THE SKEPTIC ZONE
The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason
| The Skeptic Zone #444 - 23 April 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:06:35 | Anti-Vaxxers ordered to "Please Explain" Fundraising The NSW government has served papers on the Australian [anti] Vaccination-Skeptics Network as one step in the government’s inquiry into its fundraising activities. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/04/16/anti-vaxxers-ordered-to-please-explain-fundraising/ |
| 0:11:50 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Casey Harrigan https://www.australiascience.tv/vod/brew-ha-ha-sperm-drug-smugglers/ Researchers have created a hilarious but incredible new way of tackling cancers. They've recruited sperm to deliver drugs direct to cancer cells. Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee. |
| 0:14:42 | Maynard's Spooky Action.... Sydney March for Science Dr Karl - Eran Segev - Jessica Singer - Tim Mendham - Prof. Mike Archer - Alethea Dean - Julie McCrossin - Lara Benham and many, many more! Full video report here: |
| 0:58:40 | Washington D.C. March for Science |
Also... Origami Pigasus to print Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar |
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| The Skeptic Zone #443 - 16 April 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction Incudes an update on the Belle Gibson story and details on the March for Science in Sdyney. |
| 0:11:32 | Late Night Radio Skeptics Saunders' radio segment throughout Australia with Mike Williams. This week we look at strange energies and even stranger claims. |
| 0:23:46 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Kelly Wong https://www.australiascience.tv/?s=Brew Black liquorice jelly beans are the worst jelly beans! A Canadian
man was recently hospitalised because of his addiction to these
treats |
| 0:25:15 | $10 Million Dollars! The amount – described as “untied” and “a gift” – is a 50/50 split between the Blackmore Foundation, run by Marcus and Caroline Blackmore, and the Blackmores company itself. It is said to be “the most significant investment into research and development in the history of the company”. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/04/04/blackmores-donates-10m-to-uws-alt-med-researchers/ |
| 0:32:24 | The Investigators - Psychic Services From 30 years ago, "The Investigators" TV show checks out various sellers of new age flim flam. Also interviewd is Barry Williams from Australian Skeptics. |
Also... https://www.skeptics.com.au/features/bent-spoon Origami Pigasus to print Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar |
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| The Skeptic Zone #442 - 9 April 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:05:40 | The Diet Skeptic... with Mandy-Lee Noble Are you nuts about Coconut Oil? Is it the wonder food for the 21st century or just another fad? This week Mandy-Lee takes a close look at the claims and the science of Coconut Oil. |
| 0:14:28 | Dr Rachie Reports... with Dr Rachael Dunlop Dr Rachie on ABC radio to chat about Conspiracy Theories. Full interview here: |
| 0:23:34 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Ben Lewis https://www.australiascience.tv/?s=Brew If you need 20,000 people in your study, what do you do? Go large! Studies are more and more turning to crowdsourcing their samples, and it's a great opportunity for us. Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order coffee. Further reading about the QIMR Australian Genetics of Depression Study via ABC: ab.co/2owkrt0 To get involved in the study, check out geneticsofdepression.org.au |
| 0:25:03 | Chiropractic Complaints |
| 0:33:11 | Sydney Skeptics in the Pub The question this week is..... What are your predictions for the rest of 2017? |
| 0:42:22 | Great Prediction Project Working Bee |
Also... Richard Saunders' radio segment - Fads from the 1970s Gravity Waves - Public · Hosted by Mordialloc Skeptics
- 11th April Origami Pigasus to print Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar |
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| The Skeptic Zone #441 - 2 April 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction Included is Maynard's big moment winning the Cast Away Podcast Award 2017, and a tribute to Jo Alabaster for all her wonderful work. Video - Cast Away with Maynard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcb95oKN7zI&feature=youtu.be&t=2652 |
| 0:09:33 | Take Stock... with Shelley Stocken “Well well well,” he said, following a barrage of criticism from the AMA and others. “The AMA has once again tweeted that I am putting people’s lives at risk….WHY?” http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/03/29/pete-evans-who-needs-qualifications/ |
| 0:17:27 | Maynard's Spooky Action.... Dr Brian Greene Maynard and crew head into the city of Sydney to hear a talk by Dr Brian Greene. Time travel, black holes, worm holes, computer simulations and more! Includes vox pops with Eran Segev, Lara Benham, Aletha Dean and from Think Inc., Desh Amila. Think Inc. gleefully welcomes the return of Dr Brian Greene in 2017 for another round of mind-bending (and mending) explanations for reality-altering discoveries. |
| 0:33:43 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Ben Lewis https://www.australiascience.tv/?s=Brew Our thoughts are with North Queensland today as it cops a belting
from Cyclone Debbie. Here's how to make it through the information
overload. https://www.australiascience.tv/vod/brew-ha-ha-surviving-a-media-storm |
| 0:36:38 | Update on the Geoclense Home Harmonizer Geoclense is sold as a “Geopathic Stress and Electromagnetic Radiation Harmonizer”. The product, supplied by Victorian company Orgone Effects Australia, is a solid block of green plastic resin with a plug moulded into the back. It has no components or circuitry – it is simply the block and a plug. Geoclense Home Harmonizer review |
Also... Gravity Waves - Public · Hosted by Mordialloc Skeptics
- 11th April Origami Pigasus to print Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar |
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| The Skeptic Zone #440 - 26 March 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:05:20 | Geoclense Home Harmonizer review from CHOICE
Magazine Geoclense Home Harmonizer review |
| 0:19:15 | The Raw Skeptic Report... with Heidi Robertson Agrohomeopathy This week Heidi looks at the bizzare, strange, odd, unusual, out there, extraordinary, fantastic, curious, weird, way-out, peculiar, eccentric, abnormal, ludicrous, irregular, rum, uncommon, singular, grotesque, perplexing, uncanny, mystifying, off-the-wall, outlandish, comical, oddball, off the rails, zany, unaccountable, off-beat, left-field, freakish, wacko, outré, cockamamie practice of Agrohomeopathy... which is treating sick plants with sugar water. |
| 0:31:45 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Kelly Wong https://www.australiascience.tv/?s=Brew Forget everything you know about dinosaurs, because it could all be wrong. Sounds weird, but they may have come from the UK according to a new family tree. Brew Ha Ha: science in less time than it takes to order a coffee. Read more at the BBC: http://bbc.in/2mSXDhX |
| 0:34:00 | The Great Prediction Project - Update Can you see into the future? Who will win the football this year? Richard Saunders gives an update on the new project to collate hundreds of "psychic" predictions. Non-Psychic Predictions for 2017 |
Also... Do creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster exist? Gravity Waves - Public · Hosted by Mordialloc Skeptics
- 11th April Origami Pigasus to print Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar |
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| The Skeptic Zone #439 - 19 March 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:05:48 | The Raw Skeptic Report... with Heidi Robertson This week Heidi with the latest on the David “Avocado” Wolfe tour of Australia. Included is Heidi's interview on local TV news. Mullumbimby residents angry at antivaccination talk in
council premises - Video Vaccination debate flares on NSW north coast after 7yo
contracts tetanus |
| 0:25:03 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Tania Meyer Where do you stand on the great debate between antibacterial soap,
and good old-fashioned scrubbing? |
| 0:27:38 | Belle Gibson guilty but delusional and now
for the next fad Belle Gibson has been found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct in the Federal Court for claiming that special diets and alternative medicine had cured brain cancer that she had never had. But in her findings, Justice Debra Mortimer added that the fake
‘wellness’ blogger may have been suffering “some
kind of delusion” that she had cancer rather than acting unconscionably,
as Consumers Affairs Victoria had insisted. |
| 0:32:55 | Dr Rachie Reports... with Dr Rachael Dunlop Who is your preferred source for health advice? Gwyneth Paltrow? Pete Evans? Or qualified medical practitioners – like Dr Oz? I hate to break it to you, but if you’re getting advice from any of these people, you’re quite likely being misled. http://www.drrachie.com/research https://theconversation.com/dr-google-probably-isnt-the-worst-place-to-get-your-health-advice-73835 |
| 0:42:04 | The Great Prediction Project Can you see into the future? Who will win the football this year? Richard Saunders tells of a new project to collate hundreds of "psychic" predictions. |
Also... Richard Saunders' radio segment - UFOs Origami Pigasus to print Stranger Things Downunder Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar |
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| The Skeptic Zone #438 - 12 March 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:04:38 | Sensing Murder or Sensing Nothing Sensing Murder is a New Zealand television show in which three psychics are asked to act as psychic detectives to help provide evidence that might be useful in solving famous unsolved murder cases by communicating with the deceased victims. So far no help from the psycics has been forthcoming. We talk to Mark Honeychruch, the Chair of the NZ Skeptics about the return of this lamentable show. Duncan Greive: Sensing Murder a 'grotesque sham'
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| 0:25:07 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/?s=Brew With Kelly Wong Here are some facts that we definitely did not already know about women in STEM this International Women's Day. /sarcasm https://womeninscienceaust.org |
| 0:27:38 | Maynard's Spooky Action.... Witches and Witchcraft! Mayanrd askes people at Sydney Skeptics in the Pub what they know about this topic. Is it all magic spells and broomsticks? |
Also... Richard Saunders' radio segment - UFOs Origami Pigasus to print Stranger Things Downunder Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar |
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| The Skeptic Zone #437 - 5 March 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:05:48 | The Raw Skeptic Report... with Heidi Robertson This week Heidi tells us about the David “Avocado” Wolfe tour of Australia and what steps are being taken in the media and via social media, including an open letter. Also reports from Jane Hansen. |
| 0:25:16 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/?s=Brew With Kelly Wong Science and technology were honoured on stage at the main Oscars
event with special guests. But that's not all, science and technology
even had their own Academy award ceremony. |
| 0:28:54 | Vic Skeptics reveal dangerous products on sale at Melbourne hospital Victorian Skeptics committee member Peter Hogan and president Chris Guest have revealed that a dangerous homeopathic teething product was available at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital. The product, Hyland’s Baby Teething Tablets, had earlier been found by the US FDA to contain inconsistent amounts of the toxic substance belladonna and posed a risk to children. |
| 0:34:00 | Maynard's Spooky Action.... Who knew Maynard had a green thumb? This week he heads to a meeting of top scientists involved with "Restore & Renew," an ambitious and important project that responds to the need for bush regenerators to incorporate the latest science, restoring healthy ecosystems that are diverse, resilient and adaptable. with...
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Science-Conservation/Restore-Renew |
Also... Richard Saunders' radio segment Origami Pigasus to print Stranger Things Downunder Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar Homeopathy in the UK: Michael Marshall |
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| The Skeptic Zone #436 - 26 Feb 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:05:27 | Dr Rachie Reports... with Dr Rachael Dunlop This week Dr Rachie looks at the action taken by Google against the so-called 'Health Ranger', Mike Adams. Looking for his site? Don't ask Google! |
| 0:13:20 | Healing Touch at Queensland University - UPDATE James Cook University has issued a short statement saying that it has closed a Healing Touch Clinic that had been operating on its Townsville campus. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/02/21/update-jcu-closes-healing-touch-clinic |
| 0:20:02 | Take Stock... with Shelley Stocken Shelley gives us her unique take on actions of Robert De Niro and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding their anti-vaccination campains. Sounds just like the plot of a 'B Grade' Hollywood movie. |
| 0:45:56 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/tags/brew-ha-ha With Ben Lewis It's really bloody hot in Australia. Talking about blood, extreme
and prolonged heat exposure to the human body can do disastrous
things to your blood, your organs... it doesn't end well. It looks
like Aussie summers are going to get more brutal no matter what,
so we’re just going to have to cope. Stay cool out there folks. |
| 0:27:31 | Paracon 2016 - A review Richard Saunders reads his report (from the pages of 'The Skeptic' magazine) of the 2016 Paracon convention. Ghosts, UFOs and Big Cats! |
| 0:41:46 | Casting a Spell on Donald J. Trump We look at the humorous magic spell, "To be performed at midnight on every waning crescent moon until he is removed from office." |
Also... The ESP Podcast with Michael Marshall and Fiona O'Leary 500th Episode of the Geologic Podcast Homeopathy in the UK: Michael Marshall
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| The Skeptic Zone #435 - 17 Feb 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:05:40 | Healing Touch at Queensland University Australia's first university-based (but not university endorsed) healing touch clinic has opened in Townsville at James Cook University (JCU). Healing touch is described as an energy-balancing therapy administered through gentle touching and manipulation of energy from a distance, similar to reiki or acupressure. Dr Steve Roberts and Richard Saunders comment on this sad state of affairs. Healing touch clinic opens at James Cook University in
Australian-first STOSSEL TESTING THERAPEUTIC TOUCH Therapeutic Touch |
| 0:22:00 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/tags/brew-ha-ha With Casey Harrigan If we've learnt one thing from science fiction, it's that travelling
to galaxies far far away will mean astronauts will need to enter
some kind of stasis to last the journey. However a new idea suggests
napping might be a better option than a longer suspended animation. |
| 0:26:28 | A Bike Tour of the Solar System Join Dr Steve Roberts, Richard Saunders and a team of keen cyclists as they ride from the Sun to Pluto! The Solar System Walk: St Kilda to Port Melbourne https://mycitymelbourne.net/2013/03/30/the-solar-system-walk-st-kilda-to-port-melbourne |
| 0:43:42 | Chiropractor found guilty of making false claims of curing cancer A New South Wales chiropractor has been convicted of false advertising after he claimed to be able to prevent, treat and cure cancer in his advertising. Hance Limboro was sentenced on February 15 at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney after he pleaded guilty to 13 charges filed by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in August 2016. |
| 0:51:42 | Running With Scissors - Podcast |
Also... Homeopathy in the UK: Michael Marshall
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| The Skeptic Zone #434 - 12 Feb 2017 |
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| 0:06:50 | The Diet Skeptic... with Mandy-Lee Noble A2 or not A2... that is the question. Is A2 milk better than A1? Should you be raiding your local supermarket for all the A2 milk you can carry? Will the cows go on strike? Find out this week as Mandy-Lee take a long slurp of A2 milk. Comparative effects of A1 versus A2 beta-casein https://thea2milkcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/a2MC-Roadshow-Presentation-FINAL.pdf https://www.healthkit.com/profile/-mandy-lee-noble/dietitian/342517 |
| 0:15:46 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/tags/brew-ha-ha With Ben Lewis US scientists have gone rogue … 140 characters at a time.
Rogue Twitter accounts have popped up since being ordered by the
government to stop tweeting valid, factual scientific information.
Just ignoring scientific issues like climate change isn’t
going to make them go away and we're all for keeping the science
communication going. |
| 0:19:07 | Chiro group distances itself from anti-vaxxers The Chiropractors Association of Australia, the largest professional group for chiropractors in the country, has come down against the Australian Vaccination-sceptics Network for linking itself to the CAA. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/02/06/chiro-group-distances-itself-from-anti-vaxxers Researchers warn of dire effects from herbal remedies Herbal products, portrayed as softer and more ‘natural’ alternatives to prescription medication, can have “dire effects” on users, including acute hepatic and renal failure, exacerbation of pre-existing conditions and diseases, and even death. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/02/06/researchers-warn-of-dire-effects-from-herbal-remedies |
| 0:30:10 | Sydney Ghosts and a HOT Night Out We join the 'Stranger Things Down Under' group as they roam the streets of Sydney looking for ghosts with spooky tour guide Rowan Greaves. |
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| The Skeptic Zone #433 - 5 Feb 2017 |
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| 0:00:00 | Introduction |
| 0:07:05 | Fiona O'Leary and "VaXXed" at the European Parliament We chat to Fiona about the push to have the movie "Vaxxed" removed from a special screening in the European Parliament. Find out if forces of resaon prevail. http://vakcinainfo.org/2017/02/04/scandal-eu-parliament-banned-the-subject-of-unsafe-vaccines/ |
| 0:35:00 | Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/tags/brew-ha-ha With Kelly Wong Is the recently announced Pig-human hybrid controversial science
news, or the latest (and weirdest) superhero? Let's break it down. |
| 0:39:55 | New Complaints Watchdog On The Job To Protect Patients A new watchdog with greater powers to protect patients and crack down on dodgy unregistered health service providers and practitioners has started work. Victorian Minister for Health Jill Hennessy announced the appointment of Karen Cusack as the inaugural Health Complaints Commissioner, with the Health Complaints Act 2016 coming into effect. |
| 0:45:20 | Maynard's Spooky Action.... We head for Sydney Skeptics in the Pub where special guest Tim Ferguson is on the bill with Maynard. The question of the night, put to our pubbers, "What do you think about people who go behind their doctor's back and seek so-called alternative medicine?" |
Also... "UFO Belief and Religion" Dr Steve Roberts Ghosts! Skeptic Zone report |
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