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The Skeptic Zone #731 - 9.October.2022

The Skeptic Zone #731 - 9.October.2022

FromThe Skeptic Zone


The Skeptic Zone #731 - 9.October.2022

FromThe Skeptic Zone

ratings:
Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:09:09 The Real ESP Great news for Australians, The ESP are coming to Canberra for Skepticon 2022. We chat to the team, Andras G Pinter, Pontus Bockman, Annika Harrison (and special guest) and find out what they will be talking about at the upcoming convention. https://theesp.eu 0:16:32 Queen Elizabeth II Predictions from 1952 What were some of the amazing predictions made back in the 1950s about Queen Elizabeth II? We dive into some digital archives to find out what people were thinking and predicting 70 years ago. 0:24:52 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Richard Saunders. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:35:18 A Dive into a Trove A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to "Psychic Surgery". https://skepdic.com/psurgery.html James Randi video: https://youtu.be/41hJ6DY8xLI?t=984 http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Australian Skeptics National Convention 2022 Science & Skepticism in a changed world 3 - 4 December, National Library of Australia, Canberra https://skepticon.org.au
Released:
Oct 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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