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The Skeptic Zone


Feb 15, 2020

0:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

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A Psychic in Court

Richard Saunders was in the court room when someone claiming to be a psychic appeared in the witness box. This case is turning out to be one of Australia's most infamous murder trials.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-12/chris-dawson-committal-hearing-hears-evidence-from-psychic/11957172

0:15:58
Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma

This week Michelle looks at "Ad Hominem".

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.

0:23:06
Beating Cancer?

The random discovery of a notice stapled to a telegraph pole has us doing a little bit of research into amazing health claims. Can a book for sale on Amazon really give you the secrets to beating every disease? Somehow we are skeptical.

https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Cancer-Disease-Naturally-getting/dp/1696783917/ref=nodl_

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/cancer-health-news-quackery/alkaline-nonsense

0:37:19
Maynard's Spooky Action...

Interviews from Skepticon 2019.
This week, Sunday interviews, part #1

Caroline Zielinski
Liam Mannix
Tim Mendham

https://www.carolinezielinski.com

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