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• Immersive Theatres / Planetariums
  • What is Fulldome?
  • What is a Planetarium?
  • Armagh Observatory
  • Armagh Planetarium
    • Astronomy Activities Web
      • Mini-Planetarium
      • Mini-Planetarium Examples
        • Under the River Lagan
        • Anahilt Primary (Astronomy)
        • Clounagh Junior High
        • Finaghy Primary
        • Geevah National School
        • IAA Comber Event
        • Island Resource Centre
        • Loughries Primary
        • Lurgan Junior High
        • Maynooth University
        • Omagh Academy
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        • Our Lady's Secondary
        • Tandragee Junior High
      • Galileo and Newton
      • The Schools Mars Challenge
      • Vikings
        • Killard House
        • Anahilt Primary (Vikings)
      • Electricity & Magnetism
      • AstroFest 2001
      • Castle Espie Solar Day
      • Observatory Barbecue
      • Greencastle Planetarium
      • Friends Society W5 Visit
      • Friends Society Greencastle Visit
      • ECOS Centre
      • IAA Millennium Party
      • Table of Contents
    • Halloween 2000
    • General Images
      • Commendation
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  • Planetarium Advisor
  • First Planetarium?
  • Northern Ireland
• Secular Humanism
• Plastination
• Eye-Openers
  • Tails in Humans
  • Genetically Modified Foods
  • Walking on the Moon
    • images/Eye Openers/Moon_Hoax_Facts.pdf
    • Eye-Openers/Moon Hoax Facts.pdf
    • ISS Hoax?
  • Genetically Modified Humans
  • Globalisation
  • Return To The Moon
    • Eye-Openers/return_to_the_moon_files/filelist.xml
  • Posthumanism
  • Recreational Drugs
  • Stem Cells
  • Reproductive Cloning
  • All Progress is Good
  • Humanity Will Prevail
  • Euthenasia
  • Intolerance can be Good
  • The Future Is Bright
  • Vivisection
  • Earth In Crisis
  • Atheism
  • Copyright Infringement
  • The Media
  • Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Religion
  • Spineless Politicians
  • Animal Activists
  • Organic Products
  • Holocaust Deniers
  • Why are you a believer?
  • In Search Of God
  • The Persistence of Religion
  • Belief is due to Psychology
  • Belief in Aliens
  • Science & Religion Converging?
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Science Delivers
  • Science & Tranquillity
  • Living Forever
  • What Is Love?
  • Kids Bring Happiness?
  • Marriage Bring Happiness?
  • Is Divorce a Bad Thing?
  • Successful Homosexual Families
  • Abortion
  • What Does Love Mean?
  • In Old Age
  • Is Money Bad?
  • Prayer Does Not Work
  • Recycling
  • Poison is Good for You
  • Television can be Bad
  • Drinking Bottled Water
  • Circumcision
  • Detox Diets
  • Chiropractice
  • Extreme Hygiene
  • Testosterone Poisoning
  • Complimentary Medicine
  • Female Behaviour is Preprogrammed
  • Male Behaviour is Preprogrammed
  • Women vs Men
    • Women
  • Day to day Behaviour
  • Is Ageing Inevitable?
  • Free Will?
  • Pleasure seeking
  • Homosexuality
  • Eating Too Much
  • Young People
  • Bisexuality
  • Lying
  • Dying
  • Basic Racism is Genetic
  • Morality
  • Intelligence
  • Water
  • Sleep
  • Mental Effort
  • Optimism
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Tea
  • Sex
  • Sense of Humour
  • Consciousness is a Meaningless Accident
  • Happiness
  • Perspiration
  • Hot chocolate
  • Red Wine
  • Moderation
  • Walnuts
  • Quality Parents
  • Touch
  • Friendship
  • Overweight
  • It's Never Impossible
  • Artificial Intelligence
• Science Communication
  • One Last Look
    • (cover)
  • Science & Humanities Education
  • Travelling Astronomer
    • Phinda - Jul 1999
  • Thinking Differently & Being Creative
    • images/SciComm/creating_shows.pdf
• Walking On Fire
• Glasgow Science Centre
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  • Staff Scientists
  • Leaving GSC
    • Mario Farewell Party
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      • Mario Dancing
  • Superstition
    • Superstition Challenge
    • Sceptical Science Show
    • Astrology Planetarium Show
    • Fascinating Facts
    • Other Highlights
    • Media Coverage
      • Science Centre Superstition
      • BBC Xchange Superstition
        • BBC Xchange Superstition video
      • GMTV Superstition
    • Personal Reflections
  • Meditainment
  • The Guest Slot
  • 1st Anniversary
  • Skullduggery
  • Christmas Success
  • More SPP
    • Live Star Shows
    • Noteworthy Praise
    • General Stuff
    • Evening Lectures
      • Nov 2002
      • Feb 2004
      • Mar 2004
      • Apr 2004
      • May 2004
      • Jun 2004
      • Jul 2004
      • Aug 2004
      • Sep 2004
      • Oct 2004
      • Nov 2004
    • Halloween 2003
    • Show Collaboration
    • SPST Shenanigans
    • Ticket To Space
    • Destination Space
    • Viewing Outings
    • Night Class
    • Planetarium Launch
    • BBC - Tomorrow's World
    • Transit of Venus 2004
    • Stars In Their Eyes
    • GSC First Nine Months
    • The Evening Times On-line
  • More GSC Images
• Don't Trust Your Brain
  • Fool Your Brain Right Now
  • Documented Examples
  • Be Very Sceptical
  • Deceptive Statistics
  • Puzzling Pictures
    • Optical Illusions
    • Brain Blind Spots
    • Hidden 3D Pictures
    • Julian Beever Art
      • Brain trust/julian_beever_street_art_files/filelist.xml
    • Blonde Puzzles
    • Mystery Images
    • Chess Problems
  • Have Your Mind Read
  • The Brain's Problem
  • Improve Your Brain
• Nanotechnology
• Good Things in Arabic
  • images/General/LanguageIDChart.pdf
  • Female Circumcision
• Star attraction
  • Sustaining Human Life on Mars
    • Challenges of Leaving Earth
    • Challenge of the Journey
    • Challenge of Living on Mars
  • Theory of Everything
  • Mathematics
  • Is the Universe made for us?
  • The Matrix
  • The Drake Equation
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Where We All Come From
  • Astro Humour
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    • Unusual Period Table
  • Star Stuff
  • Astronomy Interest Group founder
    • E-mail articles (2001)
      • Total Lunar Eclipse
      • The Biggest Ball
      • Help Find Craters On Mars
      • Mysterious Dark Energy
      • Here Comes Mars!
      • Something's Missing
      • Meteorites In Your Cereal
      • See & Hear The South Pole - Right Now!
    • E-mail articles (2000)
      • Hello From Bristol, UK
      • European AstroFest 2000
      • Happy Valentine's Day From Mars
      • **Important Message**
      • The Orange Imaginarium
      • Don't Miss This Meeting
      • AIBO - The Electronic Dog
      • Armagh
      • Sneak Preview - New Hubble Site
      • On BBC TV
      • Easter Astronomy Fun
      • The Universe Is Born
      • Nemesis
      • Sixth Human On The Moon
      • Prince Charles vs Richard Dawkins
      • The Sun Is Unwell
      • Meaningful Full Moon
      • Liquid Water On Mars!
      • Request
      • Calculating God
      • SETI Success!
      • First Handshake In Space
      • Prehistoric Tomb
      • Copenhagen: The Play Of The Century
      • New Planet In Our Backyard
      • A Pleasant Change
      • New Distance Learning Courses
      • Guarding Our Space
      • KEO
      • Tantalising Veil
      • Stunning News
      • Pluto Petition
      • SETI@home Gift
      • The Invention Of Science
      • Layered Mars
      • Pluto Mission Goes Ahead!
      • What Was The Star Of Bethlehem?
    • E-mail articles (1999)
      • The Ride Of Your Life
      • Astronomy Software
      • Celestron Telescope For Sale
      • Durban Astronomy Course
      • Astronomy Outing To Bushman's Nek
      • AIG Web Page Now Up-To-Date
      • Planetary Alignment
      • A Few Things
      • Another 'Face' Discovered On Mars!
      • Lost Stars
      • Blue Moon Party
      • Calling All Amateur Astronomers
      • Water From The Distant Past
      • A Special Day
      • The Solar Eclipse
      • SAAO Special Guests
      • Amazing Lecture
      • Natural Science Museum In Virtual Reality!
      • Meeting Reminder
      • AIG Greetings & News
      • Turkish Delight
      • World's View Now Open!
      • Beautiful First-Time Sightings
      • A Fresh Apollo Experience
      • An Event To Diarise
      • Durban Astronomy Going Strong
      • Braai & Starry Sky
      • A Most Enjoyable Evening
      • The Colourful Universe
      • 'Signatures Of all Things'
      • Brain Aerobics
      • Awesome Aurora
      • Science Has No Fear
      • The Magnificent Aurora
      • Successful Halloween Party!
      • Halloween Party - more images
      • Encounter Of Two Galaxies
      • CommQuest Finally Here!
      • Quick CommQuest Update
    • AIG Newsletter Archive (Aug 98-Nov 99)
      • Friends Society Launches Astronomy Interest Group!
      • David Malin Visits the Science Museum!
      • AIG Takes Part In REAL Astronomy
      • A Month of Astronomy Outings
      • 1998 - A Great Year For Astronomy & Space Exploration
      • Distant Suns in our Neighbourhood
      • The Bunny On The Moon
      • A Few Interesting Things
      • The 15 Brightest Stars
      • A New Star Unveiled!
      • Predictions for the 21st Century by Arthur C. Clarke
      • The Brightness Of Stars
      • The Great Eclipse - A Personal Account
        • The Great Eclipse
      • Celebrating Creation
      • Our Planet - Just A Pale Blue Dot
      • New AIG Manager Required
  • SETI@home Group Founder
    • SETI@home/Aliens Like Us.pdf
    • E-mail updates (2001)
      • SETI@Home Search Spawns New Experiments
      • SETI at AstroFest 2001
      • Cable Break
      • Certificates of Appreciation
      • New Developments & Spring Cleaning
      • SETI@home Group Notice
      • One More Thing...
      • Cosmology Machine Creates The Universe
      • Something New
    • E-mail updates (2000)
      • The Idea Is Spreading
      • Work@SETI
      • Sea Of Stellar Static
      • Big Money For SETI
      • Poll
      • Significant Computer
      • Our Group Is Growing
      • SETI Team Transfer
  • Astro Poetry
  • What Makes a Rainbow?
  • Terminology-Concepts
• Science & Humanity
  • Life of a Scientist
  • Is The Universe Friendly?
  • Science is Music
  • Lose the wrong attitiude
  • Science Communication Humour
• Rationally Speaking
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  • Whence Animal Rights?
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  • Is Philosophy Useless?
  • Rationally Speaking
  • The Great Unicorn Debate
  • Beer & Circus 1
  • Beer & Circus 2
  • Heart disease and the myth of individual responsibility
  • Of Terror And Insanity
  • The Dark Side Of Philosophy
  • Frankenfoods vs. the neo-Luddites
  • The Wedge: What Happens When Science Is Taken Over By Ideology?
  • God On The Highway
  • The Many Faces Of Anti-intellectualism
  • Red or Blue? What Kind Of Life Would You Choose?
  • Game Theory, Rational Egoism And The Evolution Of Fairness
  • The Greatest Democracy In The World And The Unfairness Of American Elections
  • Split-brains, Paradigm Shifts, And Why It Is So Difficult To Be A Skeptic
  • Intelligent Design - The Modern Argument
  • Intelligent Design - The Classical Argument
  • Whence Natural Rights? - A Dialogue
  • The Place Of Science
  • The Rationalistic Fallacy
  • The New Enlightenment
• Biological Evolution
  • Junior Skeptic
    • Evolution - Part 1
    • Evolution - Part 2
  • Global Warming?
  • Intelligent Design?
  • Seeing Is Believing
  • Star Stuff
  • Intelligent Life
  • Keep Talking
  • 250 000 Generations
  • Bags Of Time
    • Neogene
    • Paleogene
    • Cretaceous
    • Jurassic
    • Triassic
    • Permian
    • Pennsylvanian
    • Mississippian
    • Devonian
    • Silurian
    • Ordovician
    • Cambrian
    • Pre-cambrian
  • The 5 Major Extinctions
  • Biology Humour
  • Ernst Mayr
  • Charles Darwin
  • Evolution Is Counterintuitive
  • Patterns
  • Meaning of "Theory"
  • Technology and Magic
  • Mother Earth
• W5 - whowhatwherewhenwhy
• at-Bristol Science Centre
  • Bristol
  • Oasis In Space
• Durban Natural Science Museum
  • KwaZuzulwazi Science Centre
    • KZ Statistics
    • KwaZuzulwazi Virtual Reality
    • KwaZuzulwazi VR & music
  • SAASTEC
  • Simulated Planetarium
    • Sunday Times - durban - 17 May 1998
  • CommQuest
    • Exhibition Centre
    • Natural Science Museum
  • Natural Science Museum - Mug Shots
  • Natural Science Museum - General
    • Foyer Panorama
    • Leopard Panorama
• South Africa
  • Sad Reality of Africa
  • South African Humour
  • South Africa News
• My Heroes
  • Carl Sagan
    • My Tribute To Carl Sagan
    • Reflections On A Mote Of Dust
  • Michael Shermer
    • Baloney Detection Part 1
    • Science, semi-science and nonsense
    • Science & The Psychology Of Beliefs
    • Finding Meaning In A Contingent Universe
  • Richard Dawkins
    • Viruses of the Mind
    • Walking Back to Genesis
    • Sadly, An Honest Creationist
    • Religion's Misguided Missiles
    • Richard Dawkins - The Prophet Of Reason
    • Is Science a Religion?
    • Robert Dworkin
  • James Randi
  • Christopher Hitchens
  • Ben Goldacre
  • Ray Kurzweil
  • Giordano Bruno - courageous and complex person
  • Richard Feynman
  • Stephen Hawking
  • Arthur C Clarke
  • Albert Einstein
• Mario Di Maggio - Religious Heretic
  • Thought for the Day
  • What Is An Open Mind?
  • Brights
  • Science to the Rescue
  • Jehovah's Witnesses
    • 1st_Correspondence
    • 2nd_Correspondence
    • 3rd_Correspondence
    • 4th_Correspondence
    • Creation book - a critical analysis
    • 5th_Correspondence
    • Conclusion
    • Embarassing Indecision
    • Mario Di Maggio Sceptic Pitied
  • Believing Untruths
  • Astrology
  • eSkeptic: September 28th, 2005
  • Religion is a Joke
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  • Irrationality of Religion
  • Conspiracy Theories
  • Death
  • Non-divine origins of the Bible
  • Leaving Islam
    • Radical Muslim Discontent
  • Pseudoscience Humour
  • Occam's Razor
  • Baloney Detection Kit
  • Psalm 23 (my kind of version)
  • Heretic/crankfilters.htm
  • What Is Faith?
  • True Spirituality
  • True Miracles
  • Visitor Experiences
  • Origin of Spiritual Experiences
  • Real "UFOs"
  • How Embarassing
  • Sucker Born Every Minute
  • Acupuncture?
  • Buddhism?
  • Hypnosis?
  • Psychics?
  • Homeopathy?
  • Life after Death?
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