i wonder if caleb is taking pleo to see “terminator, salvation” ?

I didn’t want to put on my Mr. Skeptic hat, but later I asked Chandler if he could pass a blind scent test himself, and to my surprise he admitted that he probably could not do so. I’m quite sure he couldn’t do it based on how bad most people are in blind taste tests of vodkas, wines, beers, and the like.

But that’s his job! Vodka/wine/beer connoisseurs CAN distinguish subtle tastes and scents.
Most people can’t do mentalism either, but Mark Edward can.

What a pleasure it was to see you again on our hometurf in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England.

Your talk was genuinely fabulous and very very funny. What a great coincidence it was that you happen to also be good friends with Matt Ridley. I know he was very pleased to have you return to the UK.

The comparison to TED is very flattering and apt. I have always said that TED & Pop!Tech were much inspirations for what we are trying to build in the UK. While we are inspired by TED we are very much an adaptation of their event that fits our locality.

I should also say that I remain a huge fan & supporter of TED. In fact we’ll be holding a TEDxNewcastle event on Thursday, 24 September and a TEDxLeeds event on Thursday, 10 September so we’re both borrowing from the TED format but also trying to give back and spread the TED word.

Additionally, I’ll be attending the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford myself and very much welcome TED to the UK. My conference and TED are very much in different leagues right now. In conference terms, we might be one of the many ‘Tiger Woods of the future’ but they are very much the Tiger Woods of today.

Again Michael we appreciate the blogpost and the time you’ve given us. And thank you for spending so much time in the conference outside of your talk. Many delegates have stated how it was great to see you and other speakers actually socialising with the rest of the conference.

I hope to see you again soon. Many thanks.

Herb

Aha! More proof that the YECs are right! Obviously, Adam had blue eyes!

(I shouldn’t joke…they’ll probably use that!)

The NYT deserves its fate…when you consider their columnists, from Walter Duranty to Paul Krugman…

I live in Newcastle (and actually work next door to Sage where the event took place), so i was especially lucky to have the talk with all those fantastic speakersm, right on my doorstep.

Being a truely Ugly Englishman, i hadn’t seem much of your blog, so it was great to see your talk and learn all about Skeptic.

^_^
W R

In my opinion both you and Matt share the prize for talks with most intellectual content this year. We were first introduced through Matt on Day One. I worked with Matt some time ago so I know what you mean about his home! I had hoped to talk to you at the post event bash at The Pitcher and Piano; but jet lag (arrived back from Australia on Tuesday night) prevented me from having anything intelligent to say to you. Thanks for coming to Newcastle.

Best
Jeanette Ives

I didn’t get chance to say hello during the conference but enjoyed your talk immensely.

Thanks again,
Lewis Harrison / @lewis_duck
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