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David Aaronovitch - Voodoo Histories Print E-mail
Written by Neil Denny   
Thursday, 25 June 2009 23:38

David Aaronovitch David Aaronovitch is a writer, broadcaster and commentator on international politics and the media. He started his media career in television, working as a producer on ITV's Weekend World, and The BBC's On The Record. He has previously written for The Guardian, The Observer and The Independent, winning numerous accolades, including Columnist of the Year 2003 and the Orwell prize for journalism in 2001. As a broadcaster he has appeared on the satirical TV current affairs programme Have I Got News For You and made radio broadcasts on historical topics. David is currently a regular columnist for The Times. David's latest book is Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History.

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First broadcast on 29th May 2009.

 
Jon Ronson - How to Find God Print E-mail
Written by Neil Denny   
Friday, 19 June 2009 00:00

Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson in conversation with Neil Denny and Padraig Reidy in front of a live audience at The School of Life, London.

Jon talks of his upcoming documentary, How to find God, conspiracies and looks back at his journalistic career and talks about his book "The Men Who Stare at Goats" being turned into a major motion picture.

www.jonronson.com

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A podcast only special. First released on Friday 19th June 2009.

Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 21:54
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Dr Seth C. Kalichman - Combating AIDS denial Print E-mail
Written by Neil Denny   
Saturday, 30 May 2009 09:17

Neil Denny and Seth talk about combating AIDS denialism.

Seth C. Kalichman
is a Clinical-Community Psychologist and a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He is also the Director of the Southeast HIV/AIDS Research and Evaluation (SHARE) Project in Atlanta Georgia and Cape Town South Africa. Dr. Kalichman has dedicated his life to preventing HIV infections and reducing the emotional and physical harms caused by the scourge of AIDS. His research is fully supported by the National Institutes of Health and he serves on numerous national (US) and international AIDS prevention panels.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of the scholarly journal AIDS and Behavior, and is the author of a number of books, the latest being Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience and Human Tragedy. All royalties from Denying AIDS are donated for the purchase of HIV treatments for people in Africa.

Dr. Kalichman was the 1997 recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in Health awarded by the American Psychological Association and he was the 2005 Distinguished Scientist of the Society for Behavioural Medicine.


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A podcast only special. First released on Friday 29th May 2009.

Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 21:50
 
Dr David Eagleman - Time, Sound and the Afterlife Print E-mail
Written by Neil Denny   
Friday, 22 May 2009 00:00

David Eagleman Neil Denny in conversation with neuroscientist David Eagleman about time perception, synesthesia and many possible afterlives. The interview includes David reading one of the short stories from his new book.

David Eagleman is is a neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, where he directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law. He is best known for his work on time perception, synesthesia and neurolaw. He is also a fiction writer. David's most recent book is Sum: Forty Tales From the Afterlives.

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First broadcast on 22nd May 2009

Last Updated on Saturday, 30 May 2009 09:39
 
Prof Chris French - The Anomalistic Psychologist Print E-mail
Written by Neil Denny   
Friday, 15 May 2009 00:00

Prof Chris FrenchChris French is a professor of psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and heads the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit, which he founded in 2000.

He is a Chartered Psychologist, Fellow of the British Psychological Society and is also Editor-in-Chief of The Skeptic magazine.

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First broadcast on 15th May 2009

 
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