The Skeptic Zone #424 - 1.December.2016

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:50 "Psychic" predictions for 2016 We mark the homework of the top mystics and seers. Did they see the sucess of Donald Trump or the Brexit? Find out and be not so amazed. 0:22:10 Skeptics in the Pub in Sydney We chat to Michael Marshall about his Australian trip. http://goodthinkingsociety.org/ 0:29:05 Homeopaths cashing in on vulnerable parents A report from the Sunday World newspaper in Ireland. 0:35:40 Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee With Kelly Wong Fake news is not immune to science. It's easy to be swayed by cute animal stories but don't be fooled. Animals are not humans and have their own amazing features. Further reading via ScienceAlert: http://bit.ly/2gj5Eh1 Recently, people in India have taken to social media to share smog selfies to show the world how bad their pollution is. Further reading via ABC:0 http://ab.co/2eHwFJc A woman and her daughter both gave birth with the same womb. It may sound like science fiction but this is exactly what happened when a Swedish woman received a uterus transplant from her own mother. She was then able to receive IVF and give birth to her own son. Further reading via ABC: http://ab.co/2elQQNU 0:49:50 Grain of Salt.... with Eran Segev More in the series of interviews from QED. This week Eran chats Tom and Cecil to from the Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. http://dissonancepod.com Also... NZ Skeptics Conference http://conference.skeptics.nz The Sydney Freecon - December 9, 10 &11, 2016 - 188 William St. Earlwood Contact Gary on Twitter - @SydneyFuturian