Chris French

Thanks Chris

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 💔

Our lovely boy, Ted the Skeptidog, spent the last week in hospital with a nasty case of septic arthritis. I'm pleased to say he's now back at home making a good, albeit slow, recovery.

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Deborah Hyde (aka @jourdemayne) on "The Hull Werewolf" at 7:30pm on 9/3/26 at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. I used to be a werewolf but I'm OK nooooooooooow! Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

🔴 BREAKING NEWS: The Green Party's Hannah Spencer has achieved a stonking win in the Gorton and Denton by-election! Reform UK came second, and Labour in third.

BREAKING: Green Party win Gorton and Denton by-election!

Humiliation for two of the worst people in politics: Goodwin and Starmer.

Great victory for Hannah Spencer.

So glad the adults are back in charge of the Labour party. An incredible feat to throw this seat away.

2016: Brexiters narrowly won the referendum with lies, deceit and deception

2026: Keir Starmer's Labour tried to do the same in the Gorton and Denton by-election, but failed

Congratulations Hannah Spencer and the Green Party

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Deborah Hyde (aka @jourdemayne) on "The Hull Werewolf" at 7:30 pm on 9/3/26 at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Just been announced - proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful! 🎉🥳

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Clarke (@shuclarke) on "The National Folklore Survey for England" at 7:30 pm, 9/2/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. NB: Talk will be filmed. greenwichskeptics.org

Chalk Scribblers meet the expert: Chris French An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit'.

Still a few slots left to hear Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social talk about how and why we conjure ghosts and aliens with our imagination, saving them the bother of existing, aka the sceince of weird shit. Join us for free:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scri...

Really looking forward to this. Understanding why we find it so easy to believe things that aren't true is fundamental to so many things and @profchrisfrench.bsky.social is an expert on why we believe them.

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Clarke on "The National Folklore Survey for England" at 7:30 pm, 9/2/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. NB: This event will be filmed. greenwichskeptics.org

Chalk Scribblers meet the expert: Chris French An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit'.

What's behind belief in the supernatural? It's a critical question for navigating the real world or creating fictional worlds. Join us online (free) next Wed evening when Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social speaks of his decades of research on the subject.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979053149...

Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations - The Skeptic Two small trials failed to prove lucid dreaming was real – so why, when analysing their results together, did a significant result emerge?

My latest for @TheSkepticMag: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations skeptic.org.uk/2026/01/explor… via @theskepticmag : https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/01/exploring-the-limits-of-skepticism-part-3-the-value-of-adversarial-collaborations/

New Book Announcement! My latest releases this week- Full info on how to order here: www.curiouspublications.com/portfolio-1/...

The emphatic gestures here illustrate how good the questions were and how excited I got answering them. Thank you, @greenwichskeptics.org

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @drkatedevlin "Your AI is not in love with you (no matter how much you love it)" at 7:30 pm, 12/1/26, at the Plume of Feathers Pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Final reminder! I'll be giving a talk on "The Science of Weird Shit" for @LondonSkeptics at 7:30 pm on 7/1/26 (tomorrow) at KC Continental Stores, 26 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DT. sitp.online/sitp/london

Chalk Scribblers meet the expert: Chris French An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit'.

Free online talk by me plus Q&A on The Science of Weird Shit for @ChalkScribes (aka Chalk Scribblers), 7-9 pm, 4/2/26. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scri...

I'll be giving a talk on "The Science of Weird Shit" for @LondonSkeptics at 7:30 pm on 7/1/26 at KC Continental Stores, 26 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DT. Never given a talk in a supermarket before (joking! Of course I have!). SitP.online/sitp/london

And the same to you with baubles on!

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, "The Rendlesham Forest UFO Case – Deconstructing a myth" at 7:30pm on 8/12/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Just in case anyone is wondering how to be prepared for living in a country sliding into authoritarianism.

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"We lied through our teeth, making up bullshit that served our narrative regardless of the consequences for the judge, but as always we got away with it and will gleefully do it again and again because we can".

Sounds legit.

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, "The Rendlesham Forest UFO Case – Deconstructing a myth" at 7:30pm on 8/12/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub,
19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

We now have speakers booked up until June 2026 for @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, Dr Kate Devlin, Dr David Clarke, Debeorah Hyde, Wendy Grossman, Dr Joe Ondrak, & Dr David Miles. Full details at greenwichskeptics.org

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