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Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/7/8 6:27:23 (51 reads)
We're delighted to have noted memory researcher Maryann Garry and her PhD students back at the annual NZ Skeptics conference to show us how easy it is to be fooled. This is a session well worth attending and remembering!
It's at Butterfly Creek, Tom Pearce Dr, Auckland, 13-15 August. It's open to non-members (bar the AGM), and very reasonably priced for two solid days of entertainment and education.
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/6/18 3:00:00 (84 reads)
Planning for the annual NZ Skeptics Conference proceeds apace (Auckland, August 13-15). You can see the varied programme online here: http://skeptics.org.nz/SK:SKEPCONFDRAFTPROG
We'll range from vaccine hoaxes and health scares to mass delusions and the end of the world. All good stuff! And keep your fingers crossed for fine weather for the planned firewalk....
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/5/4 8:25:38 (160 reads)
Ep 8: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:30 - Richard Jones - Do You Believe In Fairies? 0:07:45 - David Sheffield - Stop Promoting Pseudoscience 0:14:00 - Hayley Stevens - Invizikids 0:21:20 - Fluffet reads Amaris - The Psychic Twins
Ep 9: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:30 - Chip Chatwin - "The Power of Seeming Certain": Why organised religion is a threat to civil rights 0:08:32 - MrJohnno - Natural Born Atheist - MrJohnno explores claims of genetic predisposition to theism. 0:14:36 - Catherine - Atheism 0:22:44 - End
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/4/3 5:11:18 (193 reads)
0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:08 - Hayley Stevens - Biases In Ghost Research 0:09:40 - William Brougham (In Sydney) - Psychics Advice 0:15:35 - Karen Stollznow - Franks Box 0:21:48 - Jon Donnis - A history of Psychic Joe Power 0:27:35 - Jon Donnis - The End
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/3/28 13:59:59 (202 reads)
0:00:00 - Introduction, World Famous Psychic Medium Colin Fry! 0:00:50 - Derek Bartholomaus (IIG West) - Regen Traynor takes $50,000 Challenge 0:04:26 - Aaron Lewis - Skeptical Letter Writing 0:11:00 - Patrick Redmond Interviews Comedian Iszi Lawrence 0:19:48 - Noel Boivin - Astrology and Serial Killers 0:27:00 - Jon Donni - The End
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/3/6 14:21:15 (241 reads)
0:00:00 Introduction: Two Blokes in their bedroom trying to be funny. 0:01:35 Matt Parker - Maths behind Homeopathy 0:07:50 Richard Saunders - Psychics 0:15:35 Emma-Louise Rhodes - True Believer Syndrome 0:20:40 William Brougham - My Journey to Skepticism
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/2/17 4:49:35 (178 reads)
* Homeopathy Campaign Continues
We haven't yet had a response from the NZ Council of Homeopaths inviting them to join our campaign to discourage pharmacies from stocking homeopathic products, but we are ever-optimistic. In the meantime, if you'd like to help out, consider undertaking one or all of the following:
By all means drop a letter to the editor, or possibly to the Commerce Commission or Consumer (esp if you are a subscriber), and tell them you are concerned about this issue, the potential for misleading labelling, the lack of informed advice and the lack of disclosure that the products are water and sugar.
At the end, Mark Sainsbury mentions that the homeopaths had offered to do a session on me. Given that the focus of the current issue on homeopathic products is the inappropriateness of their sale by pharmacies, we think that a different action would make far more sense than simply offering to do a homeopathic consult on one person.
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/2/8 14:21:00 (167 reads)
The Skeptic Zone, The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason.
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:01:25 Kylie Sturgess interviews Jack of Kent 0:17:40 Skeptic Xmas lunch with Peter Bowditch and Dr Rachael Dunlop 0:34:40 The Token Skeptic with Kylie Sturgess 0:38:38 Dr Rachie Reports - Thermography 0:49:44 Dr Rachie and Richard Saunders on Sydney Radio
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/1/28 12:02:57 (154 reads)
We're overdosing a bit on news at the moment, but just to keep you up with the state of play, the NZ Skeptics and Skeptics in the Pub are running a homeopathic overdose demonstration in Christchurch this Saturday (10.30am, Jan 30, in front of the Cathedral in the Square -- come along if you can!).
TV3 should be filming it, so for those of you who can't make it here, you may see it on the TV3 news that night.
I've appended below the press release we put out about our support for the UK-based 1023 campaign which is encouraging such demonstrations to highlight the dangers of pharmacies touting diluted water as medicine.
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/1/12 5:25:13 (310 reads)
The Skeptic Zone, The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason.
Episode Time Line: 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:01:40 Richard Saunders interviews Dr Paul Willis 0:19:45 Dr Rachie Reports - Adam Hamlin PhD Queensland Brain Institute 0:33:14 THE THINK TANK
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/1/12 5:23:51 (376 reads)
The Skeptic Zone, The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason.
Episode Time Line: 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders & Stefan Sojka 0:04:00 An Open Letter to Alliance Boots by The Merseyside Skeptics Society 0:06:46 Report from Briskepticon2009 0:24:24 The Thornett Award for the Promotion of Reason 0:37:23 THE THINK TANK
Posted by Jon Donnison 2010/1/12 5:22:20 (512 reads)
The Skeptic Zone, The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason.
Episode Time Line: 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:00 Dr Rachael Dunlop & Richard Saunders interview Christopher Zinn from Choice Magazine 0:36:18 James Randi talks about Facilitated Communication 0:41:18 THE THINK TANK
We're delighted to have noted memory researcher Maryann Garry and her
Ep 8:
The Skeptic Zone, The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason.
During the past week, bemused TV viewers in Australia may have noticed a brief TV commercial relating to a retraction by EASE-a-Cold.