The Skeptic Zone #452 -18.June.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:45 Queen’s Birthday honour for Ken Harvey Dr Ken Harvey, one of Australia’s leading campaigners against pseudomedicine, has been honoured with a Member (AM) in the general division of the Order of Australia in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Harvey is well-known to Skeptics for his ongoing battle, both through and with the Therapeutic Goods Administration, over claims made by alt med companies in their advertising and promotional material. His complaints have all been upheld upon investigation. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/06/14/queens-birthday-honour-for-ken-harvey 0:10:50 Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Casey Harrigan Alcohol is bad for your health. Then it's good. Now it's bad again? Scientists aren't changing their minds - you might just need to look closer at what they're saying. https://www.australiascience.tv/vod/brew-ha-ha-cheers-to-brain-health/ 0:12:37 Late Night Radio Skeptics Saunders' radio segment throughout Australia with Mike Williams. This week we look at Cold Reading. http://www.4bc.com.au/podcast/richard-saunders-4/ 0:29:16 Susan Gerbic Raod Trip Our international correspondent from Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia reports on the recent SkeptiCal meeting and travels to Los Angeles to attend the world premiere of the new science outreach documentary, Principles of Curiosity. http://principlesofcuriosity.com Also... NECSS - New York https://necss.org CSI Con - Las Vagus http://csiconference.org European Skeptics Congress - Wroclaw http://euroscepticscon.org QED - Manchester qedcon.org Skepticon Sydney http://www.skeptics.com.au