The Skeptic Zone #815 - 19.May.2024
Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:32 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod This week Kat relates her journey, over the past year, from attending a skeptical conference in Canada to becoming a reporter for the Skeptic Zone. This is right from the 'who could have ever see this coming?' files and is a great illustration of how important it is to support skeptical events. Plus we hear Kat's theme music for the first time. 0:11:28 Ben Radford, Australia Bound The legend himself! Ben Radford has been a fulltime scientific investigator and writer for 25 years. Now for the first time he is heading to Australia to talk at the Austraian Skeptics National Convention in November in Sydney. Will he find the elusive Yowie during his trip? We also hear about other meetings Ben is attending and more about the Squaring the Stange Podcast. 0:23:56 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham The History of EUTSBy Barry Williams (aka Sir Jim) In this classic article, Sir Jim R. Wallaby investigates energies unknown to science... and those that are. A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 38 No. 4 http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:37:54 A Dive into a Trove A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to the Sixth Sense. 1981.08.09 - The Sun Herald 1981.08.16 - The Sun Herald http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Nerd Night in Bend, 28 May, 2024 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nerd-night-presents-science-trivia-and-strange-energies-tickets-899522735717 Skepticamp New Mexico. 1st - 2nd June, 2024 https://www.skepticampnm.com