Jul 16, 2017
0:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders
0:05:00
Reports from NECSS
Sharon Roney from Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia and Richard
Saunders wander around the auditorium before the start of the
Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism in New York.
https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject
Later Richard catches up with Dr Harriet Hall, MD to chat about her video series.
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/author/harriet-hall
0:12:20
Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a
coffee
With Shuj Esufali
A smart device with AI called emergency services during a domestic
violence incident and possibly saved lives as a result. When it
comes to domestic violence, AI could save a lot more.
https://www.australiascience.tv
0:15:00
Dr Rachie Reports... wih Dr Rachael Dunlop
This week Dr Rachie interviews Craig Egan about the Vaxxed bus is
tour across the USA, spreading fear and disinformation about
vaccines. Craig is following their route, refuting them with facts
and evidence and sometimes lulz at every stop.
https://www.gofundme.com/craigs-provax-world-tour
http://www.jhrl.com/toxic-puzzle-hunt-hidden-killer
0:36:15
TGA’s list of medical indications full of pseudoscience
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has published a draft
list of “permitted indications” for listed complementary medicines
that includes many terms and concepts that are straight out of the
pseudoscience catalogue.
http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/07/10/tgas-list-of-medical-indications-full-of-pseudoscience/
0:42:00
Kevin Davies interviews Professor John Carver
Professor John Carver has been Director of the Research School of
Chemistry at the Australian National University in Canberra. He
undertook his undergraduate (First-class Honours) degree in
Chemistry at the University of Adelaide. In 1983, he was awarded
his Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the Australian National
University and subsequently undertook post-doctoral studies in
Biochemistry at the Universities of Oxford and Adelaide.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7366
Also...
CSI Con - Las Vagas http://csiconference.org
European Skeptics Congress - Wroclaw http://euroscepticscon.org
QED - Manchester qedcon.org
Skepticon Sydney http://www.skeptics.com.au