The And soo, Hello again and welcome back. It's Wednesday the 12th of August 2009 and you're listening to Skeptics with a K the

podcast for science reason and critical thinking. Skeptics with a K is

produced by the Merseys Skeptic Society a non-profit organization

dedicated to the promotion of skepticism on Merseys

around the UK and internationally. I'm your host Michael. With me today is Michael Marshall.

Hello and Colin Harris. Hello. How you been guys? Yeah, yeah, good. Thanks yourself.

I'm sunburned. I can see that much. In fact, that's pretty much all I can see

sat across the desk from you right now. It really, really hurts. I was at a medieval fair at

bottle-ridden castle in North Wales. Doing your bit to make sceptics seem cool.

Well I was on my lookout for like palm readers and

psychics and things out, but it mostly wasn't that.

It was mostly like crafts and reenactments and you know people getting hit with

swords and things like that.

And ye oldy credit cards accept. hit with swords and things like that.

And ye oldy credit cards accepted, which was the best sign I saw when we were there.

Y oldy credit cards accepted.

It was fantastic. But it was really odd as well because it was like

set in medieval times but like in North Wales so everyone was

if torchwood did a medieval episode.

It was really peculiar.

The one thing that's caught my eye was in the metro this week

Andrew Parker, Dr Andrew Parker, who's a biologist from Oxford University has been

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