Skeptical Organisations, taking place in London on 11-13 September, 2015. In today’s episode, Marsh is joined by skeptical linguist Mark Newbrook. Tickets for the conference are available at: http://euroscepticscon.org/. Find out how to donate to support the Good …
Jul 24 2015
2015 ESC Podcast: Episode #06 – Edzard Ernst
This is the podcast of the 2015 European Skeptics Conference – the regular conference of The European Council of Skeptical Organisations, taking place in London on 11-13 September, 2015. Today Marsh is speaking with Edzard Ernst – the legendary alternative medicine researcher and author. Tickets for the conference are available at: http://euroscepticscon.org/. Find out how to …
Jul 21 2015
Four More CCGs Cease Funding For Homeopathy
For over a year, Good Thinking has been tracking and challenging spending for homeopathy on the NHS (you can still support our work via our charity appeal). As part of our research identifying where in the country homeopathy was available on the NHS, we discovered that only 31 out of the 211 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in …
Jul 20 2015
2015 ESC Podcast: Episode #05 – Adam Dinham
This is the podcast of the 2015 European Skeptics Conference – the regular conference of The European Council of Skeptical Organisations, taking place in London on 11-13 September, 2015. In today’s episode, Marsh is joined by the Director of the Faiths & Civil Society Unit at, Goldsmiths College, Adam Dinham Tickets for the conference are available …
Jul 17 2015
2015 ESC Podcast: Episode #04 – Deborah Hyde
This is the podcast of the 2015 European Skeptics Conference – the regular conference of The European Council of Skeptical Organisations, taking place in London on 11-13 September, 2015. Today Marsh is joined byfolklorist and editor of the Skeptic magazine, Deborah Hyde. Tickets for the conference are available at: http://euroscepticscon.org/. Find out how to donate to …
Jul 13 2015
2015 ESC Podcast: Episode #03 – Carla MacKinnon
This is the podcast of the 2015 European Skeptics Conference – the regular conference of The European Council of Skeptical Organisations, taking place in London on 11-13 September, 2015. Today Marsh is speaking with film-maker and director of the Sleep Paralysis Project, Carla Mackinnon. Tickets for the conference are available at: http://euroscepticscon.org/. Find out how to donate …
Jul 10 2015
2015 ESC Podcast: Episode #02 – Catherine de Jong
This is the podcast of the 2015 European Skeptics Conference – the regular conference of The European Council of Skeptical Organisations, taking place in London on 11-13 September, 2015. Marsh speaks with Catherine de Jong – anaesthetist, chair of the Dutch Society Against Quackery and board member of ECSO. Tickets for the conference are available at: …
Jul 07 2015
Get Active! Volunteer with the Good Thinking Society
One of the big strengths of the skeptical community is the breadth of talents, backgrounds, skills and passions we encompass. Here at the Good Thinking Society we’d love to encourage more and more people to get skeptically active, and to use their skills to help advance skeptical causes. There’s so much energy and enthusiasm out there, …
Jul 06 2015
2015 ESC Podcast: Episode #01 – Jim Al-Khalili
This is the podcast of the 2015 European Skeptics Conference – the regular conference of The European Council of Skeptical Organisations, taking place in London on 11-13 September, 2015. Today Marsh is joined physicist, broadcaster and TV presenter, Jim Al-Khalili. Tickets for the conference are available at: http://euroscepticscon.org/. Find out how to donate to support the Good Thinking …
