Kat von D, celebrity tattooist and make up entrepreneur, triggered a huge backlash a short while back when she and her husband announced that they wouldn’t be vaccinating their unborn child. I have to admit, I was shocked. Surely sensible-seeming people don’t just flout the fact that because of vaccines, diseases such as polio, scarlet … More Why do people not vaccinate their kids?
Do you believe this: ‘Violent video games like Call of Duty change people’s brains’ ‘Violent video games makes children grow up into aggressive adults’ ‘Violent shooter video games really DO rot your brain’ ‘Violent video games leave teenagers ‘morally immature’ Or this? ‘Violent video games do not affect empathy’ ‘Countries that play more violent video … More Will playing Call of Duty turn me into a psychopath?
I have a particular interest in horror, probably because fear is such a primal response to things that are ‘unnatural’ or ‘unexplained’. I like explanations, I like facts and I like scientific proof. What I don’t like is Derek Acorah on Most Haunted trying to convince me that a dog is looking at the ghost … More Seeing ghosts – all in the mind?
The power of anonymity – why do trolls troll? … More The power of anonymity – trolling for lolz
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