The Skeptic Zone #575 - 20.October.2019
Oct 19, 2019•47 min
Episode description
Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders 0:03:30 Mind Body Wallet time again
Join Richard Saunders, Peter "Ratbags" Bowditch and Lara Benham as they, once again, descend into the pit of woo that is Mind Body Spirit in Sydney.
https://ratbags.com/ 0:17:30 Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia in action
Barbara O'Neill is an Australian naturopath and lecturer on health issues who, in 2019, was banned for life by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) from providing free or paid health services. We look at the new Wiki page regarding her case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_O%27Neill
https://www.skepdoc.info/videos-2 0:27:00 Fighting Words - Part #1
Tim Mendham, editor (and EO) of 'The Skeptic' magazine from Australian Skeptics, reads a feature from Vol. 39 No. 2. A look at the history and meaning of "Free Speech".
https://www.skeptics.com.au 0:37:35 Tricks of the Trade
Australian Skeptics co-founder Phillip Adams recalls the time James Randi fooled the room with nothing more than a table top and a cigarette. As published in 'The Weekend Australian Magazine'.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au Also Skepticon 2019
https://skepticon.org.au
Richard Saunders 0:03:30 Mind Body Wallet time again
Join Richard Saunders, Peter "Ratbags" Bowditch and Lara Benham as they, once again, descend into the pit of woo that is Mind Body Spirit in Sydney.
https://ratbags.com/ 0:17:30 Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia in action
Barbara O'Neill is an Australian naturopath and lecturer on health issues who, in 2019, was banned for life by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) from providing free or paid health services. We look at the new Wiki page regarding her case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_O%27Neill
https://www.skepdoc.info/videos-2 0:27:00 Fighting Words - Part #1
Tim Mendham, editor (and EO) of 'The Skeptic' magazine from Australian Skeptics, reads a feature from Vol. 39 No. 2. A look at the history and meaning of "Free Speech".
https://www.skeptics.com.au 0:37:35 Tricks of the Trade
Australian Skeptics co-founder Phillip Adams recalls the time James Randi fooled the room with nothing more than a table top and a cigarette. As published in 'The Weekend Australian Magazine'.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au Also Skepticon 2019
https://skepticon.org.au