The Pod Delusion » Evan Harris http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog A Podcast about Interesting Things Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:19:37 +0000 en hourly 1 Episode 93 – 15th July 2011 http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/episode-93-15th-july-2011/ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/episode-93-15th-july-2011/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:33:21 +0000 James O'Malley http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/?p=640 We find out why abortion is brilliant, why maths isn’t immediately profitable but ultimately is, and about an intriguing new play about the dangers of alternative medicine. We also speak to author Mark Stevenson about his book. And much more!


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Pro-Choice Protest (1:49) by James O’Malley (ft Dr Evan Harris and Kate Smurthwaite)
James Webb Telescope (9:10) by Kash Farooq
Elevatorgate Response (13:48) by Natalie Dzerins (read by Charlotte Hooson-Sykes)
Maths & Progess (19:40) by Peter Rowlett
Alternative (27:01) by James O’Malley & Liz Lutgendorff (ft Trent Burton & Maria MacLachlan)
PowerPoint (37:22) by Simon Howard
An Optimist’s Tour of the Future (42:23) by Liz Lutgendorff (ft Mark Stevenson)
Sketches by David Lovesy and Brian Too

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]]> http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/episode-93-15th-july-2011/feed/ 10 Science careers: has the science establishment let down young researchers? http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/05/26/science-careers-has-the-science-establishment-let-down-young-researchers/ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/05/26/science-careers-has-the-science-establishment-let-down-young-researchers/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 12:17:49 +0000 James O'Malley http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/?p=567 A debate recorded at the Royal Institution of Great Britain featuring Dr Evan Harris, Dr Jenny Rohn, Prof Athene Donald and the Minister for Science & Universities, David Willetts.

We will have interviews with some of the participants, including David Willetts on our main programme on Friday.

Hear the debate in full below:


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]]> http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/05/26/science-careers-has-the-science-establishment-let-down-young-researchers/feed/ 4 Westminster Skeptics – Mark Henderson on ‘The Geek Manifesto’ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/02/22/westminster-skeptics-mark-henderson-on-the-geek-manifesto/ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2011/02/22/westminster-skeptics-mark-henderson-on-the-geek-manifesto/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:06:59 +0000 James O'Malley http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/?p=442 Recorded on February 7th, Times Science Editor Mark Henderson and Westminster Skeptics President Evan Harris talk about Mark’s forthcoming book ‘The Geek Manifesto’, for which he was soliciting ideas.

Sorry the sound is a bit ropey – the recording wasn’t very good, so I’ve had to wrangle it into something audible, even if it is difficult at times.

You can hear a more succinct interview with Mark on the book on Episode 71 of the Pod Delusion.

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Science is vital (1:31) by Jenny Rohn
Copyright and mob rule (12:51) by James Firth
WTF FLQ (19:38) by Liz Lutgendorff
Measuring the immeasurable (24:02) by Drew Rae
Ad Hominems (31:00) by Jennie Rigg
Trolling Part 3 (34:14) by Salim Fadhley
George Hrab at QED (41:03) by Jon Treadway

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Old Wives Med by Andrew West (ft Dr Evan Harris!)
Science Cuts by Jenny Rohn
Hawking’s God by Matthew Green
Protest Protest The Pope by Tom Morris
Miracles by Drew Rae (read by David Couch)
Guest Edited by Liz Lutgendorff

Pod Delusion Live
14th September, 7pm, The Monarch pub, Camden (London).

Matthew Green’s references:

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Twitter and the Election (1:38) by George Poles
What next for Evan Harris? (7:52) by James O’Malley
What next for Libel Reform? (9:37) by James O’Malley
Fair Votes Protest (12:10) by Misty
Women and the Election (16:25) by Tania Glyde
Five Live (22:56) by Simon Howard
Subsistance Farming (24:06) by Salim Fadhley

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]]> http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/05/14/episode-33-14th-may-2010/feed/ 3 Westminster Skeptics – Libel Rally http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/westminster-skeptics-libel-rally/ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/westminster-skeptics-libel-rally/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:11:22 +0000 James O'Malley http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/?p=166 A full length podcast of last night’s event will hopefully be online either tonight or tomorrow, but in the meantime, here’s a recording of Simon Singh speaking, followed by spokespeople for the three main political parties explaining their commitment to libel reform.

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]]> http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/03/17/westminster-skeptics-brian-cox/feed/ 3 Episode 20 – 5th February 2010 http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/02/05/episode-20-5th-february-2010/ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/02/05/episode-20-5th-february-2010/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:37:36 +0000 James O'Malley http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/?p=128

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Homeopathy Evidence Check (1:15) by Martin Robbins
Cherie Blair and Making the Pope pay (7:06) by James O’Malley (ft Terry Sanderson, head of the National Secular Society)
David Nutt’s new job (15:32) by Mark Thompson (ft Prof David Nutt himself!)
What is this thing? (23:58) by Rob Weeks
Evan Harris vs the Homeopaths (30:30) by Smitha Mundasad with sound effects from Milton Mermikides
Commercial Break (39:26) by Martyn Norris

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Update: Due to editorial incompetence, we had a technical problem with our Evan Harris vs the Homeopaths report. This is now fixed and working, so if you can’t hear it, simply re-download the episode

]]> http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/02/05/episode-20-5th-february-2010/feed/ 8 “The Pod Dilution” – A 1023 Special http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/02/01/the-pod-dilusion-a-1023-special/ http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/02/01/the-pod-dilusion-a-1023-special/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:14:09 +0000 James O'Malley http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/?p=117 Last weekend was the 1023 campaign‘s big event. We were there, so present to you this special episode. Normal service will be resumed on Friday as usual.


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Key moments:
Martin Robbins (3:00)
Carmen D’Cruz (5:45)
Evan Harris MP (11:28)
Dave Gorman (yes, that Dave Gorman) (13:33)
Simon Singh (16:09)
Countdown Speeches (19:20)
The Big Overdose (28:15)

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