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The Skeptic Zone


Feb 4, 2023

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Introduction
Richard Saunders

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You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill

WikiProject Cryptozoology


With the help Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at "WikiProject Crypozoology", which is "a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to cryptozoology, a pseudoscience and subculture. The goal of this WikiProject is to improve coverage of cryptozoology on English Wikipedia. This project covers notable figures and topics related to the subculture, its history, geographical diffusion, and related places and people. We will specifically deal with all articles contained in the Category:Cryptozoology and its subcategories."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cryptozoology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cryptozoology/Popular_pages

WikiProject Report, Special:FAQs

https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-04-01/WikiProject_report

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The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham

Tics and Tac-Tics #1 By Tim Mendham

A look at some of the strange superstitions that sporting people from around the world use to put their minds at ease before the big game.

A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 42 No. 1

http://www.skeptics.com.au

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A Dive into a Trove

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

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

Also

 

10 Years Ago

The Skeptic Zone #224 - 3.Feb.2013


Maynard's Spooky Action.. An interview with Robert Llewellyn from TV's Red Dwarf - Report from the pages of 'The Skeptic', 'Do it Yourself' - Getting the skeptical message across through the mainstream media can be an uphill battle. So why not create your own? - A chat with Dr Meredith Doig, president of 'The Rationalist Society of Australia

https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/-the-skeptic-zone-224-3-feb-2013