Episode #037

On this episode, you’ll find news, events and interesting topics, including cupping on Wikipedia, a poltergeist in Glasgow, a new tool for understanding health research and anthroposophy schools to face end in Sweden. We also had Brian Eggo on as a guest to sit in for Jelena, who was out camping.
 
Segments
Intro; Greetings & Feedback; On this day; What’s on in Europe?; What’s hot in Europe?; Logical Fallacies; Really Wrong; Quote
 
Show notes:
00:00:00
INTRO music
 
00:00:26
Greetings & feedback

• Ottawa Skeptics & CFI Canada

00:06:19
On This Day: 26th Aug
Antoine Lavoisier (born 26th Aug 1743)

• About Lavoisier on Famous Scientists.org

00:10:33
What’s on in Europe?

• Check out our “Events in Europe” calendar!
• Skeptics on the Fringe in Edinburgh

00:15:15
What’s Hot in Europe?

1. Anthroposophical schools in Sweeden to face ending?
2. Poltergeist in Scotland?
   • Daily Mirror: Police left baffled by poltergeist after paranormal events blight family home for two days
   • Daily Record: Rutherglen poltergeist family flooded with offers of help
3. Understanding health research tool
   • Understanding Health Research website
4. GSoW and the page for cupping therapy
   • The Cupping Therapy Wikipedia page
   • Episode #408 of The Skeptic Zone with Susan Gerbic explaining their actions with GSoW

00:39:45
Logical Fallacies – Argument from Ignorance

• Argument from Ignorance on LogicallyFallacious

00:43:27
Really Wrong: Irish politician refers to Noah’s flood as “fact”

• BBC: Healy-Rae uses Noah’s Ark to support climate change views

00:46:15
Quote
“When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.”
/David Hume, Scottish philosopher/
 
00:48:36
Outro
 
00:49:51
Out-takes