Philip Escoffey - Impossible?

Mentalist, presenter and Skeptic Magazine Editorial Advisory Board member Philip Escoffey (@thegreytwit) has a new series 'Impossible?' airing on Channel Five in the UK tonight starting at 10pm. The trailer is below.

If you would like to see Philip perform live, his excellent show 'Six More Impossible Things Before Dinner' is returning to the E4 Udderbelly on London's Southbank on June 8th 2011. Tickets are available from udderbelly.co.uk, with a teaser video available on Vimeo. Highly recommended.

Anti-Creationism petition

Please consider supporting a new campaign initiated by Laura Horner. The petition for the campaign is worded as follows:

"Creationism is known, and officially acknowledged, to be contrary to scientific fact. We therefore demand that creationism should not be presented as a valid scientific position, nor creationist websites and resources be promoted, in publicly funded schools or in any youth activities run on publicly funded school premises."

Here is a link to the online petition, which gives some more background details. If you agree with it please sign it and circulate the details.

Deborah Hyde appointed as new Managing Editor

The Skeptic is pleased to welcome author and Deputy Convenor of Westminster Skeptics, Deborah Hyde, as Managing Editor from Volume 23, Issue 2. Deborah succeeds Lindsay Kallis in the role, whose work and creativity have been very valuable during her time working as part of the Editorial Team. Deborah blog regularly as Jourdemayne and posts on Twitter under the same name. She is also due to speak at the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit on 26/10/2010, giving a talk entitled "Demons and Nightmares: Why do People Believe in the Malign Supernatural?"

Deborah can be contacted at deborah [at] skeptic.org.uk.

Atheist Christmas Cards

The full range of cards can be seen at http://www.cafepress.com/atheistxmas.

The Skeptic Magazine (UK) is proud to announce a partnership with the Order of St. Nick, a greeting card publisher specializing in funny and alternative holiday greeting cards.

Famous atheists such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris celebrate Christmas, and they're not alone. Order of St. Nick believes that everyone, regardless of religious beliefs, should be able to celebrate with family and friends at this time of year.

The Skeptic has managed to secure a 30% discount on a range of atheist Christmas cards for a limited period, so with the festive season rapidly approaching it’s an ideal time to celebrate a Godless Christmas in style.

The exclusive atheist Christmas cards feature traditional evolutionary iconography such as Charles Darwin, along with cheeky sayings such as “Evolve Your Beliefs." The cards have been featured in the Times Online, STUFF magazine, and on Comedy Central's "Colbert Report."

A new shop has been specifically created for customers referred by The Skeptic with the 30% discount already applied, so there is no need to remember or enter a discount code. Orders are processed directly by the Order of St. Nick and are available for shipping to the UK and US. Please check the Order of St. Nick website for details of last order dates for Christmas, though we have been reliably informed that orders for December 24th should be placed by December 8th (economy shipping) or December 14th (standard shipping).