The Skeptic Zone #577 - 3.November.2019
Nov 02, 2019•48 min
Episode description
Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders 0:03:09 Another strike against Homeopathy
The head of the NHS launches an outspoken attack on the homeopathy industry for peddling deadly anti- vaccine myths. Simon Stevens accuses practitioners of spreading toxic 'misinformation' about jabs, which poses 'a significant danger to human health'.
We get the background on the story from Michael Marshall from the Good Thinking Society.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7619805/NHS-chief-blasts-homeopathy-dangerous-blames-industry-fuelling-antivaxx-myths.html 0:14:16 CSIcon 2019 Interviews - Part #2
Guest reporter Rob Palmer talks to Elizabeth Loftus about false memories, Jim Underdownabout investigating paranormal claims, Janyce Boynton about Facilitated communication and Joe Schwarcz about demystifying science. 0:33:16 Geeks, Gamers, Nerds & Kids
Tim Mendham, editor (and EO) of 'The Skeptic' magazine from Australian Skeptics, reads an item from Vol. 39 No.1. What is the cross-over between the Nerds and the Skeptics?
https://www.skeptics.com.au Also Skepticon 2019
https://skepticon.org.au
BAS talk
http://baskeptics.org
Canberra Skeptics
https://www.meetup.com/SocialSkepticsCanberra/
Richard Saunders 0:03:09 Another strike against Homeopathy
The head of the NHS launches an outspoken attack on the homeopathy industry for peddling deadly anti- vaccine myths. Simon Stevens accuses practitioners of spreading toxic 'misinformation' about jabs, which poses 'a significant danger to human health'.
We get the background on the story from Michael Marshall from the Good Thinking Society.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7619805/NHS-chief-blasts-homeopathy-dangerous-blames-industry-fuelling-antivaxx-myths.html 0:14:16 CSIcon 2019 Interviews - Part #2
Guest reporter Rob Palmer talks to Elizabeth Loftus about false memories, Jim Underdownabout investigating paranormal claims, Janyce Boynton about Facilitated communication and Joe Schwarcz about demystifying science. 0:33:16 Geeks, Gamers, Nerds & Kids
Tim Mendham, editor (and EO) of 'The Skeptic' magazine from Australian Skeptics, reads an item from Vol. 39 No.1. What is the cross-over between the Nerds and the Skeptics?
https://www.skeptics.com.au Also Skepticon 2019
https://skepticon.org.au
BAS talk
http://baskeptics.org
Canberra Skeptics
https://www.meetup.com/SocialSkepticsCanberra/