The Skeptic Zone #550 - 5.May.2019

Published: May 5, 2019, 2:15 a.m.

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Show Notes
0:00:00 Introduction

Richard Saunders
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M S S X

Alice Howarth and Laurie Phillips

Celebrate ten years of the Merseyside Skeptics Society at the special one-day event at the Liner Hotel in Liverpool.

It\\u2019s been ten years since the first meeting of the MSS, and ten years since the first episode of Skeptics with a K \\u2013 the UK\\u2019s longest-running skeptical podcast.

http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/category/mssx/

0:13:46 Astrology in the White House

Astrology, which seems to be enjoying a renaissance among millennials and Gen Xers, is only one sad example from our flabby-minded post-truth era. - By Ron Reagan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/04/25/feature/spring-cleaning-2019-eight-things-to-toss/

0:28:50 Jessica Singer on SitP

What does it take to run a Skeptics in the Pub event? We ask Jessica Singer from Australian Skeptics about her trip to vist SitP in London.

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http://london.skepticsinthepub.org/

0:42:08 Maynard\'s Spooky Action...

Once again Maynard heads for Sydney Skeptics in the Pub to find out what people think of the large cash prize offered by Australian Skeptics.
Also

Skepticon 2019

https://skepticon.org.au

Skepticamp in Brisbane

http://www.brisbaneskeptics.org/2019-skepticamp
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