Deborah Hyde
@deborahhyde
Dark folklore. Former Ed. @TheSkepticMag. Regular #Uncanny expert. Fellow: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Patron: Humanists UK.
Interesting - those who've experienced greater hardship may become more susceptible to conspiracy theories when it results in them seeing the world as fundamentally unfair: Dr Daniel Jolley & Dr. Laura Blackie working from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social & @cumbriauni.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yp79992w
'Abigail' Highly recommended. Do you like good characters, great creature & makeup effects, and a new twist on an old theme? Here is your evening's entertainment.
Being a Dead Can Dance fan is like being in a secret society. There are many of us, but our affiliation isn't a matter of public record & we meet each other in unusual places. When you find a fellow DCDer, there are knowing nods & exchanges of titles in case you have the same favourite.
Great talk from Professor Joseph Uscinski at @GreenwichSitP about institutional erosion - how people's faith fails and the consequences for us all.
... I would like to suggest that Hurtmore Bottom is added to The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis 2/2 h/t @sili_faces
Following my *excellent* suggestion that Titz in Germany and Ars in France should be twinned ... 1/2
Folks - watch 1883. It's the best TV I have seen for a long, long time. And stay hydrated, because you will cry.
Today we went to see the donkeys and this one was happier about being cuddled than it appears in this photo. Last time I went, I inadvertently electrocuted one on the nose by leaning on the fence. I think they may have been talking about me in the interim.
Culture Babylon os bringing its 'Fear in the Fens' festival back this year:
See what connects the Templars, one of England's finest stained-glass artists and a new British folkore festival on my latest video www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHZh...
Who doesn't love a good dragon? They are suprisingly at home in the English countryside, as I found out from Dr. Juliette Wood in 'Wyrd Wycombe & the Wycombe Wyrm'.
Today at @conwayhall.bsky.social, I introduced @mattcole.bsky.social who talked about wage theft. Go to www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/ for a full list of upcoming events.
Why did a knight fight a dragon on a British High Street? In my latest video I look for the folkloric origin of the #WycombeWyrm
Was there a dragon in Buckinghamshire? I went to #WyrdWycombe to find out.
Get your latest @newhumanist.bsky.social here: newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe/. I've written an article about whether AI has got religion.
This is a good place to visit. There's another YouTube video in the works, and this place makes an appearance. Stay tuned to find out where it is.
I have made page 7 of the Bedford Clanger! On Thurday 21st I'll be at @bedfordskeptics.bsky.social talking about The Green Children of Woolpit sitp.online/sitp/bedford/
You need to watch 'Weapons'. Original story idea, great storytelling and very unsettling. Morgan le Fay meets the Pied Piper.
According to this, one third of Gen Z believe they have psychic powers. Of course they do - they're in that demographic. There's nothing like being young & powerless to make you seek any type of agency. tinyurl.com/yey2pxht
A while ago I wrote an article (copy: deborahhyde.com/beware-teena...) about 'dangerous' dog breeds & whether dogs or owners were to blame. Summary: 'dangerous' dogs were usually owned by young men. Now this research looks at owner behaviour & canine aggression. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37508106/
Since we all like werewolves so much (Amiright?!), put this in your diary. @forteanlondon.bsky.social 26th May I'll be talking about werewolves in Hull. forteanlondon.blogspot.com
I have huge fun every year attending the @ASSAParanormal Seriously Strange conference. Nice crowd, fascinating weekend. Join us all there: www.assap.ac.uk/about/confer...
The afternoon session of #StrangeCentral opens with 'Mysteries, Monsters, Ghosts & UFOs' from Jamie Lewis & Andrew Bartlett. @ForteanLondon @ConwayHall
Here is @tetzoo.bsky.social talking about sea monsters at #strangeCentral from @forteanlondon.bsky.social at @conwayhall.bsky.social
Roman & early Christian burials often have coins in their mouths to pay the ferryman #strangeCentral
The type of silver coin (x 30) that would have been paid to Judas! #StrangeCentral