Comments for The Merseyside Skeptics Society

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #064 by Colette

Colette — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:12 +0000

Is the new episode not out today? Or am I a bit too eager?

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #064 by Paul B

Paul B — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:44:18 +0000

I loved the section about chicken McNuggets.

Do you think Jamie Oliver would eat black pudding if he saw what it was made of?

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #062 by Pdubyhanz

Pdubyhanz — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:51:40 +0000

If only Marsh would shut up once in a while and not feel the need to interject, interrupt and display his usual loving the sound of his own voice behaviours.

Comment on Joe Power: A Career In Freefall by Matty

Matty — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:26:01 +0000

Having just spoken to my sister after she had decided to have a dubious £50 reading carried out by one of these fraudsters, I am outraged! She was told absolute nonsence about her husband being unfaithfull, her life basically being a disaster and by the way could she book another appointment.. yeah right. cold reading is the main trick used (google it), but as this Power guy has proved, Hot reading, where they actually do a bit of reserch prior to meeting you, is now even easier. Facebook, Google, online electoral role, online local paper etc. Nasty fraudulant business

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #064 by Caffiene

Caffiene — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:48:46 +0000

Crikey. You blokes are a real bunch of funny buggers, aint ya.

Regarding appropriate animal noises to include with the aussie intro, I suggest the koala: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqf3sigQEq4

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #064 by Derek

Derek — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:25:43 +0000

A old case in Sunderland had the police arrest someone for a burglary on fingerprint evidence that was sworn to be watertight. Turned out the suspect was in prison for another crime on the day the break in happened!

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #063 by Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:52:17 +0000

The main problem with all these ineffective lie detecting techniques is that they give investigators unreasonable confidence in the results. Passing or failing a lie detector test doesn’t really tell you anything definitive, and I think a lot of people will kind of admit that if you pressed them, but your colleagues in the police would still think you’re awfully keen if you kept investigating someone who passed the test.

*Human* lie detection is a big one too. It’s basically giving officers a piece of paper to wave at their colleagues in support of their gut feelings about people. They’re not actually better at detecting liars after the training.

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #064 by Christoffer

Christoffer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:16:30 +0000

This was a particularly good episode full off usefull information.

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #063 by E.T.

E.T. — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:24:56 +0000

Ah, Pedantry!

Johnny Cash recorded two live concert albums that were performed for American prisons: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and Johnny Cash at San Quentin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_San_Quentin

Bloody Hell.

Formulating a sentence that unambiguously communicated the facts on this one was tricksey. “Johnny Cash recorded two hit albums in prison” is %100 accurate, but unfortunately lacking in clarity…

It’s the sort of sentence that makes me wish the libel laws would move forward a few centuries already.

Comment on Skeptics with a K – Episode #063 by Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:32:30 +0000

The lie detector test bit was a bit terrifying. I thought I’d seen a discussion about some people who do very bad things can be quite emotionally flat anyway & wouldn’t perceive/experience/respond to questioning in a measurable way. No basis for investigating.

Lovely singing & swearing : )