Archive for June, 2019
Be Reasonable: Episode #062 – Kate Birch
Posted by Mike in Be Reasonable, Podcast on June 24, 2019
This episode, Marsh is joined by homeopath Kate Birch. As part of the episode, Kate asked Marsh to watch two experimental homeopathically-encoded videos. If listeners would like to try the experiment for themselves they can follow Kate’s instructions.
Watch video 1 – 1M dilution: youtube.com/watch?v=winP706eFek
Then wait for one week, noting down what you are feeling and thinking about for that week.
After one week then watch the second video: youtube.com/watch?v=T7FjJCmufhQ
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:08 — 29.8MB)
Steve Barrett – How do we know we really went to the moon?
Posted by Alice in Skeptics in the Pub on June 20, 2019
When: Thursday, July 18th 2019, 7.30 – 11.00 PM
Where: The Casa Bar, 29 Hope Street
There’s no shortage of people who will tell you that the Apollo moon landings of the late 1960s and early 1970s were faked by NASA. But what exactly is the ‘evidence’ that supports this conspiracy, and does it stand up to scientific scrutiny?
Steve Barrett is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool. With long-standing interests in astronomy and photography, it is no surprise to find that many of the twenty or so outreach talks that he gives have an astronomical flavour.
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Celebrate Ten Years of the Merseyside Skeptics Society at MSSX
Posted by Mike in Merseyside, MSSX, QED, Skepticism on June 19, 2019
While our friends at QED are taking a well-earned break, for those who are craving a skeptical conference experience this year, hope is at hand! The Merseyside Skeptics Society will be celebrating our tenth anniversary with MSSX – a one-day event featuring some of our favourite speakers of the last ten years.
Skeptics with a K: Episode #252
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on June 13, 2019
Hyperventilating, DIY, chimpanzee beds, and football parades. Plus breaking blinding, hypocapnea, role models, and feasting on fish. Doing zips up with our teeth, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Get your tickets for MSSX while you still can! Just £29 for a full day of science, reason and critical thinking, celebrating 10 years of the Merseyside Skeptics Society.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:41 — 48.6MB)
InKredulous: Episode #046
Posted by Mike in InKredulous, Podcast on June 11, 2019
Episode 46 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast. Your host is Andy Wilson (@InKredulosi) of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and co-organiser of QED conference.
Appearing are:
- Jonathan Jarry – Science Communicator for the McGill Office for Science and Society where he also hosts a YouTube channel and co-host of The Body of Evidence podcast (@crackedscience)
- Eli Bosnick – Trouble making co-host of Scathing Atheist Podcast, Citation Needed Podcast, God Awful Movies, Skepticrat and magician extraordinaire (@elibosnick)
- Marsh – The Ockham winning Marsh of the Good Thinking Society, Merseyside Skeptics Society, co-host of Skeptics with a K and co-organiser for QED (@MrMMarsh)
As ever, thanks for listening and for all the lovely comments. Support the MSS, our work and all of our podcasts by making a monthly contribution via Patreon.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:15:50 — 34.8MB)