The Rationable Podcast

Pranav Radhakrishnan joins us on Rationable Interviews to discuss why people believe in pseudosciences like alternative medicine and gurus like Sadhguru. We also discuss his experience as a science communicator and a sceptic and his experience building his channel, @ScienceIsDope. His content is very well-researched, written and produced, and you should definitely subscribe to his channels.

Affiliate links for books:

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The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe: https://amzn.to/3YqVkpk

Podcasts

Skeptic's Guide to the Universe Podcast: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts

Skeptoid: https://skeptoid.com/

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Richard Saunders, Rob Palmer and a group of sceptic activists from all over the world analyzed over 4,000 predictions from 207 psychics over 2 decades to see how accurate they were. This was called the GAPPP.

Here's my full interview with Rob Palmer from Skeptic Inquirer Magazine as we discuss the GAPPP project. The Great Australian Psychic Predictions project analysed all psychic predictions broadcast in Australia over a decade to see if they were accurate. Rob shares the project results to reveal the TRUE accuracy of psychic predictions.

Find out more at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2022/02/the-great-australian-psychic-prediction-project-pondering-the-published-predictions-of-prominent-psychics/

Find Richard Saunders' podcast at: https://www.skepticzone.tv/ or search for The Skeptic Zone on your favourite podcast platform.

List of awards for evidence of paranormal activity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prizes_for_evidence_of_the_paranormal Uri Geller fails on Johnny Carson: https://youtu.be/zD7OgAdCObs https://youtu.be/jLl9D9BBIlk Bob Nygaard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Nygaard Uri Geller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Geller Johnny Carson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Carson

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Vimoh has a podcast call in show and two youtube channels where he comments on religion, superstitions and politics twice a week. In this interview, we discuss a large range of topics including castes, karma, the right books to educate ones self on Hinduism and the right to ridicule religion.

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References & Further Reading

Resources and Further Reading: https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17489539.2012.674680 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8441353/ https://archive.org/details/PrisonersofSilence https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/a-magician-cannot-dispute-fc-or-can-he https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXAxkqsCbvk https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/why-does-joint-attention-look-atypical-in-autismand-does-it-matter https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/what-is-joint-attention-and-how-does-it-relate-to-fc https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/is-eye-contact-really-overrated https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/from-eye-tracking-to-eegsanything-but-a-simple-message-passing-test https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/blog/aba-vs-fc-what-aba-knows-about-autism-instructional-needs-and-the-harmful-effects-of-inadvertent-cues https://www.amazon.com/Cutting-Edge-Language-Literacy-Students-Spectrum/dp/1799894436/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6OXJXUR4XYNB&keywords=cutting+edge+language+and+literacy+tools&qid=1664480183&qu=eyJxc2MiOiItMC4wMSIsInFzYSI6IjAuMDAiLCJxc3AiOiIwLjAwIn0%3D&s=books&sprefix=cutting+edge+language%2Cstripbooks%2C80&sr=1-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0 https://www.amazon.com/Students-Autism-language-literacy-academic/dp/1915261376/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=tnlI3&content-id=amzn1.sym.8cf3b8ef-6a74-45dc-9f0d-6409eb523603&pf_rd_p=8cf3b8ef-6a74-45dc-9f0d-6409eb523603&pf_rd_r=6070R8PSF9PW2GVV3Z72&pd_rd_wg=OGZeX&pd_rd_r=7691ace2-a9d0-49b5-843c-66227efa3ab5&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mi

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Dr Cyriac Abby Philips is a firebrand twitter sceptic who regularly shares science-based information and research regarding alternative medicine – Ayurveda in particular. He's a Hepatologist and has been studying the side effects of Ayurvedic preparations on the liver. His research and clinical cases have discovered how many Ayurvedic preparations may be harming you more than healing you!

He joins us to answer some critical questions about how Ayurveda can be harmful. There are so many real side effects these real herbs can have, but they are being touted as completely side-effect free. People’s lives have been put in danger, and some have been lost due to this form of quackery. Even I found many of his findings shocking to say the least!

If you have questions for Dr Abby Philips, find him on Twitter @drabbyphilips.

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Dr Haryax Pathak, MBBS, practising in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, has been busting myths about COVID-19, its treatments and the vaccines on Twitter. He was kind enough to join Rationable to dispel myths about the vaccines and help us understand which one to choose, what the dosage interval should be, and lots more.

Here are a the updates:

1) Immunocompromised people should also get the vaccine

2) The central government has increased the period after which one should get Covishield’s second dose to 6-8 weeks

3) People over 18 will be allowed to get vaccinated from the 1st of May onwards

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I’ve investigated the claims of Evocus and other alkaline water and found they aren’t true. Evocus Black Alkaline water is just a dodgy product that will only be a very expensive, rather ineffective antacid and nothing more. I will get to each of these claims and a few other generic claims I’ve found about alkaline water in this episode, so you can understand why I say this. 

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There are a lot of questions we have about the COVID-19 vaccines that have been released by Moderna, Pfizer and others. Dr Paul Offit is here to answer them! He is a paediatrician with expertise in virology and vaccines. Dr Offit has written several books on the topic of vaccines, alternative medicine and medical science.

Get in touch with Dr Offit: https://twitter.com/DrPaulOffit

Or visit his website: https://www.paul-offit.com

And check out his work and educational content at https://www.chop.edu

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Rationable speaks to Anant Bhan and Dr Sumaiya Shaikh about the recent proposal by the Indian Government to allow Ayurvedic practitioners to perform certain types of surgery. We dig into the pros and cons and find a lot of nuance in the topic that feels like it's black and white.

Your body's pH balance is a fascinating mechanism but it's often misunderstood or miscommunicated to sell ideas like the alkaline diet.

In this episode, we get a basic insight into how your body handles its acid-alkaline levels through the kidneys and the lungs and what happens when it goes wrong. I also get into why it’s so hard to change the pH of your blood or any other part of your body, especially through food.

References & other links:

Acid-base homeostasis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670772/ and https://opentextbc.ca/anatomyandphysiology/chapter/26-4-acid-base-balance/#:~:text=The%20kidneys%20help%20control%20acid,systems%20work%20predominantly%20inside%20cells

Disorders of Acid-base Balance: https://opentextbc.ca/anatomyandphysiology/chapter/26-5-disorders-of-acid-base-balance and https://www.healthline.com/health/acid-base-balance#metabolic-acidosis

pH Imbalance: https://www.healthline.com/health/ph-imbalance

Digestion in the stomach: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zwqycdm/revision/5#:~:text=Bile%20is%20secreted%20into%20the,the%20lipase%20enzymes%20can%20work

The Detox Scam: https://www.berationable.com/rationable-blog/2019/8/27/detox-an-introduction-to-a-scam?rq=detox

Ketogenic Diet: https://www.berationable.com/rationable-blog/2018/11/19/is-the-ketogenic-diet-the-best-way-to-lose-weight?rq=keto

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