The Skeptic Zone #596 -15.March.2020
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:19 New Age pseudoscience is no match for COVID-19 In a break with a decades-long tradition, members of Australian Skeptics will not be attending this weekend's Mind Body Spirit exhibition in Sydney's Darling Harbour due to the dangers of the spread of COVID-19 and the ignorant attitudes of some exhibitors. https://www.skeptics.com.au/2020/03/12/new-age-pseudoscience-is-no-match-for-covid-19/ 0:09:26 Maynard's Spooky Action... Interviews from Australian Skeptics' dinner meeting This week climate change with, Dick Smith Jessica Singer Maia Marsh and Eran Segev 0:28:17 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma This week Michelle looks at "Straw Man". 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. 0:36:17 I Think we need to Think - With Susan Gerbic Susan gives us an update on some recent additions and revisions to Wiki pages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Mandatory_Vaccination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalom_House http://www.gsowteam.org/ 0:43:45 Life is Wild - With Michelle Franklin Wild Horses. Michelle talks about invasive species. The whole world is full of invasive animal and plant species, and we've seen the argument that it doesn't matter anymore, that we should just accept that the world is all mixed together now, and boundaries are arbitrary, and this is just how it is. Also Maynard's 2020 Calendar http://maynard.com.au/2020-maynard-calendar Skepticon 2020 https://www.gcskeptics.com/skepticon-2020