The Completely Unnecessary Skeptical Podcast

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Episode 66

Episode 65 - Citizen Science - get involved!

Also goop and unprecedented followup

In which Soiuxsie gets sooty, Nathan knows more than he thought he knew, and Craig doesn't talk about his car.

Noticeboard:

Conference: https://conference.skeptics.nz/

Free Friday night Limited free tickets for students

News: Bible Museum says five of its Dead Sea Scrolls are fake:

Food supplement ruined my liver

Ireland votes to oust ‘medieval’ blasphemy law

Students missing out on science

Effects of exercise -

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2707428

Study finds that not only are vaginal jade eggs useless, they're not even an ancient remedy

Pubtalk - TV resolution:

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTyzCOJm2fo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYHkwyCHfCE

Woo Zealand:

Jesus for NZ Jesus for NZ Counterprotest https://www.jesusfornz.org/

Dentists warn of epidemic of tooth decay as more non-fluoride toothpastes launched

Siouxsie’s Suspicious Supplements:

Activated charcoal

[Bonus experiment video] [https://www.facebook.com/roger.feeles/videos/10217690533914289/](https://www.facebook.com/roger.feeles/videos/10217690533914289/)

Bonus experiment google sheet

Migration of the Skeptic - David Attenborough

WOTD:

macromancy

Quote:

“Science is not a boy's game, it's not a girl's game. It's everyone's game. It's about where we are and where we're going. Space travel benefits us here on Earth. And we ain't stopped yet. There's more exploration to come.” - Nichelle Nichols

Episode 64 - Crowdfunding Quackery

And, for something non-controversial: 1080

In which, we talk about 1080, observe the end of Goop, and finally discuss Wellington Paranormal (Spoilers. Maybe).

http://conference.skeptics.nz

Crowdfunding Quackery

Goop

Measles Fatwa

1080 “controversy” 1080 Facts

Book - Matter of Fact

Grief Vampires

Massive increase in advertising spend on vitamins and supplements

People behind Baa Baa amber teething beads are branching out

The Carterton Incident

Tru Niagen

Snake Oil Visualization

Wellington Paranormal Theme X-files Theme Gravity Falls Theme All Three at the same time

WOTD: Libricide

Quote:

“Once intelligent design squeezes its way into our biology books, we might as well add astrology to our astrophysics lectures and toss in some alchemy education into the chemistry lab.”

Cara Santa Maria

Episode 63 - Humanist Visa Denied

Goop, Climate Change, Evidence for Acupuncture

In which Nathan gets Goopy, Craig gets charged up and Siouxsie gets supplementary.

Noticeboard:

NZ Skeptics Conf 2018

News: Goop Hires Factchecker Water on Mars Craig’s Electric Car update Ken Ham’s knickers in a twist again (Polyamorous Parents)

Pubtalk Climate change denialists communicate with Craig Placebos, alternative medicine, interview on RadioLIVE

Woo Zealand:

Wellington Paranormal Humanists denied visas to come to NZ for conference

Acupuncture Evidence

Siouxsie’s Suspicious Supplements: Deer velvet and Sexual function

WOTD:

kerasine - Horny, resembling horn, corneous

Quote: “I often compare open source to science. To where science took this whole notion of developing ideas in the open and improving on other peoples' ideas and making it into what science is today and the incredible advances that we have had. And I compare that to witchcraft and alchemy, where openness was something you didn't do.”

--Linus Torvalds

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Episode 62 - Skeptics Conf Announced

Noticeboard:

NZ Skeptics Conf 2018: conference.skeptics.nz

Humanist conference

News: Energy Healer

Merka!

Science popularisation uses religion’s tools

Psychic pets

Woo Zealand:

Wellington Paranormal

Deliah’s dubious device:

The PIP!

WOTD:

janiform

Quote:

“When I was young I believed that ‘nonfiction’ meant ‘true.’ But you read a history written in, say, 1920 and a history of the same events written in 1995 and they’re very different. There may not be one Truth—there may be several truths—but saying that is not to say that reality doesn’t exist.”

Margaret Atwood

An Instance of the Fingerpost Novel by Iain Pears

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Episode 61

Episode Notes

In which Nathan gets a word worng, Siouxsie tries to find a correlation between homeopathy prescribers and antivaxers, and Craig makes a fart joke.

Links:

Day of Reckoning: https://www.pangburnphilosophy.com/dayofreckoning-auckland

Humanist conference: https://www.facebook.com/events/984072268412998/

Monkey selfie case: https://phys.org/news/2018-04-court-monkey-selfie-copyright.html Ben Goldacre’s latest paper on homeopathy: https://openprescribing.net/ Myth of the 20 year old entrepreneur https://phys.org/news/2018-04-year-old-entrepreneur-myth.html The Bible is on a recommended “don’t read” list: https://www.gq.com/story/21-books-you-dont-have-to-read

Obvious joke of the week - Uranus smells of farts: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43871497 Ark Park: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/21/ark-encounters-latest-attendance-numbers-are-ken-hams-nightmare/

David Silverman: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/16/american-atheists-answers-follow-up-questions-after-the-firing-of-its-president/

Israel folau / Briann Tamaki: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/04/destiny-church-brian-tamaki-says-cry-baby-gays-will-go-to-hell.html

Deliah’s dubious device: https://www.rebalance.co.nz/products/himalayan-crystal-salt-inhaler

WOTD: ichthyocoprolite

Quote: "There is so much material out there that looks real but isn’t, especially on the internet. Part of my focus is on giving young people the tools they need to assess and analyse the wealth of scientific claims that are made to legitimise beliefs and products. It’s so easy to be ripped off – I don’t see how anyone can survive in the 21st century without some degree of scientific literacy." — Tania Lineham

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Lineham

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Episode 60

In which Professor Steven Galbraith teaches us about bitcoin, Nathan gets a compliment, Craig tells us about electric car batteries and Siouxsie finds a totally legit, not a scam at all "bioscanner". Email / feedback: Mark Dawson: "Re governments usin...

In which Professor Steven Galbraith teaches us about bitcoin, Nathan gets a compliment, Craig tells us about electric car batteries and Siouxsie finds a totally legit, not a scam at all "bioscanner".

Email / feedback:
Mark Dawson:

"Re governments using dowsers. In my past life as an ACT Government employee, I came across an old file that mentioned the Australian Government employing a dowser in Canberra back in 1931. I gather from the file that the ACT Lands Officer, James Brackenreg, was less than impressed:

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Episode 59

In which Craig tells us about artificial people, Siouxsie doesn't Deliah, and Nathan interviews Street Epistemologist Anthony Magnabosco about Street Epistemology. News: Alex Jones and Mike Adams YT ban? https://debunkingdenialism.com/2018/03/04/natura...

In which Craig tells us about artificial people, Siouxsie doesn't Deliah, and Nathan interviews Street Epistemologist Anthony Magnabosco about Street Epistemology.

News:
Alex Jones and Mike Adams YT ban?
https://debunkingdenialism.com/2018/03/04/natural-news-banned-youtube/
https://gizmodo.com/as-advertisers-flee-alex-jones-claims-his-youtube-ba...

Lawrence Krauss
https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/lawrence-krauss-sexual-harassment-...

Geoff posts again. This time about Cannabis Oil as a Cancer Cure!

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Episode 58

In which Craig argues with people who are wrong on the Internet; Siouxsie hasn't read the research; and, somehow, Nathan is the Voice of Reason. https://www.facebook.com/Gardasil-Kills2-332186880241439/?hc_ref=ARRRmCg... Rates of great earthquakes not ...

In which Craig argues with people who are wrong on the Internet; Siouxsie hasn't read the research; and, somehow, Nathan is the Voice of Reason.

https://www.facebook.com/Gardasil-Kills2-332186880241439/?hc_ref=ARRRmCg...

Rates of great earthquakes not affected by moon phases, day of year:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116131319.htm

Satanic Temple religious freedom:
http://deadstate.org/satanic-temple-argues-that-missouris-extreme-aborti...

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Episode 57

In which Siouxsie & Graeme Hill ruin an ear candle experiment, and Craig & Nathan interview the amazing Cara Santa Maria... News: Conference report Roy Moore - Kids commit drive-by shootings because they are taught evolution http://reverepress....

In which Siouxsie & Graeme Hill ruin an ear candle experiment, and Craig & Nathan interview the amazing Cara Santa Maria...

News:
Conference report
Roy Moore - Kids commit drive-by shootings because they are taught evolution
http://reverepress.com/news/roy-moore-kids-commit-drive-shootings-taught...

Christians and fingerprints
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/01/christian-who-th...

First GMO person using CRISPR on their DNA

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Episode 56

In which we continue our new trend of publishing regularly and on time, Craig follows instructions, Siouxsie is a cartoon, and Nathan shows up... --=Links=-- NZ Skeptics Conference - 2017 - Wellington 24th-26th November http://conference.skeptics.nz Xm...

In which we continue our new trend of publishing regularly and on time, Craig follows instructions, Siouxsie is a cartoon, and Nathan shows up...

--=Links=--

NZ Skeptics Conference - 2017 - Wellington 24th-26th November
http://conference.skeptics.nz
Xmas gifts! www.brightenz.net
https://www.redbubble.com/people/SiouxsieW/shop

News:
Pope stubs out cigarette sales in Vatican:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/pope-stubs-out-cigarettes-sales...

Woman fired for flipping off Trump’s motorcade:

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