The Skeptic Zone #628 - 25.October.2020
Oct 24, 2020•48 min
Episode description
0:00:00 A tribute to James "The Amazing" Randi. 1928 - 2020. 0:06:20 Introduction
Richard Saunders 0:10:45 Australian Skeptics Inc. Annual Awards 2020
Join President Jessica Singer, E.O. Tim Mendham and Chief Investigator Richard Saunders as they annouce this year's awards, as heard at Skepticon 2020.
The Fred Thornett Award for the promotion of reason - The Barry Williams Award for media - The Skeptic of the Year - The Bent Spoon Award.
https://www.skeptics.com.au 0:23:20 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
Another reading from the pages of 'The Skeptic' from Australian Skeptics Inc. This week Tim looks at Godwin's law (or Godwin's rule of Hitler analogies).
https://www.skeptics.com.au 0:45:40 A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to the Loch Ness Monter. Where oh where are you Nessie? 1937.07.29 The Pingelly-Brookton Leader
1950.11.09 The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
1934.01.02 The Kyogle Examiner
1952.08.29 The Warrick Daily News
1947.04.10 Chronicle
1934.01.13 The Weeky Times
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images
https://coronaconspiracy.cloud
Richard Saunders 0:10:45 Australian Skeptics Inc. Annual Awards 2020
Join President Jessica Singer, E.O. Tim Mendham and Chief Investigator Richard Saunders as they annouce this year's awards, as heard at Skepticon 2020.
The Fred Thornett Award for the promotion of reason - The Barry Williams Award for media - The Skeptic of the Year - The Bent Spoon Award.
https://www.skeptics.com.au 0:23:20 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
Another reading from the pages of 'The Skeptic' from Australian Skeptics Inc. This week Tim looks at Godwin's law (or Godwin's rule of Hitler analogies).
https://www.skeptics.com.au 0:45:40 A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to the Loch Ness Monter. Where oh where are you Nessie? 1937.07.29 The Pingelly-Brookton Leader
1950.11.09 The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
1934.01.02 The Kyogle Examiner
1952.08.29 The Warrick Daily News
1947.04.10 Chronicle
1934.01.13 The Weeky Times
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images
https://coronaconspiracy.cloud