The Skeptic Zone #515 - 2.September.2018

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders   0:02:57 Prof. Paul Willis Australian university students appear to give far more credit to the science of human evolution and far less to creationism or divine guidance than the previous generation. https://theconversation.com/fewer-australian-university-students-than-ever-before-believe-in-creationism-101674 https://www.nationalsecularlobby.org/   0:21:32 Life is Wild! With Michelle Franklin Maggie the Maine Coon moggie recently moved here from South Africa, and after clearing quarantine she moved into a suburban house in Brisbane. All seems to be going well thus far, except that one day recently Maggie got a new housemate (let's call her Sally the snake), a very large and non-venomous coastal carpet python.   0:37:44 Speed Meet the Scientists at the Powerhouse Museum #3 This week, interviews with... Dr James Hunter - Maritime Archaeologist http://www.anmm.gov.au/ Dr Ceridwen Boel - Archaeologist / Evolutionary Biologist https://epicaustralia.org.au/ Dr Kelsey Zimmermann - Psychologist Dr Kathryn Baker - Behavioural Neuroscientist http://www.richardsonlab.com.au/ Dr Titia Benders - Linguist – Children's Llearning https://tinyurl.com/y7eu39hr Jason Drury - Astronomer https://maas.museum/sydney-observatory/   Also... RSVP for Australian Skeptics FREE Friday night trivia and meetup 12 Oct. https://www.skeptics.com.au/event/national-convention/