The Skeptic Zone

The Skeptic Zone #439 - 19.March.2017


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0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot9zOj6oZUo

Vaccination debate flares on NSW north coast after 7yo contracts tetanus http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-17/tetanus-girl-not-vaccinated-say-health-authorities/8362722

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? Science and technology is as much a part of our cultural fabric as art, music, theatre and literature. They play a significant role in our daily lives, yet, in a world dependent on science, we often take them for granted. Australia's Science Channel believes every citizen has a right, and a responsibility, to be informed, and our mission is to create programs to bring that about.

https://www.australiascience.tv

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.

http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/03/15/belle-gibson-guilty-but-delusional-and-now-for-the-next-fad

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 https://omny.fm/shows/mike-williams-overnight/do-aliens-exist

Origami Pigasus to print https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Origami_Pigasus.jpg

Stranger Things Downunder https://www.facebook.com/StrangerThingsDownUnder

Mayanrd's FREE 2017 Calendar http://maynard.com.au/2017-maynard-calendar/

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