The Skeptic Zone #594 -1.March.2020

The Skeptic Zone - A podcast by Richard Saunders

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders live from Surf Coast Summer Skepticamp VIII 0:01:36 Trish & Chips Trish Hann with timely advice on the use and value of face masks to help prevent the spread of disease. How effective are they? Should you use one and if so how should you use it? 0:12:50 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma This week Michelle looks at the "Appeal to Antiquity". 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. 0:19:49 Australian Skeptics Newsletter #92 SKEPTICON 2020 - Psychic's day in court - UK homeopaths - Peter Brock's crystal Polariser - Are ghosts real? - 'Mad' Mike Hughes dies in rocket crash. https://www.skeptics.com.au/ 0:25:42 Maynard's Spooky Action... Interviews from Skepticon 2019. This week, Sunday interviews, part #3 Cara Santa Maria Jennifer Bernstein   Also Maynard's 2020 Calendar http://maynard.com.au/2020-maynard-calendar