The Skeptic Zone #657 - 16.May.2021

Published: May 16, 2021, 12:09 a.m.

0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders


0:02:58 Maynard's Spooky Action

An interview with Dr Sathana Dushyanthen. Cancer research and COVID-19 myths.

Dr Sathana Dushyanthen is a Science Communicator and Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre. As part of her Sci Comm work, she has a YouTube channel through which she covers popular science topics and current research. Most recently, she has done a series on COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies.

https://youtu.be/xe5HLfE8TEA

https://pintofscience.com.au
0:17:50 The Long Arm of the Law

The Federal Trade Commission (USA) charged St. Louis-based chiropractor Eric Anthony Nepute and his company Quickwork LLC with violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, by deceptively marketing products containing vitamin D and zinc as scientifically proven to treat or prevent COVID-19. This is the first case the FTC has brought under the new law.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/04/first-action-under-covid-19-consumer-protection-act-ftc-seeks
0:22:47 The Book of Tim

Join Richard Saunders as he chats to Tim about what to expect in the upcoming issue of 'The Skeptic' magazine.
0:37:23 A Dive into a Trove

A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to the Alien Abductions.

http://www.trove.nla.gov.au
Also Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images

https://coronaconspiracy.cloud