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The Ghosts in the Machine are those who created the biggest entertainment industry the world has ever known.Mel's talk tells their remarkable stories in their own words for the very first time, embracing genius, love, loss, addiction, murder, suicide and a whole lot of fun.
Mel Croucher is the acknowledged founder of the British computer games industry. He was originally an architect, but moved into the world of computerised entertainment to smuggle his music past an unsuspecting public.
Twice winner of the Game Of The Year Award, he pioneered software broadcasts via radio, geocache games, the first computer-generated movie, the first AI virtual companion and the first million-user viral marketing campaign.
He is the author of text books, computer manuals, fiction and non-fiction, and more than a thousand of his columns and investigations have appeared in print over six decades. His 2024 book “Mundaneum” is published by Extremis Publishing.
The Hampshire Skeptics Society is a non-profit organisation for the promotion of science, reason and critical thinking. We run the Winchester Skeptics In The Pub group who meet at 7.00pm for 7:30 pm on the 4th Wednesday of every month (December is always an exception as the second Wednesday) at The Winchester Club in Winchester.
Admission is £5 which also gives you an entry in the book raffle. We take cash and major cards (cards preferred).
The event is in two parts – the talk and then a Q&A after the interval. We encourage you to support the venue by indulging in the available drinks before and during the event.
You are welcome to join us for a drink in the bar after the event. We also hold a monthly social event on the second Wednesday of the month (except December) at 07.00pm at the Bishop on the Bridge, Winchester.
What is a skeptic? Here is Dr. Steven Novella’s summary:
“A skeptic is one who prefers beliefs and conclusions that are reliable and valid to ones that are comforting or convenient, and therefore rigorously and openly applies the methods of science and reason to all empirical claims, especially their own. A skeptic provisionally proportions acceptance of any claim to valid logic and a fair and thorough assessment of available evidence, and studies the pitfalls of human reason and the mechanisms of deception so as to avoid being deceived by others or themselves. Skepticism values method over any particular conclusion.”
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The Winchester Club, Highfield Lodge, Worthy Lane, Winchester, SO23 7AB, United Kingdom
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