Archive for February, 2013
Be Reasonable: Episode #002 – Michael Wilmore
Posted by Mike in Be Reasonable, Podcast on February 25, 2013
Michael Wilmore is a member of the Flat Earth Society – a group whose members believe that the conventionally-accepted notion of a spherical Earth is incorrect, and that in reality the Earth is flat. Society members have a range of ideas and beliefs as to how and why the spherical Earth concept is false, with many believing that much of the conventional science is clouded by inaccuracy, conspiracy and dogma.
Marsh and Hayley spoke to Michael to find out why he believes the world is flat, how he and his fellow members reconcile their beliefs with the accepted science, and the criticisms his ideas are met with by the general public.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:37 — 8.2MB)
Electric cars are rubbish. Aren’t they?
Posted by Mike in Skeptics in the Pub on February 21, 2013
by Robert Llewellyn
When: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 8.00 – 11.00 PM
Where: The Head of Steam, 7 Lime Street, Liverpool
Nothing but glorified golf carts that take forever to charge and then run out of power on the way to the shops. Try finding somewhere to charge them. They cost a fortune to buy and another fortune to replace the battery when its range drops to half. You don’t want to believe all that nonsense about them being environmentally-friendly. They are actually worse than petrol-powered cars because the batteries are made from dirty lithium and use electricity made from dirtier coal. There isn’t even enough lithium in the world to make all the new batteries we’d need anyway. Electric cars are just rubbish. Aren’t they? – Robert says no. This evening he’ll tell us why he thinks we need to put away our prejudices and think seriously about electric vehicles as the future of transport.
Skeptics with a K: Episode #092
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on February 21, 2013
Bigfoot DNA, twitter and auriculotherapy. Plus Penelope Cruz, weight loss, journals and Findus. With regular interruption by sneezes and sniffles, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:05 — 15.3MB)
Skeptics with a K: Episode #091
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on February 7, 2013
Cancer, cabbage, chem-trails and creationism. Plus serial killers, bacon, more cancer and mormons. Using social engineering in a multiple choice exam, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:17:20 — 18.3MB)