The Skeptic Zone #466- 24.Sept.2017

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00 Susan Gerbic All roads lead to Europe and the European Skeptics Congress. We catch up with Susan Gerbic as she travels from country to country, making her way to the main event. http://guerrillaskepticismonwikipedia.blogspot.com.au 0:16:35 Bent Spoon nominations for 2017 The nominations for the 2017 Australian Skeptics’ Bent Spoon award have been published, featuring an array of potential winners and dis-honourees. The Spoon is awarded to the most preposterous piece of paranormal or pseudoscientific piffle of the year, and is one of the least sought-after awards on the woo calendar. Past winners include Paleo Pete Evans, Homeopathy Plus, the Lutec free energy generator, a whole range of universities, and a psychic dentist. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/09/21/bent-spoon-nominations-for-2017-abc-nicm-newcastle-city-council-and-more/ 0:20:20 Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Kelly Wong History became HERstory when researchers used genomics to confirm that a Viking warrior was, in fact female - not male as anthropologists and historians had assumed. https://www.australiascience.tv/vod/brew-ha-ha-technology-rewrites-history/ 0:22:00 A Piece of his Mind - With Professor Paul Willis No Time for Heroes Heroes on the big screen are all very well, but should we be looking to more realistic answers to the problems of the world? Media Engagement Services https://www.mediaengagementservices.com.au 0:28:13 Anti-vaccination GP John Piesse - Update Dr John Piesse suspended from practice - Children in peril due to his actions - What he really thinks about vaccination. Mitcham anti-vax doctor John Piesse suspended by medical board https://tinyurl.com/ydaraz9o Kinder Kids - Herald Sun https://tinyurl.com/ycvajfz6 0:35:00 A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev This week Eran chats Yoav Landsman about his work with Space IL and the $30M Google Lunar XPRIZE to get to the moon. http://www.spaceil.com/mission https://lunar.xprize.org Also... Richard Saunders and Tim Medham - late night radio segment http://www.2gb.com/?s=Skeptics Maynard and Bunga Bunga maynard.com.au CSI Con - Las Vagas http://csiconference.org QED - Manchester http://www.qedcon.org QED - Skepticamp Manchester skepticamp.co.uk SITP Organiser Survey - http://glasgowskeptics.com/sitp Skepticon Sydney http://www.skeptics.com.au