Hello everyone. So you know before we get going, some of this is meant to be tongue-in-cheeck, mainly because I wanted to make use of a pun. It's also got little serious bits in it and partly it's because I just got home from QED and I need a bit more of it in my …
Tag: circumcision
Literally meaning ‘to cut around’ – the outdated practice of the removal of the male foreskin, often shortly after birth.
Circumcision debate
UCLU ASHS 28/02/13 Antony Lempert (GP & Chair of the Secular Medical Forum) vs. Jonathan Arkush (Vice President, Board of Deputies of British Jews) Here's the full audio of the debate; it's about 1hr 10mins but I've put highlights in my Pod Delusion report! I've also put timings on my notes below so that you …
Cuts, labels and preferences
Last night I stumbled upon (via a friend) what is probably one of the best posts I've read in a long time about male circumcision - it's got just about everything there. The religious angle, of course, since the article is written by Jewish Nobel prize winner, George Wald. But more than that, it highlights …
Invisible Lives
It's a skeptics in the pub write-up! In case you missed it, I luckily made it to Westminster Skeptics to see Juliet Jacques give her talk, Thinking critically about transgender issues and you can listen to it on the Pod Delusion but I shall write up my notes for those who prefer to read! Firstly …
My no. 1 overlooked issue in skepticism
This week I submitted a guest report for the Strange Quarks podcast (you can also listen on the Guardian website, ooh!); you can follow them on Twitter. Here's what I said in text format with some links and a bit of stuff that had to be left on the cutting room floor; also see my …
Purely a figment of your imagination 