The Skeptic Zone #890 - 26.October.2025

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:44 3i Atlas Update As the interstellar comet streams through the inner solar system, we look at some of the claims about it being made on social media. Is the earth in danger? https://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/3I 00:13:50 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas Not Wild about Wild Yams Wild yams are claimed to help with menopause, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and muscular cramps. Can all this be true? Kate looks at the science behind this overhyped root vegetable. Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass 0:19:28 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:32:14 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to Auras. 1978.02.15 - The Hills Gazette - SA 1921.02.06 - The Sunday Morning Star 1974.06.14 - The Robesonian http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Sydney Skeptics in the Pub - 6th Nov. - Kate Thomas with Woo Watch! https://meetu.ps/e/PwcXw/SSz1/i