| Mark7300 | ||
| Name: | Mark7300 | |
| Online Handle: | Mark7300 | |
| Date of Birth: | May 20th May 1973 | |
| Location: | Edinburgh, UK | |
| Occupation: | Engineer | |
| Favourite SGU Panelist: | That would be like choosing between my children… (if I had more than one..) | |
| Favorite Interviewee: | Bug Girl (aaaahhhh) | |
| Favourite Scientific Topic: | Global Warming | |
| Most disliked Pseudoscience: | Homeopathy | |
| Most disliked true-believer: | Every single one of ‘m | |
| Best SGU quote: | Perry: "Well psychics use tools so I suppose chimps can manage it." | |
| Best Skeptical/Science Website: | http://skeptico.blogs.com/ | |
| Best Science News Website: | I like SciGuy at: http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/ | |
| Favourite Blog: | http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/ |
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| Likes: | Pizza, Skepchicks, Science, astronomy, baseball and travel |
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| Dislikes: | ignorance, pseudo-science, pineapple on pizza and religion | |
| Favourite Food(s): | Pizza (But NEVER with pineapple) | |
| Favourite Book(s): | A Short History of Everything – Bill Bryson |
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| Favourite Movie(s): | Right now I am very impressed with “The Queen”. It’ll change in a week or so… | |
| Favourite TV Show(s): | Top Gear. Can’t think of anything else. | |
| Favourite Music: | Bruce Springsteen, folk, | |
| Drink/Smoke: | Yes/NO | |
| Other Podcasts you Listen to: | Buzz out Loud (CNET.com), Mark Kermode’s movie reviews (BBC) | |
| Dumbest Thing you've ever heard: | Anything uttered by the so called “baby psychic” on British TV | |
| What would you like to accomplish before you die: | Have all schools introduce lessons on science and the scientific method of discovery and evaluation. | |
| About me: | I am a 33 year old engineer/entrepreneur working in the oil industry and a newly formed skeptic. I suppose I always was, I just didn’t realize there was an official title! I have been listening to the “guide” since episode 4 or 5. I knew them before they were stars…. We need to educate our children and start early. |
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| Anything Else: | nope | |