The Skeptic Zone #615 -26.July.2020
Jul 25, 2020•53 min
Episode description
0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders 0:04:13 Pete Evans, what a Tweet
Criticism has been levelled against celebrity chef Pete Evans for a recent tweet in which he seemed to discourage the wearing of face masks.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/pete-evans-suggests-followers-should-stop-wearing-face-masks/news-story/354b3edc7b50bb5b2ef4d763e20f756c 0:10:14 Live Psychic Reading
We chat to Susan Gerbic and a host of skeptics with their comments on a live psychic reading. Were we amazed, suprised or disapointed by what the psychic said?
WIth Celestia Ward, Pontus Böckman, Kenny Biddle, Leonard Tramiel and Wendy Hughes. https://youtu.be/7PyZ3pPxKs0 0:20:29 VAXXED Bus - Delivers COVID-19 Conspiracies and Bad Advice
Australian Skeptics has issued a warning and call to action to Australian media, medical professionals, and local councils regarding the current anti-vaccination ‘revival’ tour of rural and regional Australia.
https://www.skeptics.com.au/2020/07/19/call-to-action-on-anti-vaccination-bus-tour/ 0:31:24 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma
This week Michelle looks at "No True Scotsman".
This interesting sounding fallacy comes from the notion that all Scotsmen are brave and if one turns out to be a coward, then he can not really be a true Scotsman.
A Logical Fallacy is an error we can make in reasoning, but it usually crops up when we are discussing or arguing our point of view. 0:37:00 Typewriter Time
Water, water everywhere......
With the voice talent of Beth Darlington 0:40:57 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
What Goes Around - Psychics, Writers, Psychologists and Imbibers.
http://www.skeptics.com.au Also
Richard Saunders 0:04:13 Pete Evans, what a Tweet
Criticism has been levelled against celebrity chef Pete Evans for a recent tweet in which he seemed to discourage the wearing of face masks.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/pete-evans-suggests-followers-should-stop-wearing-face-masks/news-story/354b3edc7b50bb5b2ef4d763e20f756c 0:10:14 Live Psychic Reading
We chat to Susan Gerbic and a host of skeptics with their comments on a live psychic reading. Were we amazed, suprised or disapointed by what the psychic said?
WIth Celestia Ward, Pontus Böckman, Kenny Biddle, Leonard Tramiel and Wendy Hughes. https://youtu.be/7PyZ3pPxKs0 0:20:29 VAXXED Bus - Delivers COVID-19 Conspiracies and Bad Advice
Australian Skeptics has issued a warning and call to action to Australian media, medical professionals, and local councils regarding the current anti-vaccination ‘revival’ tour of rural and regional Australia.
https://www.skeptics.com.au/2020/07/19/call-to-action-on-anti-vaccination-bus-tour/ 0:31:24 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma
This week Michelle looks at "No True Scotsman".
This interesting sounding fallacy comes from the notion that all Scotsmen are brave and if one turns out to be a coward, then he can not really be a true Scotsman.
A Logical Fallacy is an error we can make in reasoning, but it usually crops up when we are discussing or arguing our point of view. 0:37:00 Typewriter Time
Water, water everywhere......
With the voice talent of Beth Darlington 0:40:57 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
What Goes Around - Psychics, Writers, Psychologists and Imbibers.
http://www.skeptics.com.au Also
Star Trek Continues
https://www.startrekcontinues.com
Skepticon 2020
https://www.skepticon.org.au
Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images
https://coronaconspiracy.cloud