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The Skeptic Zone #703 - 27.March.2022

The Skeptic Zone #703 - 27.March.2022

FromThe Skeptic Zone


The Skeptic Zone #703 - 27.March.2022

FromThe Skeptic Zone

ratings:
Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Mar 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:30 Meta Sued by Australian Watchdog Over Scam Ads Facebook owner Meta is being sued by Australia's competition watchdog for publishing scam ads for crypto on its platform. We look at even more questionable ads appearing on Facebook every day for such things as medical products and psychics. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-18/meta-sued-by-australian-watchdog-over-scam-crypto-advertisements 0:14:24 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:23:16 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham The Call of the Quack. Part 1. By Tim Harding A look at the history of the word 'Quack'. This week its place in ancient Greece. A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 33 No. 3 http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:38:20 A Dive into a Trove A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to the parnormal and more. 1950, 18 November - Sydney Morning Herald 1975, 26 September - Canberra Times http://www.trove.nla.gov.au
Released:
Mar 26, 2022
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.