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The Skeptic Zone #748 - 5.February.2023
Episode 748
Published 3 years, 3 months ago
Description
0:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders
Richard Saunders
0:03:10
You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill
WikiProject Cryptozoology
With the help Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at "WikiProject Crypozoology", which is "a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to cryptozoology, a pseudoscience and subculture. The goal of this WikiProject is to improve coverage of cryptozoology on English Wikipedia. This project covers notable figures and topics related to the subculture, its history, geographical diffusion, and related places and people. We will specifically deal with all articles contained in the Category:Cryptozoology and its subcategories."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cryptozoology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cryptozoology/Popular_pages
WikiProject Report, Special:FAQs
https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-04-01/WikiProject_report
WikiProject Cryptozoology
With the help Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at "WikiProject Crypozoology", which is "a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to cryptozoology, a pseudoscience and subculture. The goal of this WikiProject is to improve coverage of cryptozoology on English Wikipedia. This project covers notable figures and topics related to the subculture, its history, geographical diffusion, and related places and people. We will specifically deal with all articles contained in the Category:Cryptozoology and its subcategories."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cryptozoology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cryptozoology/Popular_pages
WikiProject Report, Special:FAQs
https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-04-01/WikiProject_report
0:27:29
The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
Tics and Tac-Tics #1 By Tim Mendham
A look at some of the strange superstitions that sporting people from around the world use to put their minds at ease before the big game.
A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 42 No. 1
http://www.skeptics.com.au
Tics and Tac-Tics #1 By Tim Mendham
A look at some of the strange superstitions that sporting people from around the world use to put their minds at ease before the big game.
A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 42 No. 1
http://www.skeptics.com.au
0:36:30
A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to "Iridology".
1934.02.22 - The Herald Melbourne
1940.05.26 - The Daily Telegraph
1992.04.14 - The Port Lincoln Times - SA
1998.09.30 - The Riverine Herald - Vic
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to "Iridology".
1934.02.22 - The Herald Melbourne
1940.05.26 - The Daily Telegraph
1992.04.14 - The Port Lincoln Times - SA
1998.09.30 - The Riverine Herald - Vic
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au
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https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/-the-skeptic-zone-224-3-feb-2013
The Skeptic Zone #224 - 3.Feb.2013
Maynard's Spooky Action.. An interview with Robert Llewellyn from TV's Red Dwarf - Report from the pages of 'The Skeptic', 'Do it Yourself' - Getting the skeptical message across through the mainstream media can be an uphill battle. So why not create your own? - A chat with Dr Meredith Doig, president of 'The Rationalist Society of Australia
https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/-the-skeptic-zone-224-3-feb-2013