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SUMMARY:Unnatural predators - Deborah Hyde
DTSTART:20121030T190000Z
DTEND:20121030T210000Z
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CONTACT:Andrew N Holding
DESCRIPTION:The religious and superstitious urge is natural to human being
 s\, more common than not. This talk will explore why there are vampires an
 d incubi\, as well as gods and angels. We'll discover:\n\n- Why vampires v
 isit in autumn\n\n- Whether dogs see ghosts\n\n- Whether incubi live in el
 ectric clocks\n\n \n\nDeborah Hyde writes about belief in the malign super
 natural. Her website\, ‘Jourdemayne’ has articles and vodcasts on subj
 ects from contemporary belief in witchcraft in Africa\, to vampires\, exor
 cism and more. She is currently writing a book ‘Unnatural Predators’ a
 bout malign supernatural folkore.\n\n \n\nShe speaks and debates regularly
  on her subject\, both live and on national media. Within the last year\, 
 she has appeared on BBC Radio 4 'Woman's Hour'\, 'This Morning' and 'Live 
 With Gabby' to debunk supernatural belief. She was a guest at the country'
 s largest Skeptic convention\, QED\, in Manchester.\n\n \n\nDeborah is edi
 tor-in-chief of ‘The Skeptic’ Britain’s only magazine to apply a cri
 tical thinking and an evidence-based approach to psuedo-science and the pa
 ranormal. She is co-convenor of Westminster Skeptics in the Pub.\n\n
LOCATION:The Maypole
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