Episode 16 Teaching Critical Thinking with the Token Skeptics Kylie Sturgess

Published: Dec. 13, 2012, 8 a.m.

b'0:00:25 INTRODUCTION\\n\\n0:01:40 FEEDBACK\\n\\n \\tWWII and related stuff\\n \\tHow to deal with theistic family members\\n\\n0:15:21 THIS DAY IN HISTORY - December 13\\n\\n \\t1577 - Francis Drake leaves England to explore and plunder \\n \\t1915 - Mystery writer Ross Macdonald is born - Mother asks "WHO DUNNIT?" \\n \\t2000 - Texas seven prison break \\n \\t2000 - Al Gore concedes the presidency \\n \\t2003 - Saddam Hussein captured \\n\\n0:24:52 SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY\\n\\n \\tRobots are taking the jobs of trained dolphins\\n \\tEvidence of ice on Mercury\'s north pole\\n \\tDuke\\u2019s invisibility cloak\\n\\n0:31:44 POLITICS/CULTURE/RELIGION\\n\\n \\tThe death of Savita Halappanavar\\n\\n \\tComplaint being filed with the European court of human rights\\n \\tBishops issue complete BS statement \\n\\n\\n \\tThe GOP blocks ratification of the UN disability treaty\\n \\tThe Supreme Court to take Prop 8 and DOMA cases\\n \\tBill O\'Rielly\'s war on Christmas\\n\\n \\tO\\u2019Rielly with Silverman 11/28/12\\n \\tFather Jonathan Morris corrects O\\u2019Rielly 12/03/12\\n\\n\\n\\n0:50:19 MUSIC - Apocalyptic Love Song by\\xa0Shelley Segal\\xa0(Used by permission)\\n\\n0:53:20 Plug for the Northwest Freethought Alliance Conference April 5-7, 2013\\n\\n0:54:14 INTERVIEW - Kylie Sturgess of Token Skeptic\\n\\nKylie Sturgess\\xa0is the host of the\\xa0Token Skeptic\\xa0podcast, blogs at Token Skeptic on Freethought Blogs and regularly writes editorials for numerous publications and CSICOP\\u2019s Curiouser and Curiouser\\xa0online column. She was the co-host for the\\xa0Global Atheist Convention\\xa0in 2010 and 2012.\\xa0An award-winning Philosophy teacher, Kylie has lectured on teaching critical thinking and anomalistic beliefs worldwide. In 2011 she was presented with the\\xa0Secular Student Alliance Best Individual Activist Award for her activism independent of a university student group and was the\\xa0Australian coordinator of the 2011 10:23 Campaign. In addition, Kylie is a member of the\\xa0James Randi Educational Foundation Education Advisory Panel.\\n\\n1:59:06 BLOOPERS\\n\\n\\n\\nYou can find us online at www.htotw.com, email us at contact@htotw.com, leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666, find us blogging at www.dwnomad.com, and like us on Facebook.\\n\\nTheme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.'