The Skeptic Zone #566 - 25.August.2019

Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:25 Isil Arican and Cuneyt Ozdas Learn how Isil and Cuneyt help to promote science and scepticism in Turkey and around the world.

 

https://yalansavar.org/podcast/ http://www.acikbilim.com/

0:20:55 Looking for Woo in Berkeley join Richard Saunders as he wanders along the streets of Berkeley in California, looking for strange and mysterious claims made on shopfronts.

 

https://goo.gl/maps/sFre2sxqjaf9vS3o6

0:31:47 I think we need to think... With Susan Gerbic Susan gives us an update on recent Wikipedia updates.

 

https://abouttimeproject.wordpress.com/guerrilla-skepticism-on-wikipedia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification_foot_baths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facilitated_communication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deej https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Return_to_Love https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind-body_interventions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Australian_Bird_Guide

0:41:11 Full Moon and Empty Heads A commonly-held belief has it that various social phenomena are associated with the phases of the moon. Such is the strength of this belief, achieving folk-lore status in many societies, that it is accepted almost without question, especially by the popular media. - Barry Williams

 

https://www.skeptics.com.au

Also Skepticon 2019 https://skepticon.org.au https://www.meetup.com/Mordi-Skeptics-in-the-Pub/