The Skeptic Zone #698 - 20.February.2022

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:22 Nurses' Protest We head to the parliament building in Sydney Australia to report on the protest by nurses and midwives about the tough conditions they are facing since the outbreak of COVID-19. What we find is a sea of blue scrubs and a sea of blue facemasks. This report includes interviews with some of the nurses who took the time to make their voices heard in the protest. 0:17:12 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham This week Tim looks at the origins of the word "bunk". Why do we call something bunkum? Where was this term first used and why do we use it today? This reading comes from The Skeptic, Vol. 33 No. 3 http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:29:07 A Dive into a Trove A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to "Festival of Mind Body Spirit". http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Richard Saunders on the radio to talk about the Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project. https://www.4bc.com.au/podcast/australian-skeptics-release-the-results-of-its-great-australian-psychic-prediction-project https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/feburary-gold-coast-skeptics-in-the-pub-online-tickets-251674534307