Why is Professor Hood featuring on this episode of the Token Skeptic? Because if you follow his blog at www.brucemhood.wordpress.com, you'll see how he is very much involved with some rather 'unbelievable' developments in the UK.

Firstly, his efforts to challenge fake bomb-detectors - costly dowsing-rod-like devices being used by the military in countries world-wide - has been broadcast on BBC news and discussed by governments in places like Thailand and Iraq.

Secondly, he has some very interesting insights on homeopathy (or as he put it, hope-o-pathy!) and the report on the funding of it in the UK by the National Health Services. His site has practically exploded with comments by the skeptically-minded due to his breakdown of 'why hopeopathy is not likely to disappear.'

Since this show is about superstition and the science behind it (as well as the occasional other topics that intrigue me as a skeptically-minded person who always wants to know more) - I asked him to clarify his position and respond to some of the arguments that were posed.

He's very active on Twitter with his account called Supersense - so that's where I began the following interview!

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