The Skeptic Zone #436 - 26.Feb.2017

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:27 Dr Rachie Reports... with Dr Rachael Dunlop This week Dr Rachie looks at the action taken by Google against the so-called 'Health Ranger', Mike Adams. Looking for his site? Don't ask Google! 0:13:20 Healing Touch at Queensland University - UPDATE James Cook University has issued a short statement saying that it has closed a Healing Touch Clinic that had been operating on its Townsville campus. http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/02/21/update-jcu-closes-healing-touch-clinic 0:20:02 Take Stock... with Shelley Stocken Shelley gives us her unique take on actions of Robert De Niro and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding their anti-vaccination campains. Sounds just like the plot of a 'B Grade' Hollywood movie. 0:45:56 Brew Ha Ha: Science in less time than it takes to order a coffee https://www.australiascience.tv/tags/brew-ha-ha With Ben Lewis It's really bloody hot in Australia. Talking about blood, extreme and prolonged heat exposure to the human body can do disastrous things to your blood, your organs... it doesn't end well. It looks like Aussie summers are going to get more brutal no matter what, so we're just going to have to cope. Stay cool out there folks. Further reading via Gizmodo: http://bit.ly/2lqp7Lq 0:27:31 Paracon 2016 - A review Richard Saunders reads his report (from the pages of 'The Skeptic' magazine) of the 2016 Paracon convention. Ghosts, UFOs and Big Cats! http://www.skeptics.com.au/the-magazine 0:41:46 Casting a Spell on Donald J. Trump We look at the humorous magic spell, "To be performed at midnight on every waning crescent moon until he is removed from office." Also... 500th Episode of the Geologic Podcast https://www.facebook.com/georgehrab/?hc_location=ufi&pnref=story The ESP Podcast with Michael Marshall and Fiona O'Leary http://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/episode_062_michael_marshall_fiona_oleary.html Homeopathy in the UK: Michael Marshall https://www.facebook.com/events/700343633505831/