Hunting Humbug 101

Episode 49: False attribution (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 21 May 2016 18:01:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0049.mp3

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Episode 48: The best of Jef (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 7 May 2016 08:00:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0048.mp3

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Episode 47: Psychonanalysing tool (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0047.mp3

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Episode 46: False compromise and false balance (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 9 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0046.mp3

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Episode 45: Impugning motives and poisoning the well (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 08:00:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0045.mp3

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Episode 44: Change your mind (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 08:00:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0044.mp3

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Episode 43: Mind, body, wallet (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:00:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0043.mp3

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Episode 42: The slippery slope (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 08:00:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0042.mp3

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Episode 41: Argument by slogan (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:13:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0041.mp3

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Episode 40: Argument by artifice and Bad faith (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 08:00:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0040.mp3

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Episode 39: Begging the question (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:00:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0039.mp3

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Episode 38: Appeal to authority (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0038.mp3

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Episode 37: Moral equivalence (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0037.mp3

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Episode 36: Special pleading (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:17:00 +1000

All enlightened critical thinkers agree, this is the best podcast on fallacies going around. And this episode on Special Pleading is one of the best we’ve produced to date. If you disagree, it’s because you don’t have the kind of cognition and sensibility required to recognise quality. It could also be because of the environment in which you are listening to it, the type of music player you are using and/or your headphones. If you had decent equipment and were in a place that allowed you to concentrate properly, you’d no doubt agree with me…

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0036.mp3

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Episode 35: Skeptics' circle (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0035.mp3

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Episode 0034: Factoid propagation (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 5 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0034.mp3

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Episode 0033: Burden of proof (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 08:00:00 +1000

Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0033.mp3

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Episode 0032: Simple minded certitude (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 8 Aug 2015 10:18:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0032.mp3

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Episode 0031: The WTF? Fallacy (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:30:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0031.mp3

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Episode 0030: The Art of Humbug Detection (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:52:00 +1000

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0030.mp3

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Episode 0029: Wishful thinking (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:08:00 +1000

An original episode where we looked at wishful thinking, with examples from Oprah and The Secret.

Direct download:

https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0029.mp3

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Episode 0028: On belief (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 6 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +1000

An original episode where I interviewed a practicing psychic. I asked her to answer questions about paranormal phenomena and what the basis of her belief is. I was joined by Ben who I discuss this with – in terms of Thomas Gilovich’s book How We Know What Isn’t So – The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life.

Direct download:

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Episode 0027: Talking skeptically

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 23 May 2015 08:00:00 +1000

In this episode we discuss some approaches to talking to people as a skeptic.
Readings from the book:

Clips we discuss are:

Other relevant stuff:

Direct download here: https://ia802506.us.archive.org/3/items/HH101/HH101e0027.mp3

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Episode 0026: Sanctimony (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 9 May 2015 08:00:00 +1000

This is an original episode, previously recorded with my father Jef, in which we looked at Sanctimony.

Clips from:

South Park Seasion 10 Episode 2 - Smug Alert!
Penn and Teller - Walmart

Here’s the link to the direct download.

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Episode 0025: Single cause

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 07:00:00 +1000

In this episode we look at the Single Cause fallacy.

Clips from the episode:

Education - external exams will “fix” all of Queensland’s supposed educational woes. http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2014/12/a-push-for-external-examination-for-queensland-students.html?site=brisbane&program=612

Denial of a cause
Rep. Keith Ellison on "Morning Joe".
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2014/01/17/dem-rep-ellison-islamist-terrorismus-income-inequality-same-strugg

Freakanomics podcast, with Robert Pape:: http://freakonomics.com/2015/02/13/is-there-a-better-way-to-fight-terrorism-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/

An in depth article about ISIS: http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0025.mp3

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Episode 0024: Exaggerated conflict (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 08:00:00 +1000

This is an original episode on Exaggerated Conflict.

Here are the show notes from the original post.

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Episode 0023: Perfect solution

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 08:00:00 +1000

In this episode we look at Perfect Solution.

The first example is looking at the use of technology in cricket for umpiring decisions.Audio of the cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/530928.html?genre=9

The second example is about the flu vaccine: http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/Health-News/flu-shot-risks-benefits/2013/06/14/id/510050/

Here's the cdc information page about a the flu vaccine: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/vaccineeffect.htm

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0023.mp3

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Episode 0022: Browbeating (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 08:00:00 +1000

This is an original episode on Browbeating. It was also our last look at the fallacies of Jenny McCarthy. We were totally sick of her. Other examples from Christopher Hitchens and Dr. Evil.

Here’s a direct link to the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0022.mp3

Episode 0021: Weasel words

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 15:00:00 +1000

In this episode we look at Weasel Words.

Euphemisms

Chaser Media circus - police using euphemisms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJhzU2x-EdA

Dysphemisms

Bill Maher GM foods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csSw3fYnICc&app=desktop

From some of our commentary on GM foods:

Monsanto terminator seeds: http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/pages/terminator-seeds.aspx
Testing for allergic reactions: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/14/us/genetic-engineering-of-crops-can-spread-allergies-study-shows.html

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0021.mp3

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Episode 0020: Stacking the deck (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:30:00 +1000

This is an original episode on Stacking the Deck.

Here's the link to the entire section of the interview that I used:http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=GZcJ2zzvEwY
Here's the link to the Time article on the Hannah Poling case - Case Study: Autism and Vaccines.
Steven Novella's post on this case - Has the Government Conceded Vaccines Cause Autism?
Stop Jenny McCarthy

And the actual "Coalition of the Willing" - as opposed to Michael Moore's version...

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0020.mp3

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Episode 0019: Unfounded generalisation

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 12:01:00 +1000

In this episode we look at Unfounded Generalisation

The clips for this episode come from QANDA episode Monday 10 November, 2014
This is your Brain on Climate Change

Some further reading:

A review of Susan Greenfield’s book: http://www.literaryreview.co.uk/bell_10_14.php
A Ben Goldacre post from 2011: http://www.badscience.net/2011/11/why-wont-professor-greenfield-publish-this-theory-in-a-scientific-journal/

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0019.mp3

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Episode 0018: False cause; correlation error (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:45:00 +1000

In this podcast we discuss the False Cause; Correlation Error. It’s the 1st pod in a series we did on the air head actress Jenny McCarthy and her fallacious views on autism. The "cut down" video podcast version:

Here's the youtube link from where I obtained the interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36PLQIMW69c
Stop Jenny McCarthy

Direct download of the podcast: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0018.mp3

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Episode 0017: Ad hominem (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 3 Jan 2015 08:00:00 +1000

This is an original episode on Ad Hominem.

Show notes (stuff we mentioned that you might want to follow up, or not, whatever… totally up to you):

Reading from the book (Ad Hominem)

The master of vitriolic Ad Hominem and Browbeating - Gordon Ramsay - fromKitchen Nightmares (I think...)

Reductio Ad Hitlerum and Goodwin’s Law

An example of likening a contemporary political leader to Hitler from people who’d been to see a talk by Al Gore organised by moveon.org (no points for guessing the leader of who I speak...) . This is obviously a case of cherry picking, but nonetheless…. Here's the youtube clip I used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiOpOGJsLhU. (I also slipped in a bit of Monty Python here (Gumbies)

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the earwax incident (prior to being elected)

Blackadder Goes Fourth - Captain Cook

The evil brain teaser I mentioned

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0017.mp3

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Episode 0016: Immunised hypothesis

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:00:00 +1000

In this episode Ben and I discuss Immunised Hypotheses: http://www.skepticsfieldguide.net/2013/01/immunised-hypothesis.html

Clips from:

Derren Brown investigates: Ghost Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hfDIveFQHg

The Refining Reason Debate: Special Pleading fallacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJApqf0xaAA

Phony Karate Master - No Touch KO Debunked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0_n7tGnK0

Also discussed, Kiai Master vs MMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDaCIDvj6I

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0016.mp3

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Episode 0015: Gibberish (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 6 Dec 2014 08:00:00 +1000

This podcast is an original episode on Gibberish: http://www.skepticsfieldguide.net/2012/12/gibberish.html

One example we use is from Yes Prime Minister - The Smoke Screen.

The other examples are from Richard Dawkins' Tanner Lectures. (The gibberish comes in the form of questions asked to Richard Dawkins.)

Richard Dawkins - The Religion of Science - Part 2 - at about 31 minutes into the audio if you want to hear the original.
Richard Dawkins - The Science of Religion - Part 2 - at about 11 minutes.

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0015.mp3

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Episode 0014: Bad faith

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:00:00 +1000

Bad faith

http://www.skepticsfieldguide.net/2013/01/bad-faith.html

Dr Oz

Dr Oz was forced to face a senate hearing into dietary supplements. Audio from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and somewhere else on YouTube:

Defending Jo Hockey (sort of, not really)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-13/shorten-seizes-on-hockeys-poor-people-dont-have-cars-comment/5668468

A careful and better analysis is looking at fuel expense as a proportion of income.

And in a June 2014 submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the proposed excise rise, the Australian Automobile Association stated that: "Research indicates that the people who use their cars most frequently are in the outer metropolitan areas and rural and regional areas where there are lower incomes, less jobs, and little or no access to public transport"

To back this the treasurer produced Treasury figures showing that absolute spending on petrol is higher in high-income households, and showing that high-income households tend to have more cars.

The same figures, expressed as a percentage of income, which is the obvious and accepted way of measuring the relative impact of a household cost, shows that households in the highest quintile spent 1.37% of their income on petrol and those in the lowest quintile spent 4.54%. In other words petrol eats up more than three times as much of an average poor household’s income than a rich household’s, because the rich household has 11 times the income from which to pay its petrol bill. So whatever its other merits, an increase in petrol excise will have a bigger impact on the poor household’s budget than the rich household’s, not the other way around. Which was already pretty obvious, really.

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Episode 0013: Non sequitur (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 8 Nov 2014 19:01:00 +1000

This is an original episode on non-sequiturs

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0013.mp3

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Episode 0012: False dichotomy and false dilemma (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 16:19:00 +1000

This is a combination of two original episodes. False dichotomy and dilemma, and then some feedback.

These are the three examples we specifically speak about on the podcast:

Direct download of the MP3 here: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0012.mp3

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Episode 0011: Feedback

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 09:37:00 +1000

Not a full episode. A response to feedback as a test for recording via google hangouts on air.

Back with a full episode next week.

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0011.mp3

Episode 0010: The naturalistic fallacy

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:00:00 +1000

In this episode we look a the naturalistic fallacy, both the “is-ought” problem and the appeal to nature. Direct link: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0010.mp3

Section 1: Reading from the book

Section 2: Appeal to nature

The “Food Babe”

Wikipedia entry:

Vani Hari, also known on her blog as the Food Babe, is an American blogger, known for her criticism of the food industry. She has gathered over 350,000 signatures via petitions pressuring food companies to remove ingredients from their products or change their production processes.[2][3] Companies including Kraft, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, and Subway, have changed or reconsidered ingredients in their products as a result of her campaigns.[4][5] Her work has in turn been criticized as pseudoscience.[2][6][7]

Source of audio clips from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHjm8lbgc3I

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7MrIZYLYtk

The ingredients of an “all natural banana”: http://jameskennedymonash.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/ingredients-of-an-all-natural-banana/

Some excellent blog posts responding to the Food Babe’s scientific illiteracy:

The Food Babe defends her lack of scientific training: http://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2014/06/14/why_big_food_fears_the_food_babe.html

Hari says she doesn’t need scientific degrees to be intellectually honest and know how to research. As a teenager, she was a nationally-ranked debater, who spent summers in the Dartmouth College library researching topics, she says.

Section 3: The “Is-Ought” problem

From “Creation Today” If evolution is true:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv0UmnWXqQY

Ken Buck: being gay "a choice," birth an "influence" like "alcoholism"

From “Meet the press” 10/17/2010.

Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck is the District Attorney for Weld County, Colorado, and is a candidate for the 4th District U.S. Congressional seat in Colorado.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyyCkBaCfis

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Episode 0009: Moving the goalposts and red herring (original episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:00:00 +1000

This is an episode from the original run of the podcast. It looks at Moving the goalposts and Red herrings.

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0009.mp3

Episode 0008: Misuse of statistics, and misunderstanding of randomness and probability

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +1000

Misuse of statistics

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Clip from original episode

A bit from the classic British show, Yes Prime Minister.

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Apple WWDC keynote

Apple CEO Tim Cook at this year’s World Wide Developers Conference Keynote. He points out that Apple has an install base of 80 Million Macs.

Based on NetMarketShare data, as of May 2014, Windows 8 can be found on about 14 percent of all PCs currently running Windows. But with an overall market share of about 1.5 billion, Windows PCs represent nearly 91 percent of all computers in use worldwide. In simple terms, that means that Windows 8, widely considered a “failure” by critics and competitors, is in use on about 210 million PCs worldwide. That’s more than 5 times the install base of Mavericks, and more than 2.5 times the install base of every Mac currently in use. (Source: http://www.tekrevue.com/windows-8-outpaces-os-x-mavericks/)

This also ignores other points of difference. Windows 8 is a major update that pretty much people only get with new machines and have to pay for. Maveriicks is a minor free upgrade by comparison.

Full keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w87fOAG8fjk

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Andrew Bolt and climate contrarians

Analysis of this factoid:

Original Youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NDfwkr8hig
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Misunderstanding of probability

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Sally Clark wrongful conviction

From a Ted Talk by Peter Donnelly. http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_donnelly_shows_how_stats_fool_juries#

Background - Wikipedia on Sally Clark: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Clark
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Evolution and spontaneous beginning of life

From URCall.org, a community of Christians sharing their ideas about the relationship between faith and science.

Original Youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-0AksTzfx0

Fred Hoyle's junkyard tornado: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkyard_tornado
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Book I’m part of the way through reading: How to not be wrong: http://www.jordanellenberg.com/how-not-to-be-wrong/

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0008.mp3
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Episode 0007: Misuse of Information (Original Episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:00:00 +1000

This is an original episode, however I have cut some of it out to add to the next episode.

This episode is going to focus on the misuse of science information.

The next episode will be on the misuse and misunderstanding of statistics. It will be a new one with Ben, but include some of the original episode on misuse of information - about statistics.

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0007.mp3

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Episode 0006: Brain gym and the argument from imagination

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 2 Aug 2014 07:30:00 +1000

As with the previous episode, this is partially based on my presentation at Brisbane SkeptiCamp 2014

Clips and information from this episode can be found here: http://www.skepticsfieldguide.net/2011/11/three-ways-of-examining-brain-or-any_26.html

A focus of this podcast was on the argument from imagination.

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Episode 0005: Factoid propagation - brain claims

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:00:00 +1000

This episode is partially based on my presentation at Brisbane SkeptiCamp 2014

Clips and information from this episode can be found here:

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0005.mp3

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Episode 0004: False Analogy (Original Episode with a new bit)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Sat, 5 Jul 2014 13:06:00 +1000

This episode looks false analogy.

This is an episode from the original run of the podcast. It also includes a newly recorded part looking at the Australian Prime Minister's recent trouble when trying to explain the tough new federal budget cuts using an analogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMbfdW3HVRE

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0004.mp3

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Episode 0003: False balance

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:37:00 +1000

Show notes

In this episode we look at false balance.

We discussed the Dunning-Kruger effect with some Dunning-Kruger like accuracy (we got the vibe of it right). Check out the original paper here: https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~suh/metacognition.pdf

Clips looked at:

Anti-immunisation false balance - GWN7 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3lai8RUQ3k
John Oliver Last Week Tonight on climate change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuGCJJUGsg

I was interviewed on The Skeptic Zone: http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-294-8june2014

Penn & Teller’s Bullshit episode on vaccines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLcOz4EKrxg

Some other good commentary about false balance

Rachel Dunlop on AntiVaxers: Anti-vaccination activists should not be given a say in the media (The Guardian)
Media watch: False Balance Leads to Confusion
Peter Bowditch on false balance

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The Second (eBook) Edition of Humbug! is available for about US$3.99 from:

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0003.mp3

Episode 0002: What is Humbug! (Original Episode)

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Mon, 9 Jun 2014 06:00:00 +1000

This was the first episode in the original run of Hunting Humbug 101. In it we (my Father Jef and I) discuss the general idea of fallacies and critical thinking and why we were moved to write a book on fallacies.

Here's the link to the post most of this discussion is based around - Fallacy.

The Second (eBook) Edition of Humbug! is available for about US$3.99 from:

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0002.mp3

Episode 0001: Homeopathy - appealing to tradition

theo.clark@skepticsfieldguide.net (Theo Clark) — Tue, 27 May 2014 18:08:00 +1000

This episode looks at the fallacy of appealing to tradition.

Reading from the book: www.skepticsfieldguide.net/p/ebook
NHMRC draft Information Paper: Evidence on the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating health conditions: http://consultations.nhmrc.gov.au/public_consultations/homeopathy_health
Australian Homeopath Anna Lamaro on The Project. Audio courtesy of the Skeptic Zone podcast: http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/webpage/2014/04
Anna on ABC Breakfast: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-09/ana-lamaro-australian-homeopathic-association-on-news-breakfast/5378632
Greg Hope - President of the Australian Homeopathic Association - on ABC radio: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s3981552.htm
More of Anna on The Project
The BBC Horizon documentary "BBC Horizon - Homeopathy The Test": http://youtu.be/vcBHKMJDHaU
Clip to analyse for Episode 3: http://youtu.be/LW7Id4GUzhU

The Second (eBook) Edition of Humbug! is available for about US$3.99 from:

Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0001.mp3 (18 mb)

Hunting Humbug 101

Episode 49: False attribution (original episode)

Episode 48: The best of Jef (original episode)

Episode 47: Psychonanalysing tool (original episode)

Episode 46: False compromise and false balance (original episode)

Episode 45: Impugning motives and poisoning the well (original episode)

Episode 44: Change your mind (original episode)

Episode 43: Mind, body, wallet (original episode)

Episode 42: The slippery slope (original episode)

Episode 41: Argument by slogan (original episode)

Episode 40: Argument by artifice and Bad faith (original episode)

Episode 39: Begging the question (original episode)

Episode 38: Appeal to authority (original episode)

Episode 37: Moral equivalence (original episode)

Episode 36: Special pleading (original episode)

Episode 35: Skeptics' circle (original episode)

Episode 0034: Factoid propagation (original episode)

Episode 0033: Burden of proof (original episode)

Episode 0032: Simple minded certitude (original episode)

Episode 0031: The WTF? Fallacy (original episode)

Episode 0030: The Art of Humbug Detection (original episode)

Episode 0029: Wishful thinking (original episode)

Episode 0028: On belief (original episode)

Episode 0027: Talking skeptically

Episode 0026: Sanctimony (original episode)

Episode 0025: Single cause

Episode 0024: Exaggerated conflict (original episode)

Episode 0023: Perfect solution

Episode 0022: Browbeating (original episode)

Episode 0021: Weasel words

Euphemisms

Dysphemisms

Episode 0020: Stacking the deck (original episode)

Episode 0019: Unfounded generalisation

Episode 0018: False cause; correlation error (original episode)

Episode 0017: Ad hominem (original episode)

Episode 0016: Immunised hypothesis

Episode 0015: Gibberish (original episode)

Episode 0014: Bad faith

Bad faith

Dr Oz

Defending Jo Hockey (sort of, not really)

Chiropractors and Simon Singh:

Other mentions

Direct download

Episode 0013: Non sequitur (original episode)

Episode 0012: False dichotomy and false dilemma (original episode)

Episode 0011: Feedback

Episode 0010: The naturalistic fallacy

Section 1: Reading from the book

Section 2: Appeal to nature

The “Food Babe”

Section 3: The “Is-Ought” problem

From “Creation Today” If evolution is true:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv0UmnWXqQY

Ken Buck: being gay "a choice," birth an "influence" like "alcoholism"

Episode 0009: Moving the goalposts and red herring (original episode)

Episode 0008: Misuse of statistics, and misunderstanding of randomness and probability

Misuse of statistics

Clip from original episode

Apple WWDC keynote

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Andrew Bolt and climate contrarians

Misunderstanding of probability

Sally Clark wrongful conviction

Evolution and spontaneous beginning of life

Episode 0007: Misuse of Information (Original Episode)

Episode 0006: Brain gym and the argument from imagination

Episode 0005: Factoid propagation - brain claims

Episode 0004: False Analogy (Original Episode with a new bit)

Episode 0003: False balance

Show notes

Some other good commentary about false balance

Episode 0002: What is Humbug! (Original Episode)

Episode 0001: Homeopathy - appealing to tradition