The Skeptic Zone #592 -16.February.2020

The Skeptic Zone

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:53 A Psychic in Court Richard Saunders was in the court room when someone claiming to be a psychic appeared in the witness box. This case is turning out to be one of Australia's most infamous murder trials. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-12/chris-dawson-committal-hearing-hears-evidence-from-psychic/11957172 0:15:58 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma This week Michelle looks at "Ad Hominem". A Logical Fallacy is an error we can make in reasoning, but it usually crops up when we are discussing or arguing our point of view. 0:23:06 Beating Cancer? The random discovery of a notice stapled to a telegraph pole has us doing a little bit of research into amazing health claims. Can a book for sale on Amazon really give you the secrets to beating every disease? Somehow we are skeptical. https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Cancer-Disease-Naturally-getting/dp/1696783917/ref=nodl_ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/cancer-health-news-quackery/alkaline-nonsense 0:37:19 Maynard's Spooky Action... Interviews from Skepticon 2019. This week, Sunday interviews, part #1 Caroline Zielinski Liam Mannix Tim Mendham https://www.carolinezielinski.com Also Australian Skeptics Dinner Meeting https://www.skeptics.com.au/2020/02/13/sydney-skeptics-special-dinner-dr-michael-mann-on-climate-change/ Surf Coast Summer Skepticamp VIII https://tinyurl.com/SkepticampVIII