In which Soiuxsie gets sooty, Nathan knows more than he thought he knew, and Craig doesn't talk about his car.
Noticeboard:
Conference: https://conference.skeptics.nz/
Free Friday night Limited free tickets for students
News: Bible Museum says five of its Dead Sea Scrolls are fake:
Food supplement ruined my liver
Ireland votes to oust ‘medieval’ blasphemy law
Students missing out on science
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2707428
Study finds that not only are vaginal jade eggs useless, they're not even an ancient remedy
Pubtalk - TV resolution:
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTyzCOJm2fo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYHkwyCHfCE
Woo Zealand:
Jesus for NZ Jesus for NZ Counterprotest https://www.jesusfornz.org/
Dentists warn of epidemic of tooth decay as more non-fluoride toothpastes launched
Siouxsie’s Suspicious Supplements:
[Bonus experiment video] [https://www.facebook.com/roger.feeles/videos/10217690533914289/](https://www.facebook.com/roger.feeles/videos/10217690533914289/)
Migration of the Skeptic - David Attenborough
WOTD:
macromancy
Quote:
“Science is not a boy's game, it's not a girl's game. It's everyone's game. It's about where we are and where we're going. Space travel benefits us here on Earth. And we ain't stopped yet. There's more exploration to come.” - Nichelle Nichols
In which, we talk about 1080, observe the end of Goop, and finally discuss Wellington Paranormal (Spoilers. Maybe).
http://conference.skeptics.nz
Massive increase in advertising spend on vitamins and supplements
People behind Baa Baa amber teething beads are branching out
Wellington Paranormal Theme X-files Theme Gravity Falls Theme All Three at the same time
WOTD: Libricide
Quote:
“Once intelligent design squeezes its way into our biology books, we might as well add astrology to our astrophysics lectures and toss in some alchemy education into the chemistry lab.”
Cara Santa Maria
In which Nathan gets Goopy, Craig gets charged up and Siouxsie gets supplementary.
Noticeboard:
News: Goop Hires Factchecker Water on Mars Craig’s Electric Car update Ken Ham’s knickers in a twist again (Polyamorous Parents)
Pubtalk Climate change denialists communicate with Craig Placebos, alternative medicine, interview on RadioLIVE
Woo Zealand:
Wellington Paranormal Humanists denied visas to come to NZ for conference
Siouxsie’s Suspicious Supplements: Deer velvet and Sexual function
WOTD:
kerasine - Horny, resembling horn, corneous
Quote: “I often compare open source to science. To where science took this whole notion of developing ideas in the open and improving on other peoples' ideas and making it into what science is today and the incredible advances that we have had. And I compare that to witchcraft and alchemy, where openness was something you didn't do.”
--Linus Torvalds
Find out more on the The Completely Unnecessary Skeptical Podcast website.
Noticeboard:
NZ Skeptics Conf 2018: conference.skeptics.nz
News: Energy Healer
Science popularisation uses religion’s tools
Woo Zealand:
Deliah’s dubious device:
The PIP!
WOTD:
janiform
Quote:
“When I was young I believed that ‘nonfiction’ meant ‘true.’ But you read a history written in, say, 1920 and a history of the same events written in 1995 and they’re very different. There may not be one Truth—there may be several truths—but saying that is not to say that reality doesn’t exist.”
Margaret Atwood
An Instance of the Fingerpost Novel by Iain Pears
Find out more on the The Completely Unnecessary Skeptical Podcast website.
In which Nathan gets a word worng, Siouxsie tries to find a correlation between homeopathy prescribers and antivaxers, and Craig makes a fart joke.
Links:
Day of Reckoning: https://www.pangburnphilosophy.com/dayofreckoning-auckland
Humanist conference: https://www.facebook.com/events/984072268412998/
Monkey selfie case: https://phys.org/news/2018-04-court-monkey-selfie-copyright.html Ben Goldacre’s latest paper on homeopathy: https://openprescribing.net/ Myth of the 20 year old entrepreneur https://phys.org/news/2018-04-year-old-entrepreneur-myth.html The Bible is on a recommended “don’t read” list: https://www.gq.com/story/21-books-you-dont-have-to-read
Obvious joke of the week - Uranus smells of farts: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43871497 Ark Park: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/21/ark-encounters-latest-attendance-numbers-are-ken-hams-nightmare/
David Silverman: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/16/american-atheists-answers-follow-up-questions-after-the-firing-of-its-president/
Israel folau / Briann Tamaki: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/04/destiny-church-brian-tamaki-says-cry-baby-gays-will-go-to-hell.html
Deliah’s dubious device: https://www.rebalance.co.nz/products/himalayan-crystal-salt-inhaler
WOTD: ichthyocoprolite
Quote: "There is so much material out there that looks real but isn’t, especially on the internet. Part of my focus is on giving young people the tools they need to assess and analyse the wealth of scientific claims that are made to legitimise beliefs and products. It’s so easy to be ripped off – I don’t see how anyone can survive in the 21st century without some degree of scientific literacy." — Tania Lineham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Lineham
Find out more on the The Completely Unnecessary Skeptical Podcast website.
In which Professor Steven Galbraith teaches us about bitcoin, Nathan gets a compliment, Craig tells us about electric car batteries and Siouxsie finds a totally legit, not a scam at all "bioscanner".
Email / feedback:
Mark Dawson:
"Re governments using dowsers. In my past life as an ACT Government employee, I came across an old file that mentioned the Australian Government employing a dowser in Canberra back in 1931. I gather from the file that the ACT Lands Officer, James Brackenreg, was less than impressed:
In which Craig tells us about artificial people, Siouxsie doesn't Deliah, and Nathan interviews Street Epistemologist Anthony Magnabosco about Street Epistemology.
News:
Alex Jones and Mike Adams YT ban?
https://debunkingdenialism.com/2018/03/04/natural-news-banned-youtube/
https://gizmodo.com/as-advertisers-flee-alex-jones-claims-his-youtube-ba...
Lawrence Krauss
https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/lawrence-krauss-sexual-harassment-...
Geoff posts again. This time about Cannabis Oil as a Cancer Cure!
In which Craig argues with people who are wrong on the Internet; Siouxsie hasn't read the research; and, somehow, Nathan is the Voice of Reason.
https://www.facebook.com/Gardasil-Kills2-332186880241439/?hc_ref=ARRRmCg...
Rates of great earthquakes not affected by moon phases, day of year:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116131319.htm
Satanic Temple religious freedom:
http://deadstate.org/satanic-temple-argues-that-missouris-extreme-aborti...
In which Siouxsie & Graeme Hill ruin an ear candle experiment, and Craig & Nathan interview the amazing Cara Santa Maria...
News:
Conference report
Roy Moore - Kids commit drive-by shootings because they are taught evolution
http://reverepress.com/news/roy-moore-kids-commit-drive-shootings-taught...
Christians and fingerprints
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/01/christian-who-th...
First GMO person using CRISPR on their DNA
In which we continue our new trend of publishing regularly and on time, Craig follows instructions, Siouxsie is a cartoon, and Nathan shows up...
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News:
Pope stubs out cigarette sales in Vatican:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/pope-stubs-out-cigarettes-sales...
Woman fired for flipping off Trump’s motorcade: