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The Skeptic Zone #384 - 28.Feb.2016

The Skeptic Zone #384 - 28.Feb.2016

FromThe Skeptic Zone


The Skeptic Zone #384 - 28.Feb.2016

FromThe Skeptic Zone

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders
0:04:20Holes in the PlotFrom science fiction fans to water dowsers, why do people work so hard to preserve their belief systems? In this talk, Richard Saunders looks at the thinking and mental gymnastics.
0:27:10Peter Bowditch - Vaccination in OberonA letter to the editor by long time skeptic, Peter 'Ratbags' Bowditch.
0:30:40Good Thinking Investigates: ChiropracticIn 2008, the British Chiropractic Association unsuccessfully sued science writer Simon Singh for highlighting that there is no reliable evidence that chiropractic can treat colic. Six years later, we wanted to find out whether chiropractors would still treat babies suffering from colic.
Released:
Feb 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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