The Skeptic Zone #600 - 12.April.2020

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders & Stefan Sojka 0:05:05 A Grain of Salt. With Eran Segev Skeptics legal defence fund seeks volunteers An international skeptics legal defence fund is in the process of being set up, following the successful defence of Britt Hermes, and it is calling for experienced and qualified volunteers with legal, marketing and fund-raising expertise to help out. https://skepticslegaldefense.org 0:22:00 'Medical Intuitives' Promising to Protect Your DNA Against Coronavirus Just before large gatherings were banned due to coronavirus, but after it hit the news, Gary Nunn attended a Mind, Body, Spirit convention in Sydney. As expected, it was full of clairvoyants and generalist psychics. But there were also a lot of people describing themselves as "medical intuitives". - Story by Gary Nunn https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/y3mj3m/the-medical-intuitives-promising-to-protect-your-dna-against-coronavirus 0:36:52 Logical Fallacies. With Michelle Bijkersma This week Michelle looks at "The Argument from Ignorance". Also known as "The appeal to ignorance", this is when you assert something is true or could be true because no one has proved it to be false. This fallacy wrongly shifts the burden of proof away from the person making the claim. A Logical Fallacy is an error we can make in reasoning, but it usually crops up when we are discussing or arguing our point of view. 0:44:27 The Book of Tim - With Tim Mendham The Mighty Mitta Muster Water Divining Test - Part #3 A look at how Australian Skeptics test paranormal claims. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:55:12 Maynard's Spooky Action This week Maynard reports from his international studios and gives us his tips, tricks and viewing recommendations for surviving the COVID-19 Lock Down. You have been warned! http://maynard.com.au Also Greetings from Susan Gerbic - Mike Hall - Michael Marshall - Alice Howarth - George Hrab - Brian Dunning - Ben Radford - Celestia Ward - Pascual Romero - Pontus Böckman - Jelena Levin - András Gábor Pintér 3M Science of Safety Podcast https://www.3m.com.au/sospodcast Maynard's 2020 Calendar http://maynard.com.au/2020-maynard-calendar Skepticon 2020 https://www.gcskeptics.com/skepticon-2020