Monthly Archives: February, 2012
Episode 124 – 24th February 2012
This week we find out about the counter campaign to the awful Coalition For Marriage, discover how religious extremists are targeting university campuses to recruit students, find out if the government’s new alcohol advice stands up to scrutiny and reminisce about 2000AD at 25. We also come closer to answering the age-old question… are the [...]
Episode 123 – 17th February 2012
This week is a bit of a secularism special – punch your fist in the air at the Rally to Defend Freedom of Expression, find out about the perils of censorship in Nick Cohen’s new book and get the accurate story on the Bideford council prayers ruling. Plus we talk about a new survey showing [...]
CineSci6 – Memento (2000)
CineSci6 is a series of events at Clapham Picture House exploring the science behind some classic films by first screening the film, and then having the science writer Simon Frantz discuss the film with an expert. You can find out more about how to attend the events on the Science in the Pub website. In [...]
Westminster Skeptics – David Allen Green on Privacy
In this edition of the Westminster Skeptics podcast David Allen Green casts a critical eye over privacy and libel law, and on where developments in libel and privacy are going well and going badly.
Darwin Day Lecture 2012
This year’s 2012 British Humanist Association Darwin Day lecture was presented by renowned author, broadcaster, scientist, and geek Adam Rutherford. Dr Adam Rutherford is a geneticist, author and broadcaster, as well as an editor at the science journal Nature. He presents television and radio programmes and is a writer for The Guardian newspaper. The 2012 [...]
Is it the end of the NHS as we know it? (Westminster Skeptics)
Recorded at Westminster Skeptics on 23rd January 2012, Colin Leys spoke about the proposed NHS reforms. The government maintains that the Health and Social Care Bill doesn’t mean the privatisation of the NHS. Is this true? What are the main changes implied by the Bill, and what do they imply for patients and taxpayers? What [...]
Martin Robbins on ‘Bad Science in the Developing World’ (London SITP)
Recorded at London Skeptics in the Pub, Martin Robbins of the Guardian’s Lay Science talks about dangerous pseudo-medical practices outside the Western world, from homeopaths in East Africa to flat earthers and anti-vaccine campaigns in Nigeria.
Julian Huppert on LibDem Science Policy
Recorded on the 25th January, Liberal Democrat MP spoke to a meeting in Reading about his consultation on science policy and about his recent work on their digital policy. The meeting was organised by Dr Jenny Woods. You can hear a short interview with Julian on episode 120 of the Pod Delusion’s regular weekly programme.
Rally To Defend Free Expression – 11th February 2012
In a very chilly Westminster today a rally was held to defend freedom of expression. Organised by the One Law For All campaign, it brought together a number of groups and individuals including many university atheist societies, the BHA, NSS, Richard Dawkins, Nick Cohen, Joan Smith and AC Grayling. You can hear further coverage of [...]
Episode 122 – 10th February 2012
This week we explore UN reform with a former ambassador to the United Nations, get the latest on the Twitter Joke Trial, build a moon base and keep filibustering to pass the time. [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] UN Reform (2:25) by James O’Malley (ft Sir Jeremy Greenstock) Twitter Joke Trial Appeal [...]
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