The Completely Unnecessary Skeptical Podcast

Episode 65 - Citizen Science - get involved!

Also goop and unprecedented followup

6 years ago

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

Effects of exercise -

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:

Activated charcoal

[Bonus experiment video] [https://www.facebook.com/roger.feeles/videos/10217690533914289/](https://www.facebook.com/roger.feeles/videos/10217690533914289/)

Bonus experiment google sheet

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

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