Chris French

I was one of the guests on this week's Infinite Monkey Cage (BBC Radio 4) discussing ghosts, presented by Adam Rutherford and Jessica Fostekew, along with Ciarán O’Keeffe, Laurence Rickard and Isy Suttie. Thurs 11am, Sat 7:15pm, and iPlayer.

Loads of speakers now booked for @GreenwichSitP including @andrewcopson, Naomi Ryan, @davegreen5000, @therealcaitjan, @ColinTheMathmo, Richard Marshall, @jamesrbuk, @KateCherrell, Michael Marshall, Emma Monk, & @fiona_gabbert. Full details at sitp.online/sitp/greenwich

Restless Women, Hull Werewolves and Undead Monks: Spooky tales at Nerd Night London from Dr Melanie Hyo-In-Han, Deborah Hyde (aka @jourdemayne), and me at 7:30pm, 28/10/26, at St Matthias Halls, Wordsworth Rd, London, N16 8DD.

Halloween gets going at @nerdnitelondon.bsky.social this Wednesday with an evening of spooky talks. Dr. Melanie Hyo-In Han, @profchrisfrench.bsky.social and I will be contemplating the uncanny. Join us there. www.designmynight.com/london/whats...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @andrewcopson, Chief Exec of @Humanists_UK, asks, "When Should Speech Be a Crime?" at 7:30pm on 9/11/26 at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

Are ghosts helping present day archeologists? #NerdNite regular @profchrisfrench.bsky.social investigates this unusual claim at next week's event.

Good fun to become a Freeman of the City of London yesterday! I can now legally drive my sheep across London Bridge.

Beware the werewolf of... Hull? @deborahhyde.bsky.social examines if there's any truth to the legend of 'Old Stinker' at October #NerdNite

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Restless Women, Hull Werewolves and Undead Monks: Spooky tales at Nerd Night London from Dr Melanie Hyo-In-Han, Deborah Hyde (aka @jourdemayne), and me at 7:30pm, 28/10/26, at St Matthias Halls, Wordsworth Rd, London, N16 8DD.

Men at a Trump rally, punching a woman, beating up a woman. Trumpism, in a nutshell.👇

Come and see Andrew talk at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub on 9 November.

Restless Women, Hull Werewolves and Undead Archeologists. So excited to be back for a spooky special #NerdNite on Oct 28 with Melanie Hyo-In-Han, @deborahhyde.bsky.social and @profchrisfrench.bsky.social. 👻🎃 Tickets going fast: www.designmynight.com/london/whats...

“Well, I never did”, as my dad used to say.

Final reminder! Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @deb_cohen "Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health" at 7:30pm, 12/10/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

Shocked I tell you... 🫢🫢🫢🫢🫢 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀

On 21 October, in preparation for Halloween, why not join our online Humanist Heritage event on the history of supernatural beliefs and the sceptics and humanists who set out to debunk them. humanists.uk/events/in-co...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Deborah Cohen (aka @deb_cohen) on "Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health" at 7:30pm, 12/10/96, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

Final reminder! Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @adamjkucharski asks, "How certain is certain enough?" at 7:30pm on 14 Sept at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

RFK Jr promised to transform autism research. His handpicked advisers are now proposing more funding for chelation, faecal transplants and other poorly supported treatments, while established research risks losing out. Not every research shake-up is progress. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

New speakers booked for @GreenwichSitP including @deb_cohen (12/10/26), @davegreen5000 (11/1/27), @therealcaitjan (8/2/27), @ColinTheMathmo (8/3/27), Richard Marshall (12/4/27), @jamesrbuk (17/5/27). Free, open to all, no need to book.

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @adamjkucharski asks "How certain is certain enough?" at 7:30pm, 14/9/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. Http://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich

"This is based on what I feel" sort of summarizes the whole era.

Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI. The world needs to see this Despicable psychopath 🤬🤬🤬

Nice article by Rachael Funnell on our Haunt project, feat. interview with yours truly: In 2005, Scientists Built A "Haunted" Room By Manipulating Electromagnetic Fields. Things Certainly Got Weird – But Not How Youd Think. www.iflscience.com/in-2009-scie...

How did a life-saving vaccine become the focus of a scare that helped launch the modern anti-vax movement? The Blue Moon hosts immunologist and whooping-cough survivor Dr David Miles for science, controversy and lasting lessons. 7.30pm · £4.40 www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @DrAmyMilton on "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: How Close Are We to a ‘Forgetting Pill’?" at 7:30pm on 10/8/26 at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. Http://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich

For those of you that ever wondered what scares the shit out of him: #FabFord

Research shows that people who report being abducted by aliens also have a higher incidence of sleep paralysis. Anomalistic psychologist Chris French explains how his terrifying phenomenon aligns with accounts of alien abductions. Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=i8mjM3PB_Tk

TONIGHT (13/7/26) at @GreenwichSitP: Professor Joseph Uscinski on "People who break things" at 7:30 pm at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

This week's net.wars, "International relations", sees the arrival of "Schrems III", when SCOTUS put US agencies under US president's control, plus a recap of talk this week at @cambskeptics.bsky.social, a rerun of April at @profchrisfrench.bsky.social : netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/07/03/i....

What can alien contact experiences teach us about the human mind? Dr. Christopher French discusses UFO culture, sleep paralysis, false memory, belief, and why psychology belongs in the modern UAP debate. FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/obARnnnFT-E @profchrisfrench.bsky.social

We've just started reading @profchrisfrench.bsky.social's book, The Science of Weird Sh*t. Turns out the catch-22 in defining 'paranormal' is, well, pretty catchy. pintofviewlondon.substack.com/p/the-scienc...

We've just launched a brand new short film starring our President Janet Ellis! #AllWeHaveIsEachother explores making sense of the world through reason and evidence, finding meaning in this one life, and living with kindness and compassion. Watch it today! humanists.uk/janetellisfi...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Professor Joseph Uscinski on "The People Who Break Things" at 7:30 pm, 13/7/26, at The Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

I'll be chatting about the Science of Weird Shit on Wed 22 Jul 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Pint of View Lecture 6: The Science of Paranormal Activities tickettailor.com/events/pintofv…

And so did we!

Join us on Monday, 8 June at 19:30 for The Common Cold: 30,000 Years of the Sniffles with Dr David Miles at The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich. A look at the history and science of the common cold—and why it spreads so well. @variolator.bsky.social More info: sitp.online/sitp/greenwi...

Do you need a cold beer in this heat? Of course you do. Come to The Bell with @forteanlondon.bsky.social this evening & I'll tell you about the Hull Werewolf. wegottickets.com/f/19274

Shadowy figures, strange sensations, and a feeling of being watched. www.iflscience.com/vic-tandy-an...

Nice article about my friend, the late Vic Tandy (a really nice guy) plus an interview with yours truly on the psychology of the paranormal.

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr David Miles (aka @Variolator) on "The Common Cold: 30,000 Years of the Sniffles" at 7:30 pm, 8/6/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book.

Final reminder! Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Joe Ondrak (aka @TheOndrakGuy): "Horror Everything: 2016 – Forever" at 7:30 pm on 18/5/26 (NB: not our usual 2nd Monday of the month) at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ.

Schoolchildren would like a word.

"After three-quarters of a century of world-wide investigation by those who have dedicated themselves to proving the reality of UFOs, there are still no Identified Alien Spaceships." - Ian Ridpath Join us tomorrow for a pint and the deconstruction of a UFO myth. www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Dr Joe Ondrak (aka @TheOndrakGuy) "Horror Everything: 2016 – Forever" at 7:30pm on 18/5/26 at the Plume of Feathers pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. NB: this is a change of date. Free, open to all, no need to book.

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Wendy Grossman (aka @wendyg), "What we talk about when we talk about AI" at 7:30pm on 13/4/26 at the Plume of Greenwich pub, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org