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2024

Disinformation Superhighway: Fake news, how it pervades the media landscape, and what we can do about it

22nd February 19:30

2023

Memory and Wrongful Convictions (Smooth Brain Society), podcast November 9th 2023

2022

Suspect Confessions with the Edinburgh Skeptics (PBH Free Fringe)

23rd August 19:20

The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas: Convicting The Innocent

7th August 13:30

23rd August 13:30

The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas: Wrongful Convictions and a Hacked Toothbrush (with Garry Scobie)

27th August 17:45

The ‘Making a Murderer Effect’ (online) for Cambridge Skeptics, 21st June 2022. Available at Cambridge skeptics discuss … the “Making a Murderer” effect with Dr Faye Skelton

Suspect Confessions. Cheltenham Science Festival. 12 June.

Equal Midlothian: Bite-sized research. 4th March.

Suspect Confessions (online) for Skeptics in the Pub, 2nd September.

2020

Pants on Fire! Northern Ireland Science Festival, Belfast, 18 February.

Live Radio interview for BBC Radio Ulster: The Lynette Fay Show, 18 February

Suffer the Witch: Invited panel speaker at conference on the Scottish witchcraft panic held at Riddle’s Court, Edinburgh. 23rd January.

2019

Witch Hunt! Interview for BBC Radio Scotland with the fabulous Susan Morrison! Contributed to episodes The King and the Witches’ Sabbath aired 30/10/2019 and “Abuses of Justice” aired 7/11/2019

Mythbusting at Midlothian Science Festival. 10th October.

Pants on Fire! Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2nd and 17th August.

Suspect Confessions at Psychologist in the Pub, BPS West Midlands Branch, 14 May.

Dine and Debate: Edinburgh International Science Festival, 14 April.

Suspect Confessions. Northern Ireland Science Festival, Belfast, 22 February.

Live interview for BBC Radio Ulster: Evening Extra, 22 February.

2018

When Innocent becomes Guilty: Psychology of False Confessions. Glasgow Skeptics Society, 8 October.

Suspect Confessions. Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 17 August.

When Innocent becomes Guilty: Psychology of False Confessions. Edinburgh Skeptics Society, 19 July.

Proof or Lies. Edinburgh International Science Festival, 5 April.

2017

Fitness to Witness. Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 14 and 17 August.

Lies, Damn Lies, and MRIs. Glasgow Skeptics Society, July.

Lies, Damn Lies, and MRIs. Skeptics at the Science Festival April.