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The Skeptic Zone #496 - 22.April.2018

The Skeptic Zone #496 - 22.April.2018

FromThe Skeptic Zone


The Skeptic Zone #496 - 22.April.2018

FromThe Skeptic Zone

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:00 Let's Have a Random Rant! With Dr Paulie Our new reporter Dr Paulie interviews John Cook, a research assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, researching cognitive science. https://www.skepticalscience.com http://evidencesquared.com Critical Thinking Cafe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAp1Foj7BzY Plos One paper “Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence” http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0175799 0:23:04 ASI’s vaccination day for Sydney-siders – May 19 Don’t tell the anti-vaxxers, but Australian Skeptics Inc will be hosting a flu vaccine day for Sydney-Siders at the East Sydney Doctors clinic on Saturday, May 19, from 2pm. https://www.skeptics.com.au/2018/04/12/asis-vaccination-day-for-sydney-siders-may-19/ 0:25:25 Lauren Cochrane - Australian Skeptics new Social Media Manager We chat to Laruen about her new role in helping to get the sketpical message out on social media. Also... http://www.skeptiCalCon.com
Released:
Apr 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason. Join Richard Saunders and the crew for interviews and reports from around the world.