Chris French
@profchrisfrench.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths, Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, Author of "The Science of Weird Shit" http://profchrisfrench.com Rep’d by Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group
Just been announced - proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful! 🎉🥳
February 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Just been announced - proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful! 🎉🥳
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Clarke (@shuclarke) on "The National Folklore Survey for England" at 7:30 pm, 9/2/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. NB: Talk will be filmed. greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
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February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Clarke (@shuclarke) on "The National Folklore Survey for England" at 7:30 pm, 9/2/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. NB: Talk will be filmed. greenwichskeptics.org
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Still a few slots left to hear Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social talk about how and why we conjure ghosts and aliens with our imagination, saving them the bother of existing, aka the sceince of weird shit. Join us for free:
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Chalk Scribblers meet the expert: Chris French
An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Still a few slots left to hear Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social talk about how and why we conjure ghosts and aliens with our imagination, saving them the bother of existing, aka the sceince of weird shit. Join us for free:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scri...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scri...
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Really looking forward to this. Understanding why we find it so easy to believe things that aren't true is fundamental to so many things and @profchrisfrench.bsky.social is an expert on why we believe them.
What's behind belief in the supernatural? It's a critical question for navigating the real world or creating fictional worlds. Join us online (free) next Wed evening when Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social speaks of his decades of research on the subject.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979053149...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979053149...
Chalk Scribblers meet the expert: Chris French
An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Really looking forward to this. Understanding why we find it so easy to believe things that aren't true is fundamental to so many things and @profchrisfrench.bsky.social is an expert on why we believe them.
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Clarke on "The National Folklore Survey for England" at 7:30 pm, 9/2/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. NB: This event will be filmed. greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
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January 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Clarke on "The National Folklore Survey for England" at 7:30 pm, 9/2/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. NB: This event will be filmed. greenwichskeptics.org
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What's behind belief in the supernatural? It's a critical question for navigating the real world or creating fictional worlds. Join us online (free) next Wed evening when Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social speaks of his decades of research on the subject.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979053149...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979053149...
Chalk Scribblers meet the expert: Chris French
An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 AM
What's behind belief in the supernatural? It's a critical question for navigating the real world or creating fictional worlds. Join us online (free) next Wed evening when Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social speaks of his decades of research on the subject.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979053149...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979053149...
My latest for @TheSkepticMag: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations skeptic.org.uk/2026/01/explor… via @theskepticmag : https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/01/exploring-the-limits-of-skepticism-part-3-the-value-of-adversarial-collaborations/
Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations - The Skeptic
Two small trials failed to prove lucid dreaming was real – so why, when analysing their results together, did a significant result emerge?
www.skeptic.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
My latest for @TheSkepticMag: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations skeptic.org.uk/2026/01/explor… via @theskepticmag : https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/01/exploring-the-limits-of-skepticism-part-3-the-value-of-adversarial-collaborations/
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New Book Announcement! My latest releases this week- Full info on how to order here: www.curiouspublications.com/portfolio-1/...
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
New Book Announcement! My latest releases this week- Full info on how to order here: www.curiouspublications.com/portfolio-1/...
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The emphatic gestures here illustrate how good the questions were and how excited I got answering them. Thank you, @greenwichskeptics.org
Thanks @drkatedevlin.bsky.social for the wonderful talk and thanks everyone for the record attendance!
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The emphatic gestures here illustrate how good the questions were and how excited I got answering them. Thank you, @greenwichskeptics.org
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @drkatedevlin "Your AI is not in love with you (no matter how much you love it)" at 7:30 pm, 12/1/26, at the Plume of Feathers Pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
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January 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @drkatedevlin "Your AI is not in love with you (no matter how much you love it)" at 7:30 pm, 12/1/26, at the Plume of Feathers Pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Final reminder! I'll be giving a talk on "The Science of Weird Shit" for @LondonSkeptics at 7:30 pm on 7/1/26 (tomorrow) at KC Continental Stores, 26 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DT. sitp.online/sitp/london
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Final reminder! I'll be giving a talk on "The Science of Weird Shit" for @LondonSkeptics at 7:30 pm on 7/1/26 (tomorrow) at KC Continental Stores, 26 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DT. sitp.online/sitp/london
Free online talk by me plus Q&A on The Science of Weird Shit for @ChalkScribes (aka Chalk Scribblers), 7-9 pm, 4/2/26. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scri...
Chalk Scribblers meet the expert: Chris French
An evening with Chris French, expert in anomalistic psychology and author of 'The Science of Weird Shit'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Free online talk by me plus Q&A on The Science of Weird Shit for @ChalkScribes (aka Chalk Scribblers), 7-9 pm, 4/2/26. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chalk-scri...
I'll be giving a talk on "The Science of Weird Shit" for @LondonSkeptics at 7:30 pm on 7/1/26 at KC Continental Stores, 26 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DT. Never given a talk in a supermarket before (joking! Of course I have!). SitP.online/sitp/london
December 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'll be giving a talk on "The Science of Weird Shit" for @LondonSkeptics at 7:30 pm on 7/1/26 at KC Continental Stores, 26 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DT. Never given a talk in a supermarket before (joking! Of course I have!). SitP.online/sitp/london
And the same to you with baubles on!
Happy Yuletide from Lady Florence Dixie, Bertrand Russell, Zeus and me!
December 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
And the same to you with baubles on!
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, "The Rendlesham Forest UFO Case – Deconstructing a myth" at 7:30pm on 8/12/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
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December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, "The Rendlesham Forest UFO Case – Deconstructing a myth" at 7:30pm on 8/12/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
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Just in case anyone is wondering how to be prepared for living in a country sliding into authoritarianism.
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In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Just in case anyone is wondering how to be prepared for living in a country sliding into authoritarianism.
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"We lied through our teeth, making up bullshit that served our narrative regardless of the consequences for the judge, but as always we got away with it and will gleefully do it again and again because we can".
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"We lied through our teeth, making up bullshit that served our narrative regardless of the consequences for the judge, but as always we got away with it and will gleefully do it again and again because we can".
Sounds legit.
^^ @profchrisfrench.bsky.social I've gotta ask...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sounds legit.
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, "The Rendlesham Forest UFO Case – Deconstructing a myth" at 7:30pm on 8/12/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub,
19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
greenwichskeptics.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, "The Rendlesham Forest UFO Case – Deconstructing a myth" at 7:30pm on 8/12/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub,
19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ (plus a free mince pie!). Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
We now have speakers booked up until June 2026 for @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, Dr Kate Devlin, Dr David Clarke, Debeorah Hyde, Wendy Grossman, Dr Joe Ondrak, & Dr David Miles. Full details at greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
greenwichskeptics.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We now have speakers booked up until June 2026 for @GreenwichSitP: Ian Ridpath, Dr Kate Devlin, Dr David Clarke, Debeorah Hyde, Wendy Grossman, Dr Joe Ondrak, & Dr David Miles. Full details at greenwichskeptics.org
My latest for The (UK) Skeptic mag: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens skeptic. www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/expl...
Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens - The Skeptic
Lucid dreaming is a much-tested paranormal claim, never reliably showing positive results - so why did this new experiment seem to bear fruit?
www.skeptic.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My latest for The (UK) Skeptic mag: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens skeptic. www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/expl...
Final reminder! Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Jenny Lange on "The quacks and charlatans of medicine" at 7:30 pm on 10/11/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
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November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Final reminder! Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Jenny Lange on "The quacks and charlatans of medicine" at 7:30 pm on 10/11/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Jenny Lange on "The quacks and charlatans of medicine" at 7:30 pm on 10/11/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
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November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Jenny Lange on "The quacks and charlatans of medicine" at 7:30 pm on 10/11/25 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org
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