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The Skeptic Zone


Dec 28, 2024

0:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

00:03:06
Kate & Allie

With the close of 2024 drawing near and the start of a new year dawning, Kate and Allie both had the idea of making a quiz for the last episode of the year to surprise each other - so surprise, the loons ended up with two quizzes! Play along with their tag-team trivia and take time to look at new year's eve superstitions from around the world, see how many traditions you've heard about.

0:20:16
Drones Droning on about Drones

Are drones from outer space? Do they come from the ocean? Are they manufactured in factories and bought by people and companies? We look at the recent influx of drones in the United States and find a stunning prediction for the year 2025!

Mick West looks at the drone phenomena.
https://youtu.be/ZK4HFxzsjgo

00:26:38
For Crying Out Load! It's Kat McLeod

The white lady, the lady of the lake, pale, semi-transparent ghostly apparitions all seem to have some commonalities. This week Kat is going to delve into the reasons why we think of ghosts the way we do, and explore how society's perception of ghosts hasn't changed much over the centuries.

0:36:36
The TROVE Archives

A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to "Failed Predictions".

1990.03.10 - The Canberra Times
1990.04.13 - The Canberra Times
1991.01.02 - The Canberra Times
1994.05.31 - The Canberra Times


http://www.trove.nla.gov.au