The Skeptic Zone #733 - 23.October.2022
0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders
0:03:50 You Can Count on Adrienne
CSICon 2022. Skeptics from all over the world are in Las Vegas for this major convention. Adrienne gives us her preview of the meeting.
https://csiconference.org
0:12:07 Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week?
Read by Richard Saunders.
http://www.skeptics.com.au
0:23:52 Evidence Please! With Jo Alabaster
A classic report from 2016 about the dangers of 'Black Salve'. No good for cancers or anything else! Black salve, also known by the brand name Cansema, is a pseudoscientific alternative cancer treatment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_salve
0:35:15 A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to "The Psychic Side".
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au
Also Australian Skeptics National Convention 2022
Science & Skepticism in a changed world
3 - 4 December, National Library of Australia, Canberra
https://skepticon.org.au