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Sean Slater

https://www.edinburghskeptics.co.uk/
Sean Slater is the Vice-chair of Edinburgh Skeptics and has been involved in organising several Skeptics on the Fringe runs. He has given talks for various groups on Mobile phones and 5G fears and has worked in the mobile industry for over 25 years.
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The Tiffany Problem: the modern things that are counterintuitively much older than we assume

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It's natural to map the world around us with heuristics, but sometimes they can lead us astray or even reveal our biases and bigotries.
History

Five “zombie facts” about history that we need to consign to the past

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From Viking horns and dirty serfs to the plucky underdog role of Britain in World War II, history is replete with oft-repeated – but factually incorrect – myths.
Skepticism

Five persistent “Zombie Facts” that should be allowed to finally die

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'Zombie facts' are myths, ideas and factoids that continue to spread long after they have been comprehensively debunked.
History

Is there anybody there? The fascinating history of the Ouija board

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Beloved by horror films and teen sleepovers, the Ouija board has roots in the spiritualist movement and opportunistic toy manufacturers
History

Back-masking: you can’t always hear what you want

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During the Satanic Panic, paranoia that rock music included sinister messages via 'back-masking' made it all the way into the courtroom
Skepticism

Don’t Be A Dick: revisiting Phil Plait’s 2010 advice to skeptics

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In a speech in 2010, Phil Plait implored skeptics to be more compassionate. 15 years on, his advice couldn't be more relevant.
History

The Satanic Panic and the McMartin pre-school trial

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In 1983, lurid and extreme tales of abuse emerged from a pre-school in California; the allegations were false, as was the rest of the Satanic Panic
History

The strange and deeply unlikely tale of Gef the talking mongoose

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Gef the talking mongoose - supernatural resident of an Isle of Man farmhouse - is legendary in skeptical lore... even if he was merely the invention of a 13 year old girl
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