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Patients can’t have true autonomy in health without access to good information
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Daf Tregear
Daf Tregear is a system manager in the Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, with an interest in playing-card history.
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From the archives: The theft of the Tarot Pack, and the history of Tarot
Daf Tregear
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2nd June 2026
From the archives in 1993, Daf Tregear looks at the history of Tarot, and how it came to be co-opted fully by believers in the occult.
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The Skeptic Podcast – Episode 066
29th May 2026
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