The Skeptic Zone #745 - 15.January.2023

<table border="0" summary="new show" width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top"><em>0:00:00</em> <div><strong>Introduction</strong><br /> Richard Saunders</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top"><em>0:04:22</em> <div><strong>You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill<br /> <br /> Vale 'SkepDoc' Dr Harriet Hall MD</strong><br /> <br /> Adrienne pays tribute to Harriet, who was a retired family physician, former U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, author, science communicator and skeptic of international acclaim, who wrote about alternative medicine and quackery for magazines and articles discussing evidence-based medicine for the Science-Based Medicine blog. She usually wrote under her own name or used the pseudonym "The SkepDoc". She was also a frequent speaker at science and skepticism related conventions in the US and around the world.<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/skepdocseries">https://tinyurl.com/skepdocseries</a><br /> <br /> <a href= "https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=Harriet">https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=Harriet</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top"><em>0:17:42</em> <div><strong>Sydney Skeptics in the Pub</strong><br /> <br /> At long last Sydney Skeptics in the pub is back and looking forward to 2023. We hear from new pubber Stephen Bavaro, who was a recent speaker at the Australian Skeptics convention. Also from Tim Mendham and Richard Saunders as they address the crowd to talk about the Bent Spoon Award and more.</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top"><em>0:32:00</em> <div><strong>Australian Skeptics Newsletter</strong><br /> <br /> What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week?<br /> Read by <strong>Adrienn