Archive for category Skeptics with a K
Skeptics with a K: Episode #314
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on October 28, 2021
Mike dives into a 2017 study on whether placebos require deception to work, and Alice looks at new research on the COVID-19 lateral flow tests and whether they’re better than we thought. Plus some disappointing news about QED.
Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:32 — 31.5MB)
Skeptics with a K: Episode #313
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on October 14, 2021
Mike looks at a new paper from Australia which questions the power of placebo, Marsh investigates a new survey which claims half of young British people attend church every month, and Alice talks about what happened when she went in for surgery.
Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:16:55 — 35.3MB)
Skeptics with a K: Episode #312
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on September 30, 2021
Marsh talks about the ups and downs of the regulation of chiropractors in the UK, and Mike talks about what exactly he means when he says ‘the placebo effect isn’t real’. Meanwhile, Alice gets annoyed at people being awful, and Mike visits the Covid test centre.
Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:17:16 — 35.5MB)
Skeptics with a K: Episode #311
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on September 16, 2021
This week Alice talks about the website Healthline and their evidence review of mistletoe-based alternative therapy iscador. Meanwhile, Mike talks about ivermectin and the claims that it leaves people sterile.
Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:21:48 — 37.6MB)
Skeptics with a K: Episode #310
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on September 2, 2021
In this bumper episode, Alice talks about the documentary ‘Sickness and Lies’, which claims social media influencers are faking chronic illness for attention and notoriety, and Marsh discusses the question mark over the authorship of the book ‘The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism’. Meanwhile, Mike takes up axe throwing and goes to see Free Guy.
Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:39:52 — 45.8MB)
Skeptics with a K: Episode #309
Posted by Mike in Podcast, Skeptics with a K on August 19, 2021
This week, Marsh talks about the statutory and voluntary regulation of healthcare in the UK, and Mike talks about Apple’s plans to scan the pictures on your iPhone. Meanwhile, Alice ponders the return of the two-cheek kiss.
Note: Mike’s segment this week features frequent references to material depicting the abuse of minors, which some listeners may wish to avoid. The segment finishes at 0:30:23.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03:15 — 29.1MB)