Category: Pseudoscience Challenges

Will David Tredinnick Help Us Test Astrology?

David Tredinnick, MP for Bosworth and a member of both the Health Committee and Science and Technology Committee, has recently stated a number of times that he believes in the use of astrology for medical purposes: July 25th 2014: Glastonbury festival July 28th 2014: LBC interview October 13th 2014: Channel 4 news (during a discussion …

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Paula O’Brien’s Psychic Pregnancy Predictions

Photo credit: Paula O'Brien

I firmly believe in the importance of skeptics attending a psychic show, in order to see firsthand how the biggest touring psychics in the country claim to put audience members in touch with the spirits of their dearly departed – for entertainment purposes only, naturally. In seeing such shows up close and witnessing their effect …

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