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The Skeptic Zone


Oct 7, 2023

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Introduction
Richard Saunders, live from Sydney Skeptics in tbe Pub

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Skeptical BBQ

Steve Roberts and Richard Saunders talk about the latest UFO shenanigans and their appreciation of one the founders of Australian Skeptics, Dick Smith.

James Randi in Australia - with Dick Smith

https://youtu.be/gN-0FEqAkQM

0:07:32
The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham

Phoney Fauna - Part #1By Tim Mendham

Tim looks at all the strange and weird fake animals that have been invented over the years in order to delight, con, fool, or gain publicity for their creators.

A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 34 No. 4

http://www.skeptics.com.au

0:17:06
Csicon 2023

Adrienne Hill, Susan Gerbic and Rob Palmer with a little promotion for the upcoming Csicon in Las Vegas this October.

https://csiconference.org

0:20:26
Australian Skeptics Newsletter

What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week?
Read by Adrienne Hill.

http://www.skeptics.com.au

0:33:22
A Dive into a Trove

A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to Naturopathy, with comments by Sue Ieraci.



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

Also
 

10 Years Ago

The Skeptic Zone #259 - 6.September.2013


Dr Rachie Reports. A recently identified link between a toxic amino acid found in blue-green algae and several motor neuron diseases could help researchers devise a therapy for the fatal conditions - An interview with Warren Bonnet from Embiggen Books, followed by the launch of the book "The Explainer - From Deja Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums" with Dr Mick Vagg and Dr Rachie - Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia The mission of the Guerrilla Skepticism editing team is to improve skeptical content of Wikipedia. We do this by improving pages of our skeptic spokespeople, providing noteworthy citations, and removing the unsourced claims from paranormal and pseudoscientific pages. Why? Because evidence is cool - Saunders on the Radio. From the vault, Richard Saunders talks about the Mind-Body-Spirit Expo in Sydney - A Week in Science - George Hrab "Small Comfort" For Adele, a little Tabby cat who lived in Sydney, Australia.

https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-259-6-oct-2013