0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders   0:05:40 Healing Touch at Queensland University Australia's first university-based (but not university endorsed) healing touch clinic has opened in Townsville at James Cook University (JCU). Healing touch is described as an energy-balancing therapy administered through gentle touching and manipulation of energy from a distance, similar to reiki or acupressure. Dr Steve Roberts and Richard Saunders comment on this sad state of affairs. Healing touch clinic opens at James Cook University in Australian-first http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-13/healing-therapy-clinic-opens-james-cook-university/8266280 STOSSEL TESTING THERAPEUTIC TOUCH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNoRxCRJ-Y0 Therapeutic Touch https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4203   0:22:00 Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/tags/brew-ha-ha With Casey Harrigan If we've learnt one thing from science fiction, it's that travelling to galaxies far far away will mean astronauts will need to enter some kind of stasis to last the journey. However a new idea suggests napping might be a better option than a longer suspended animation. Further reading via Quartz: http://bit.ly/2klQTw6 Sick and tired of seeing your newsfeed overrun with politics? We have an experiment - share science stories and content on your social media with #sharescience and turn your feed sciencey.   0:26:28 A Bike Tour of the Solar System Join Dr Steve Roberts, Richard Saunders and a team of keen cyclists as they ride from the Sun to Pluto! The Solar System Walk: St Kilda to Port Melbourne St Kilda is a unique part of Melbourne with rock music, pop culture and experimental artists mixing it with babes, beaches, boofheads and backpackers. It also has its fair share of lessor known thrills with cafes down backstreets, art displays in discarded buildings and, believe it or not, a walking track that is a 1 to 1 billion replica of the solar system. https://mycitymelbourne.net/2013/03/30/the-solar-system-walk-st-kilda-to-port-melbourne   0:43:42 Chiropractor found guilty of making false claims of curing cancer A New South Wales chiropractor has been convicted of false advertising after he claimed to be able to prevent, treat and cure cancer in his advertising. Hance Limboro was sentenced on February 15 at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney after he pleaded guilty to 13 charges filed by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in August 2016. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/02/15/chiropractor-found-guilty-of-making-false-claims-of-curing-cancer   0:51:42 Running With Scissors - Podcast https://www.mixcloud.com/lone_deranger   Also... Homeopathy in the UK: Michael Marshall https://www.facebook.com/events/700343633505831/