May the (Police) Force be With You!

Posted by on Apr 22, 2009 in news and events | 0 comments

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video More Jedi news - eight police officers serving with Scotland’s largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms.  All this after some guy taught the UK’s first Jedi course at Queen’s University, Belfast. Why do these people do it?  Is there any reason to take Star Wars so...

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A Weekend With the Stars

Posted by on Oct 6, 2008 in news and events | 0 comments

Last Thursday I was casually informed by a (very pleasant and professional) Press Officer of Queen’s University that UTV Life wanted me on Friday.  It was to involve a ‘sofa chat’ with local presenter Frank Mitchell.  Although it was my course on Jedi Training that sparked off their interest in me, the context was the big ‘Knights of the Empire’ event at the...

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Mind-tricks, Magic, and the Media

Posted by on Sep 22, 2008 in learning, news and events, training | 1 comment

Interest in my Jedi ‘university workshop’ has, I think, climaxed.  I’ve mentioned that I was interviewed on ABC Radio in Oz.  The latest is an interview on Danish Radio Station DR, who were pretty into it. So it was comforting to learn that I’m not the only wacko innovative, lateral-thinking teacher around.  Professor Richard Wiseman has told the British Association...

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