The Skeptic Zone #630 - 8.November.2020
Nov 07, 2020•59 min
Episode description
0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders 0:03:50 The Misadventures of the VeXXed Bus
We look at the bumpy road and comic mishaps of the "Vaxxed II" bus as it travels along its sorry road.
0:16:44 James Randi, a quiet chat.
In 2014, Randi and Saunders toured Australia. During some downtime they chat about magic, memories and TV productions.
James Randi: Psychic Investigator - YouTube
https://youtu.be/ix_DEto6nH4?t=820
0:28:57 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma
This week Michelle looks at "The Hasty Generalisation Fallacy".
Also known as the argument from small numbers and the lonely fact fallacy, this is when you base your conclusion upon limited or inconclusive information.
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. 0:35:47 Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week?
http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:42:42 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
Another reading from the pages of 'The Skeptic' from Australian Skeptics Inc. This week Tim looks at Double Delusion - House of Horrors - House of Science and more.
https://www.skeptics.com.au Also The Correx Files
https://www.abc.net.au/science/correx
Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images
https://coronaconspiracy.cloud
Richard Saunders 0:03:50 The Misadventures of the VeXXed Bus
We look at the bumpy road and comic mishaps of the "Vaxxed II" bus as it travels along its sorry road.
0:16:44 James Randi, a quiet chat.
In 2014, Randi and Saunders toured Australia. During some downtime they chat about magic, memories and TV productions.
James Randi: Psychic Investigator - YouTube
https://youtu.be/ix_DEto6nH4?t=820
0:28:57 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma
This week Michelle looks at "The Hasty Generalisation Fallacy".
Also known as the argument from small numbers and the lonely fact fallacy, this is when you base your conclusion upon limited or inconclusive information.
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. 0:35:47 Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week?
http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:42:42 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
Another reading from the pages of 'The Skeptic' from Australian Skeptics Inc. This week Tim looks at Double Delusion - House of Horrors - House of Science and more.
https://www.skeptics.com.au Also The Correx Files
https://www.abc.net.au/science/correx
Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images
https://coronaconspiracy.cloud