Sceptici în România https://podcast.sceptici.ro Te feresc de păcălici Sat, 15 May 2021 13:43:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cropped-sceptici_200x200-32x32.jpg Sceptici în România https://podcast.sceptici.ro 32 32 Sceptici în Romania, emisiunea pentru sceptici și nu numai. sceptici.ro no episodic ovidiu.covaciu@gmail.com (sceptici.ro) Copyright: sceptici.ro CC-BY-SA Sceptici în Români Sceptici în România http://podcast.sceptici.ro/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/SiR-iTunes2.jpg https://podcast.sceptici.ro TV-G Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania Biweekly andrei.badila1@gmail.com Ep.156 – Cripto-aromo-diagnoză https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-156-cripto-aromo-diagnoza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-156-cripto-aromo-diagnoza https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-156-cripto-aromo-diagnoza/#comments Sun, 16 May 2021 20:30:00 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1987 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-156-cripto-aromo-diagnoza/feed/ 12988 https://cointelegraph.com/news/10-crypto-trading-mistakes-that-will-leave-you-broke https://cointelegraph.com/news/10-crypto-trading-mistakes-that-will-leave-you-broke








Acasa
https://monicadascalu.com/
]]> sceptici.ro 58:35 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)noEpisoade Ep. 155 – Suplimente cu banane https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-155-suplimente-cu-banane/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-155-suplimente-cu-banane https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-155-suplimente-cu-banane/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:15:37 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1982 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-155-suplimente-cu-banane/feed/ 5419 https://recorder.ro/uriasa-escrocherie-a-suplimentelor-alimentare-milioane-de-euro-din-minciuni-care-impanzesc-internetul/ https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/crispr-edited-bananas/ Celălalt podcast cu Ovidiu: Despre Vaccinare https://recorder.ro/uriasa-escrocherie-a-suplimentelor-alimentare-milioane-de-euro-din-minciuni-care-impanzesc-internetul/https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/crispr-edited-bananas/Celălalt podcast cu Ovidiu: Despre Vaccinare
]]> sceptici.ro 1:15:28 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)noEpisoade Ep. 154 – Qabandonat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-154-qabandonat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-154-qabandonat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-154-qabandonat/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1977 ...continue reading "Ep. 154 – Qabandonat"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-154-qabandonat/feed/ 4123 Tanzania si-a bătut joc de banii europeni și probabil de riscul Covid19 asupra populației. Noroc ca sunt tineri 2. Ovidiu - Codul meu etic ref proiecte cu companiile farma https://www.facebook.com/ovidiu.covaciu/posts/3950055718351420 3. * Tanzania si-a bătut joc de banii europeni și probabil de riscul Covid19 asupra populației. Noroc ca sunt tineri




Tanzania took 27 million Euros from the European Union, embezzled it and then declare the country as Coronavirus free




2. Ovidiu - Codul meu etic ref proiecte cu companiile farma



https://www.facebook.com/ovidiu.covaciu/posts/3950055718351420



3. Un sumar al discutiei dintre Olivia Steer si Mircea Cartarescu



4. Adina Alberts, evreică într-o viață anterioară (conform declarației proprii)



https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-ethics-of-using-medical-data-from-nazi-experiments?fbclid=IwAR1nl9sXFieMn9o9DQJNIG2LMdkeO2c1Dcn5EJUymyiMxa4gYcs-6J5JrHE



Călin Georgescu și înotatul a-la Putin + efecte speciale de zăpadă



https://pressone.ro/premierul-propus-de-aur-filmeaza-mesaje-inspiraional-patriotice-intr-un-lac-dezmorit-din-alpii-orientali
]]> sceptici.ro 1:06:36 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)noEpisoade, adina alberts, calin georgescu, olivia steer, qanon Ep. 153 – Vaccinul transfobic https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-153-vaccinul-transfobic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-153-vaccinul-transfobic https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-153-vaccinul-transfobic/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2020 07:30:00 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1972 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-153-vaccinul-transfobic/feed/ 2386 https://www.facebook.com/ovidiu.covaciu/posts/3763754630314864 Comentariul lui Gotcan e aici http://podcast.sceptici.ro/2019/10/28/ep-148-banat-pe-viata/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.html?fbclid=IwAR2il-Y-kdcNXtG6Iz1ASBHF1e_3D49hbUejDzmFwMCmyYAsZWGBvl6P01w
Vaccinul Pfizer si eficienta lui



https://www.facebook.com/ovidiu.covaciu/posts/3763754630314864



Comentariul lui Gotcan e aici



http://podcast.sceptici.ro/2019/10/28/ep-148-banat-pe-viata/








]]> sceptici.ro Ep. 153 - Vaccinul transfobic 1:06:55 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)noEpisoade, gender identity, pericolele lipsei de scepticism, vaccin covid Ep.152 – Covidiu si Viruna despre plandemie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-152-covidiu-si-viruna-despre-plandemie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-152-covidiu-si-viruna-despre-plandemie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-152-covidiu-si-viruna-despre-plandemie/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2020 05:40:00 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1969 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-152-covidiu-si-viruna-despre-plandemie/feed/ 6222 Puteți asculta în premieră, un episod din podcastul Infecțio-Sceptici în România. Puteți asculta în premieră, un episod din podcastul Infecțio-Sceptici în România. sceptici.ro 152 Ep.152 - Covidiu și Miruna despre plandemie clean 52:22 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, coronavirus, covid19, infectio-sceptici, plandemie Ep. 151 – Pandemie si mitologie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-151-pandemie-si-mitologie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-151-pandemie-si-mitologie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-151-pandemie-si-mitologie/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:10:09 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1963 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-151-pandemie-si-mitologie/feed/ 2495 O serie de mituri ce au circulat in pandemie. Pe unele le-ati auzit, pe unele probabil ca nu. In mod ideal nu le-ati crezut. O serie de mituri ce au circulat in pandemie. Pe unele le-ati auzit, pe unele probabil ca nu. In mod ideal nu le-ati crezut.
]]> sceptici.ro 151 Ep.151 - Pandemie si mitologi clean 1:10:16 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, conspiratii, coronavirus, covid19, pandemie Ep. 150 – Despre coronavirusuri cu Skeptic Pengu https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-150-despre-coronavirusuri-cu-skeptic-pengu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-150-despre-coronavirusuri-cu-skeptic-pengu https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-150-despre-coronavirusuri-cu-skeptic-pengu/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:25:47 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1959 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-150-despre-coronavirusuri-cu-skeptic-pengu/feed/ 2991 Un interviu cu autorul blogului Skeptic Pengu Dați like autorului aici : https://www.facebook.com/skepticpengu/ Un interviu cu autorul blogului Skeptic Pengu



Dați like autorului aici : https://www.facebook.com/skepticpengu/




]]> sceptici.ro 1:30:42 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)noEpisoade, coronavirus, pandemie, sarscov2, skeptic pengus Ep. 149 – Gooped https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-149-gooped/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-149-gooped https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-149-gooped/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1954 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-149-gooped/feed/ 1451 Acest episod nu are link-uri. Acest episod nu are link-uri.
]]> sceptici.ro clean 53:06 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade Ep. 148 – Banat pe viata https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-148-banat-pe-viata/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-148-banat-pe-viata https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-148-banat-pe-viata/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:00:04 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1950 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-148-banat-pe-viata/feed/ 134 Naturopath banned for life https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/03/naturopath-who-said-bicarbonate-soda-cures-cancer-banned-for-life-by-health-watchdog 8 simple ways to spot a bogus health fad https://www.self. Naturopath banned for life



https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/03/naturopath-who-said-bicarbonate-soda-cures-cancer-banned-for-life-by-health-watchdog



8 simple ways to spot a bogus health fad



https://www.self.com/story/spot-bogus-health-claim



Former Anti-Vaxxer Whose Daughter Got Measles Begs Others to Vaccinate




https://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2019/10/former-anti-vaxxer-whose-daughter-got-measles-begs-others-to-vaccinate/




Moare ActiveNews, cuibul conspirațiilor și propagandei ruse



https://www.activenews.ro/stiri-mass-media/Cum-si-mai-ales-de-ce-sa-donezi-pentru-ActiveNews-Am-strans-9.087-euro-din-75.000.-IMPORTANT-pentru-cei-care-doneaza-prin-transfer-bancar-157701
]]> sceptici.ro clean 59:46 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade Ep. 147 – Existența femeilor nu a fost dovedită https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-147-existenta-femeilor-nu-a-fost-dovedita/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-147-existenta-femeilor-nu-a-fost-dovedita https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-147-existenta-femeilor-nu-a-fost-dovedita/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2019 05:00:37 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1946 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-147-existenta-femeilor-nu-a-fost-dovedita/feed/ 3433 Cartea Invisible Women - Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. 4 țări europene au pierdut statutul de ”am eradicat rujeola”. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/european-countries-stripped-measles-free-status-190829071033053. Cartea Invisible Women - Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men.



4 țări europene au pierdut statutul de ”am eradicat rujeola”.



https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/european-countries-stripped-measles-free-status-190829071033053.html



Documentarul Netflix ”The Family”



https://www.netflix.com/title/80063867
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:03:13 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, invisible women, sceptici in romania Ep. 146 – Extratereștrii cuantici cred în pământul plat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-146-extraterestrii-cuantici-cred-in-pamantul-plat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-146-extraterestrii-cuantici-cred-in-pamantul-plat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-146-extraterestrii-cuantici-cred-in-pamantul-plat/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:00:40 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1938 ...continue reading "Ep. 146 – Extratereștrii cuantici cred în pământul plat"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-146-extraterestrii-cuantici-cred-in-pamantul-plat/feed/ 5795 Am discutat despre Episodul 1 din Neincrezator, noul nostru proiect care încearcă să discute cu oameni cu pareri din afara mainstream-ului Extratereștrii invizibili se luptă cu schimbările climatice Un grup de creștini fundamentaliști au făcut o petițe... Am discutat despre Episodul 1 din Neincrezator, noul nostru proiect care încearcă să discute cu oameni cu pareri din afara mainstream-ului




http://podcast.sceptici.ro/2019/06/18/neincrezator-ep-1-alexander-luzin/




Extratereștrii invizibili se luptă cu schimbările climatice




Invisible Aliens and Climate Change




Un grup de creștini fundamentaliști au făcut o petiței pt ca Netflix să oprească serialul Good Omens (care e miniserie, si e facut de... ascultati voi)




Stupidity Incarnate: Petition to ban Good Omens




Un articol despre cerul de la Bozioru și niste poze cu albastru



https://adevarul.ro/locale/buzau/foto-cerul-straniu-bozioru-fenomen-unic-lume-claritatea-culorilor-cerului-muntii-buzaului-contrariaza-oamenii-stiinta-1_54f03408448e03c0fd092158/index.html
]]> sceptici.ro clean 55:15 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, bozioru, extraterestrii, ignatenko, pamantul plat Neîncrezător – Ep.1 – Alexander Luzin https://podcast.sceptici.ro/neincrezator-ep-1-alexander-luzin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neincrezator-ep-1-alexander-luzin https://podcast.sceptici.ro/neincrezator-ep-1-alexander-luzin/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:30:03 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1924 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/neincrezator-ep-1-alexander-luzin/feed/ 1360 Începem azi o serie specială de discuții cu persoane cu credințe radical diferite de cele cunoscute. Alexandru este un adept al pământului plat și mi-a oferit ca model al pamantului in care crede el urmatoarele imagini: Începem azi o serie specială de discuții cu persoane cu credințe radical diferite de cele cunoscute.



Alexandru este un adept al pământului plat și mi-a oferit ca model al pamantului in care crede el urmatoarele imagini:












]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:20:10 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, flat earth, interviu, pamantul plat, podcast, sceptici in romania Ep. 145 – Ulei esențial de Nessie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-145-ulei-esential-de-nessie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-145-ulei-esential-de-nessie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-145-ulei-esential-de-nessie/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2019 05:00:13 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1919 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-145-ulei-esential-de-nessie/feed/ 34 Recomandari de carti de la Miruna Expertul in monstrii mitologici și-a tăiat singur craca? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7109919/Leading-expert-Loch-Ness-monster-finally-decided-beast-does-not-exist.html? Recomandari de carti de la Miruna




https://www.facebook.com/209960782357897/posts/2304539982899956/




Expertul in monstrii mitologici și-a tăiat singur craca?



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7109919/Leading-expert-Loch-Ness-monster-finally-decided-beast-does-not-exist.html?fbclid=IwAR0v9dz0tLs9oxOAhlM65sDeEM5v0IIkcsXyk-bF882eY0-cwmUdT9MzRcw



Uleiuri esențiale, o metodă ușoară de păcălit creduli.



https://skeptoid.com/blog/2013/02/02/essential-oils-a-perfect-example-of-alternative-medicine-exaggeration/



Walmart dat in judecata pentru ca vinde homeopate https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7113849/Walmart-SUED-displaying-homeopathic-medicines-aisle-FDA-approved-drugs.html




Gafă antologică a președintelui SUA, Donald Trump: ”Luna face parte din planeta Marte”

]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:12:00 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade Ep.144 – Dar-ar rujeola în Ignatenko https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-144-dar-ar-rujeola-in-ignatenko/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-144-dar-ar-rujeola-in-ignatenko https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-144-dar-ar-rujeola-in-ignatenko/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:00:12 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1914 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-144-dar-ar-rujeola-in-ignatenko/feed/ 1339 In SUA e epidemie de cateva saptamani, in RO de cativa ani https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6817e1.htm?s_cid=mm6817e1_w Albert Von Kloss Ignatenko și multele sale titluri, capacitati si specalizari inventate: https://www.showpass. In SUA e epidemie de cateva saptamani, in RO de cativa ani



https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6817e1.htm?s_cid=mm6817e1_w



Albert Von Kloss Ignatenko și multele sale titluri, capacitati si specalizari inventate:



https://www.showpass.ro/event/35654/Albert-Ignatenko-Show-Stiintifico-Educational



Crina (Crima) Veres si un dubios si-au deschis o clinică




Un șarlatan și-o criminală deschid o clinică de dai în boală




Antivaxerii care se dau victime ale ”sistemului” sunt niște ignoranți siniștrii.




Antivaxerii se compară cu victimele Holocaustului – care se bazau pe vaccinuri pentru a supraviețui

]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:09:04 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, crima veres, ignatenko, olivia steer, rujeola Ep. 141 – Bioenergiile lipicioase https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-141-bioenergiile-lipicioase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-141-bioenergiile-lipicioase https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-141-bioenergiile-lipicioase/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:12:40 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1911 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-141-bioenergiile-lipicioase/feed/ 1494 http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/sanatate/doi-cercetatori-au-descoperit-de-ce-apare-autismul-796860?__grsc=cookieIsUndef0&__grts=50225063&__grua=752c72be7df3eb5e2974bdb992a6366b&__grrn=1 Man gets attacked by shark while wearing David Wolfe’s shar... http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/sanatate/doi-cercetatori-au-descoperit-de-ce-apare-autismul-796860?__grsc=cookieIsUndef0&__grts=50225063&__grua=752c72be7df3eb5e2974bdb992a6366b&__grrn=1
Man gets attacked by shark while wearing David Wolfe’s shark repelling bracelet, experts baffled

http://m.adevarul.ro/locale/oradea/povestea-absolventei-medicina--trateaza-bioenergie-o-redau-pacientilor-atat-frumusetea-exterioara-cea-interioara-1_59cde9e85ab6550cb8a47eca/index.html
http://science.hotnews.ro/stiri-stiintele_vietii-21982134-bebelus-fost-otravit-plumb-dupa-utilizat-bratara-magnetica-homeopata.htm
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/fda-slams-epipen-maker-for-doing-nothing-while-hundreds-failed-people-died/
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:02:47 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, anamaria facalet, autism, bio-energie Ep. 140 – HPV Homeopat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-140-hpv-homeopat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-140-hpv-homeopat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-140-hpv-homeopat/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:06:48 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1908 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-140-hpv-homeopat/feed/ 1578 Prima femeie care a primit medalia Fields în matematică, a murit, la numai 40 de ani http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40617094 Și oamenii de știință demonstrează o lipsă de scepticism https://www.agerpres. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40617094
Și oamenii de știință demonstrează o lipsă de scepticism
https://www.agerpres.ro/sci-tech/2017/03/23/o-falsa-cercetatoare-si-a-gasit-un-post-real-de-editor-la-mai-multe-reviste-stiintifice-09-28-30
Vaccinul împotriva HPV a înjumătățit rata de apariție a cancerului cervical
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37211349
Popriile tale știri false
http://www.snopes.com/2017/07/20/prank-news-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
Oamenii nu se pricep deloc să identifice fotografii false
https://petapixel.com/2017/07/20/people-really-bad-spotting-fake-photos-study-finds/
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 51:16 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, fake news, hpv, poze false Ep. 139 – Constelatia hepatoprotectoarelor https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-139-constelatia-hepatoprotectoarelor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-139-constelatia-hepatoprotectoarelor https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-139-constelatia-hepatoprotectoarelor/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:30:48 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1905 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-139-constelatia-hepatoprotectoarelor/feed/ 1561 Hepatoprotectoarele și probioticele - moda care mă scoate din minți https://livertox.nih.gov/Estrogens.htm Când NASA trebuie să aducă în discuție articole Goop, știi că am ajuns rău http://gizmodo.com/nasa-calls-bullshit-on-goops-120-bio-frequency-heal... https://livertox.nih.gov/Estrogens.htm
Când NASA trebuie să aducă în discuție articole Goop, știi că am ajuns rău
http://gizmodo.com/nasa-calls-bullshit-on-goops-120-bio-frequency-healing-1796309360
Cum se face știința în mod corect: admițând și când greșești
“We were devastated:” Authors retract paper after realizing they had used the wrong mice

Constelația familială
http://www.constelatiifamiliale.ro/ro/home.html
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:01:26 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, constelatii familiale, Goop, hepatoprotectoare Ep.138 – Vaccinat de 145 de ani https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-138-vaccinat-de-145-de-ani/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-138-vaccinat-de-145-de-ani https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-138-vaccinat-de-145-de-ani/#comments Sat, 13 May 2017 20:10:50 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1902 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-138-vaccinat-de-145-de-ani/feed/ 1261 Ovidiu pe la TV https://www.realitatea.net/atentie-romani-s-a-deschis-sezonul-capuselor-cum-te-protejezi-de-boala-cu-1000-de-fete_2058599.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/infowars-alex-jones-performance-artist-playing-character-lawyer-conspiracy-... Ovidiu pe la TV

https://www.realitatea.net/atentie-romani-s-a-deschis-sezonul-capuselor-cum-te-protejezi-de-boala-cu-1000-de-fete_2058599.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/infowars-alex-jones-performance-artist-playing-character-lawyer-conspiracy-theory-donald-trump-a7687571.html
https://www.realitatea.net/a-murit-cel-mai-batran-om-din-lume-cati-ani-avea-inainte-de-deces-a-dezvaluit-secretul-longevitatii_2058655.html
http://www.kanald.ro/de-ce-sunt-mai-multe-femei-in-iad-cuvintele-preotilor-sunt-socante-16937656?utm_source=realitatea&utm_medium=cross&utm_campaign=Cross
]]> sceptici.ro clean 58:32 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, 145 de ani, legea vaccinarii, lyme Ep. 136 – Depopularea României https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-136-depopularea-romaniei/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-136-depopularea-romaniei https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-136-depopularea-romaniei/#comments Sun, 16 Apr 2017 15:34:11 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1899 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-136-depopularea-romaniei/feed/ 2118 Jumătate de ceapă în competiție cu Donald Trump http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/mapamond/o-jumatate-de-ceapa-in-razboi-online-cu-donald-trump-655309?__grsc=cookieIsUndef&__grts=1486830647572 Nici CNN-ul nu mai știe ce să facă cu așa invazie de știri... http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/mapamond/o-jumatate-de-ceapa-in-razboi-online-cu-donald-trump-655309?__grsc=cookieIsUndef&__grts=1486830647572
Nici CNN-ul nu mai știe ce să facă cu așa invazie de știri false
http://doubtfulnews.com/2017/01/cnn-looking-to-hire-fake-news-investigator/
Subversiunea a Medicinei si Sanatatei Publice de catre Prerogative Securitatii Internationale
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/the-subversion-of-medicine-and-public-health-by-international-securityprerogatives-2161-1165-1000208.pdf
Wikipedia scapă de dailymail
http://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-media_publicitate-21600821-wikipedia-elimina-tabloidul-britanic-daily-mail-din-categoria-surselor-credibile.htm
 
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:02:35 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade Ep.135 – Alternative facts https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-135-alternative-facts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-135-alternative-facts https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-135-alternative-facts/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:12:07 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1894 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-135-alternative-facts/feed/ 1532 http://www.snopes.com/moon-footprints/ http://www.snopes.com/moon-footprints/


]]> sceptici.ro clean 48:46 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade Ep.134 – Atât de șocant că am sărit unul https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-134-atat-de-socant-ca-am-sarit-unul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-134-atat-de-socant-ca-am-sarit-unul https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-134-atat-de-socant-ca-am-sarit-unul/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:34:04 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1891 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-134-atat-de-socant-ca-am-sarit-unul/feed/ 1304 Ne revenim după Trump-lection Câteva dintre subiecte: http://deadstate.org/toddler-dies-from-organ-failure-after-being-fed-raw-milk-by-his-naturopathic-parents/   http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/planned-parenthood-received-50-000-donations... Câteva dintre subiecte:
http://deadstate.org/toddler-dies-from-organ-failure-after-being-fed-raw-milk-by-his-naturopathic-parents/
 
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/planned-parenthood-received-50-000-donations-pence-article-1.2883842
]]> sceptici.ro clean 57:57 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, 134, lapte crud, Pence Ep.132 – Ține-ți gura și ia aghiazma https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-132-tine-ti-gura-si-ia-aghiazma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-132-tine-ti-gura-si-ia-aghiazma https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-132-tine-ti-gura-si-ia-aghiazma/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:17:32 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1888 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-132-tine-ti-gura-si-ia-aghiazma/feed/ 1300 Dacă sunteți bătute, nu uitați de aghiazmă. Poate ieșiți din matrice. ]]> sceptici.ro clean 56:15 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, abuz, aghiazma, matrice Ep.131 – Însarcinată cu kinesiotape https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-131-insarcinata-cu-kinesiotape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-131-insarcinata-cu-kinesiotape https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-131-insarcinata-cu-kinesiotape/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2016 20:00:42 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1885 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-131-insarcinata-cu-kinesiotape/feed/ 491 Ceaiuri de fertilitate sau infertilitate, jocurile olimpice și dieta vegană.    
]]> sceptici.ro clean 58:15 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, ceai fertilitate, kinesiotape Ep. 130 – Oaia dacică https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-130-oaia-dacica/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-130-oaia-dacica https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-130-oaia-dacica/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2016 22:59:37 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1881 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-130-oaia-dacica/feed/ 665 Un episod dedicat dacologiei. Teoretic. ]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:01:22 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, dacologie, dacomanie, dacopatie Ep.129 – Diabet in horoscop https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-129-diabet-in-horoscop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-129-diabet-in-horoscop https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-129-diabet-in-horoscop/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2016 23:54:31 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1876 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-129-diabet-in-horoscop/feed/ 2380 sceptici.ro clean 53:18 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, astrologie, pseudostiinta, religie Ep. 128 – Londra si Nessie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-128-londra-si-nessie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-128-londra-si-nessie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-128-londra-si-nessie/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2016 21:13:32 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1873 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-128-londra-si-nessie/feed/ 4 Copilul cu leucemie aproape pierdut e inca sanatos Scandalul HexiPharma Ultimul disperat dupa Nessie Prof de mate in avion - e periculos Scandalul HexiPharma
Ultimul disperat dupa Nessie
Prof de mate in avion - e periculos
]]> sceptici.ro clean 40:44 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade Ep. 127c – Episodul care n-a mai fost https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-127c-episodul-care-n-a-mai-fost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-127c-episodul-care-n-a-mai-fost https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-127c-episodul-care-n-a-mai-fost/#comments Thu, 12 May 2016 23:54:42 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1869 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-127c-episodul-care-n-a-mai-fost/feed/ 7147 sceptici.ro clean 56:54 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, pseudostiinta Ep.126 – Sex și ulcer https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-126-sex-si-ulcer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-126-sex-si-ulcer https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-126-sex-si-ulcer/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:28:33 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1864 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-126-sex-si-ulcer/feed/ 1186 Laptopul bântuit Helicobacter pylori si ulcere gastrice Ne place sa ne confirmam credintele si pe social media http://doubtfulnews.com/2016/01/preaching-to-the-choir-social-media-sharing-in-echo-chambers-reinforces-belief/ http://thespudd. Helicobacter pylori si ulcere gastrice
Ne place sa ne confirmam credintele si pe social media
http://doubtfulnews.com/2016/01/preaching-to-the-choir-social-media-sharing-in-echo-chambers-reinforces-belief/
http://thespudd.com/society-for-healthcare-epidemiology-thinking-of-adding-i-know-a-guy-to-evidence-pyramid/
Vesti bune in cancerele pediatrice
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1510795?af=R&rss=currentIssue=articleBackground
ArcaBoard, o productie romaneasca de la o companie care n-a produs nimic
http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/24/arcaboard/
Pastilele pentru probleme sexuale au probleme
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160111123022.htm
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 58:14 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, arcaboard, pastile pentru sex, ulcer Ep.125 – Triunghiul Bermudelor face cezariană https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-125-triunghiul-bermudelor-face-cezariana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-125-triunghiul-bermudelor-face-cezariana https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-125-triunghiul-bermudelor-face-cezariana/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:03:48 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1861 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-125-triunghiul-bermudelor-face-cezariana/feed/ 24 Ceapa prezice vremea http://adevarul.ro/locale/targu-mures/calendarul-deceapa-anul-2016-conform-predictiilor-unui-meteorolog-neobisnuit-luni-vor-cele-mai-secetoase-ploua-mai-mult-1_5689023437115986c6162dcd/index.html, http://adevarul.ro/locale/targu-mures/calendarul-deceapa-anul-2016-conform-predictiilor-unui-meteorolog-neobisnuit-luni-vor-cele-mai-secetoase-ploua-mai-mult-1_5689023437115986c6162dcd/index.html,
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villejuif_leaflet
http://adevarul.ro/locale/hunedoara/crima-infioratoare-hunedoara-barbat-ucis-fost-confundat-diavolul-1_54a8fea1448e03c0fd499f25/index.html
Educație/Informare științifică
Operatie Cezariana si mortalitatea materna si neonatala
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2473490
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12051189
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26328526
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16738149
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22413831
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11239653
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2190264/
Panourile solare si cei care le refuza
http://doubtfulnews.com/2015/12/are-people-really-this-dumb-to-be-scared-of-solar-panels/
Triunghiul Bermudelor
http://www.descopera.ro/teoria-conspiratiei/4242820-triunghiul-bermudelor-conspiratie-sau-inselatorie
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/bermuda-triangle.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/bermuda-triangle#
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/myth-bermuda-triangle/
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:20:47 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, cezariana, nastere naturala, panouri solare., triunghiul bermudelor Ep. 124 – Omorâți de Wi-Fi https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-124-omorati-de-wi-fi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-124-omorati-de-wi-fi https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-124-omorati-de-wi-fi/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 18:11:14 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1858 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-124-omorati-de-wi-fi/feed/ 1554 Conferință cu Ovidiu, joi http://comunitate.desprecopii.com/pro-vaccinare/index.html Adolescent se sinucide din cauza retelelor fara fir https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/teen-allergic-to-wifi-commits-suicide-parents-say-223912154. http://comunitate.desprecopii.com/pro-vaccinare/index.html
Adolescent se sinucide din cauza retelelor fara fir
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/teen-allergic-to-wifi-commits-suicide-parents-say-223912154.html
"On pseudo-profound bullshit"
http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf
Colectiv și conspirațiile
http://insulaindoielii.ro/2015/11/06/colectiv/
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 57:36 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, colectiv, nazbatii, wifi Ep. 123 – Bătut de antioxidanți https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-123/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-123 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-123/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2015 22:54:40 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1855 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-123/feed/ 2204 Rabdomioliză Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Tânăr bătut de familie religioasă http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/17/new-york-church-beating-teen-whipped-word-of-life Femei în știință Carole Vivien Robinson Educație/Informare științifică Antio... Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Tânăr bătut de familie religioasă
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/17/new-york-church-beating-teen-whipped-word-of-life
Femei în știință
Carole Vivien Robinson
Educație/Informare științifică
Antioxidanti ajuta cancerul?
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/7/308/308re8
Subiecte sceptice
http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/10/standing-desks-are-no-replacement-for-a-workout/
Eroarea logică a episodului
Nici un scotian adevarat
Citatul episodului
]]> sceptici.ro clean 40:30 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, antioxidanti, birouri, femei in stiinta, religie Ep. 122 – Diesel quantum magnetic analyzer https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-122-diesel-quantum-magnetic-analyzer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-122-diesel-quantum-magnetic-analyzer https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-122-diesel-quantum-magnetic-analyzer/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:32:26 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1852 ...continue reading "Ep. 122 – Diesel quantum magnetic analyzer"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-122-diesel-quantum-magnetic-analyzer/feed/ 2289 Scandalul Volkswagen http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/28/news/companies/volkswagen-scandal-two-minutes/index.html Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Moartea lui Bob Marley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley#Illness_and_death Momente de ignoranță Ce este... http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/28/news/companies/volkswagen-scandal-two-minutes/index.html
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Moartea lui Bob Marley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley#Illness_and_death
Momente de ignoranță
Ce este parte mamifer, parte marsupial și parte reptilă?
http://www.donotlink.com/gx9q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Quantum Magnetic Analyzer
Antivacciniștii finanțează un studiu care nu le convine
http://www.newsweek.com/anti-vaxxers-accidentally-fund-study-showing-theres-no-link-between-autism-and-379245
Legea Vaccinării în România, un proiect la început de drum
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-20458517-exclusiv-cele-opt-vaccinuri-care-vor-obligatorii-pentru-inscrierea-copiilor-gradinita-scoala-scolile-vor-aspru-amendate-daca-nu-vor-respecta-legea.htm
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-opinii-20478097-vaccinarea-puscaria-cine-trebui-fie-cel-mai-aspru-pedepsit.htm
Citatul episodului
Este clar că gândirea nu este liberă dacă exprimarea anumitor opinii face imposibilă câștigarea pâinii. - Bertrand Russell
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:15:01 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, antivaccin, bob marley, momente de ignoranta, quantum magnetic analyzer, vaccinare Ep. 121 – Drogati cu furnici https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-121-drogati-cu-furnici/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-121-drogati-cu-furnici https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-121-drogati-cu-furnici/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2015 20:58:57 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1849 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-121-drogati-cu-furnici/feed/ 3562 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/10/homeopathy-conference-in-germany-goes-awry-as-delegates-take-lsd-like-drug Momente de ignoranță Momente de creație - furnicile muncitoare pun probleme selecției naturale? http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/10/homeopathy-conference-in-germany-goes-awry-as-delegates-take-lsd-like-drug
Momente de ignoranță
Momente de creație - furnicile muncitoare pun probleme selecției naturale?
http://www.donotlink.com/gpii
Femei în știință
Cynthia Kenyon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Kenyon
Prezentare NMG
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Mistrețul cu grăsime albastră - un bun exemplu de moment când trebuie să suspenzi judecata
http://doubtfulnews.com/2015/09/wild-pig-with-striking-blue-fat/
http://m.snopes.com/2015/09/11/pig-blue-fat
Eroarea logică a episodului
Tu quoque 
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/tuquoque.html
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:11:22 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, evenimente si conferinte, homeopatie, religie Ep. 120 – Pornografia contrazice Biblia https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-120-pornografia-contrazice-biblia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-120-pornografia-contrazice-biblia https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-120-pornografia-contrazice-biblia/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2015 18:45:44 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1846 ...continue reading "Ep. 120 – Pornografia contrazice Biblia"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-120-pornografia-contrazice-biblia/feed/ 4 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Autoritatile chineze au descoperit unul dintre cele mai elaborate falsuri: O banca "fantoma" http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-international-20360188-autoritatile-chineze-descoperit-unul-dintre-cele-mai-elaborate-falsuri-banca... Autoritatile chineze au descoperit unul dintre cele mai elaborate falsuri: O banca "fantoma"
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-international-20360188-autoritatile-chineze-descoperit-unul-dintre-cele-mai-elaborate-falsuri-banca-fantoma.htm
http://www.realitatea.net/studiu-ocant-ce-efect-negativ-crunt-are-pornografia-asupra-creierului_1770234.html
http://www.realitatea.net/arheologii-au-facut-o-descoperire-incredibila-care-contrazice-biblia_1770757.html
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Un chiropractician si proponent a anti-vaccinarii a fost concediat de la scoala medicala a Universitati de NSW in Australia datorita susținea publica al organizatiei ANV, o organizatie Australiana anti-vaccinare.
http://reasonablehank.com/2015/08/01/claims-nsw-medical-school-students-rotated-through-anti-vaccine-chiropractic-business/
http://coffsharbourgpsuperclinic.com.au/services/chiropractor/
Timpul pe care-l irosești într-un mode plăcut nu este timp irosit. - Bertrand Russell
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:09:32 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, banca falsa, biblia, chiropractician, chiropraxie, sceptici Ep. 119 – E oficial sfârșitul lumii https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-119/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-119 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-119/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2015 15:20:50 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1839 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-119/feed/ 2349 Documentarul nostru - primele statistici https://youtu.be/Cnq0P_fQWEE?vq=hd1080&hl=ro&cc_lang_pref=ro&cc_load_policy=1 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism http://smartwoman.hotnews.ro/Mai-multi-sateni-din-India-au-decapitat-o-femeie-pentru-ca-era-vrajitoar... https://youtu.be/Cnq0P_fQWEE?vq=hd1080&hl=ro&cc_lang_pref=ro&cc_load_policy=1
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
http://smartwoman.hotnews.ro/Mai-multi-sateni-din-India-au-decapitat-o-femeie-pentru-ca-era-vrajitoare-
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33605244
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/naturopath-charged-after-baby-boy-near-death-admitted-to-sydney-hospital-20150709-gi8jlw.html
Educație/Informare științifică
Am ajuns foarte aproape de Pluto
Pentaquarks
http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2015/07/discovery-new-class-particles-lhc
In sfarsit e oficial. Sfarsitul lumii
http://www.caplimpede.ro/este-oficial-pentru-prima-data-sfarsitul-lumii-vine-in-luna-septembrie-cine-va-aduce-apocalipsa-in-europa/
Subiecte sceptice
Marul lupului si acidul aristolohic.
http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/1/39.full.pdf+html
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/herbal-medicine-and-aristolochic-acid-nephropathy/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristolochia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23552405
http://www.pnas.org/content/104/29/12129.long
]]> sceptici.ro clean 46:49 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, apocalipsa, pseudoterapii, supliment alimentar, vrajitorie Ep. 118 – Vaccinat sau aproape insarcinat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep118/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep118 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep118/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:58:08 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1836 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep118/feed/ 4766 Vaccinat - Dragoste, frică și vaccinuri - documentar tradus în premieră de noi https://youtu.be/Cnq0P_fQWEE Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Prea mult fitness strică copilul! http://happyplace.someecards.com/parenting/two-fitnesscrazed-parents-made-thei... https://youtu.be/Cnq0P_fQWEE
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Prea mult fitness strică copilul!
http://happyplace.someecards.com/parenting/two-fitnesscrazed-parents-made-their-daughter-live-in-the-woods-for-eating-a-poptart/
Femei în știință
Robotică cu Ruzena Bajcsy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruzena_Bajcsy
Sarcină criptică
http://www.crypticpregnancysupportgroup.com/what-is-a-cryptic-pregnancy-and-what-causes-it.html
Legea vaccinării în California - victorie!
Eroarea logică a episodului
Eroarea jucătorului
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler's_fallacy
]]> sceptici.ro clean 59:03 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, frică și vaccinuri, Jabbed, vaccinare, Vaccinat - dragoste, vaccinuri Ep. 117 – Câinele lup Ildiko https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-117-cainele-lup-ildiko/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-117-cainele-lup-ildiko https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-117-cainele-lup-ildiko/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2015 15:51:52 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1833 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-117-cainele-lup-ildiko/feed/ 6 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Când nu mai ești medic poți fi ”terapeut alternativ” http://doubtfulnews.com/2015/06/norwegian-doctor-loses-her-medical-license-starts-alt-med-practice/ Femei în știință Colega noastră Juliana Andrici Dubioșenia săptămân... Când nu mai ești medic poți fi ”terapeut alternativ”
http://doubtfulnews.com/2015/06/norwegian-doctor-loses-her-medical-license-starts-alt-med-practice/
Femei în știință
Colega noastră Juliana Andrici
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Tanti Ildiko ia banul cu energie
http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/clarvazatoarea-ildiko-arestare-polotist-540750.html
http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/clarvazatoarea-ildiko-balmus-a-fost-retinuta-pentru-inselaciune-cati-bani-cerea-pentru-tratamentele-cu-bioenergie.html
Subiecte sceptice
Etsy nu mai vinde vrajeli
http://time.com/3929919/etsy-ban-spells/
Donatorii de sange primesc sms-uri
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/blood-donors-sweden-get-text-whenever-their-blood-flows-another-human
Eroarea logică a episodului
Argumentul din tăcere
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:06:46 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade Ep. 116 – Reiki si energiile placentei https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-116-reiki-si-energiile-placentei/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-116-reiki-si-energiile-placentei https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-116-reiki-si-energiile-placentei/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2015 21:06:58 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1830 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-116-reiki-si-energiile-placentei/feed/ 645 Ovidiu a fost publicat în Viața Medicală: http://www.viata-medicala.ro/*articleID_10263-dArt.html Varianta mai lungă este aici: http://insulaindoielii.ro/2015/06/08/istorieantivax1/ Profesorii români se cred foarte bine pregatiți http://www.hotnews. http://www.viata-medicala.ro/*articleID_10263-dArt.html
Varianta mai lungă este aici: http://insulaindoielii.ro/2015/06/08/istorieantivax1/
Profesorii români se cred foarte bine pregatiți
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-20221501-paradoxul-educatiei-profesorii-romani-simt-cel-mai-bine-pregatiti-desi-rezultatele-elevilor-sunt-printre-cele-mai-slabe-din-lume-situatie-opusa-tarile-lider-invatamant-finlanda-japonia.htm
Femei în știință
Rita Levi Montalcini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Levi-Montalcini
Detectarea infectiei cu virusi
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/348/6239/aaa0698
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/health/single-blood-test-for-all-virus-exposures.html
Poftă bună la placentă
http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2015/06/eating-the-placenta-trendy-but-no-proven-health-benefits-and-unknown-risks--.html
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00737-015-0538-8#page-1
Cotabita e vindecat cu reiki!
http://www.romaniatv.net/gabriel-cotabita-vindecare-din-univers-energia-care-il-ajuta-pe-artist-folosita-in-spitalele-din_225162.html
Eroarea logică a episodului
Am dreptul la opinia mea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_entitled_to_my_opinion
]]> sceptici.ro clean 55:05 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, gabriel cotabita, mancat placenta, reiki, Virscan Ep. 115 – Slabeste-ma cu ciocolata https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-115-slabeste-ma-cu-ciocolata/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-115-slabeste-ma-cu-ciocolata https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-115-slabeste-ma-cu-ciocolata/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:43:16 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1827 ...continue reading "Ep. 115 – Slabeste-ma cu ciocolata"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-115-slabeste-ma-cu-ciocolata/feed/ 6 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Ciocolata buna pentru slabit http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800 Corecții, continuări și răspunsuri Vitamina B12 Educație/Informare științifică Vaccinul ROR nu are nici o legă... Ciocolata buna pentru slabit
http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800
Corecții, continuări și răspunsuri
Vitamina B12
Educație/Informare științifică
Vaccinul ROR nu are nici o legătură cu autismul - studiu pe 95272 de pacienti
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2015/05/07/large-study-finds-mmr-vaccine-doesnt-cause-autism-and-may-lower-autism-risk/
http://retractionwatch.com/2015/05/20/author-retracts-study-of-changing-minds-on-same-sex-marriage-after-colleague-admits-data-were-faked/
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Schimbările climatice sunt o conspiratie condusa de Națiunile Unite, astfel încât să poată impune o regulă autoritara asupra lumii (așa spune presedintele al Consiliului Consultativ de Afaceri al Primului Ministru Australian)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/the-un-is-using-climate-change-as-a-tool-not-an-issue/story-e6frg6zo-1227343839905
Nu cumva sa va avantajati copiii!
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/new-family-values/6437058
Pentru o tehnologie de succes, realitatea trebuie sa preceada relatiile publice deoarece natura nu poate fi pacalita - Richard Feynman
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:05:40 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, autism, citit carti copiiilor, dieta cu ciocolata, vaccinul ROR Ep.114 – Bătaie pentru vindecare https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-114-bataie-pentru-vindecare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-114-bataie-pentru-vindecare https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-114-bataie-pentru-vindecare/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 17:54:16 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1824 ...continue reading "Ep.114 – Bătaie pentru vindecare"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-114-bataie-pentru-vindecare/feed/ 1255 Evitați filmul I Origins, e absurd Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Un copil diabetic australian a murit după ce a primit "terapie cu palme" de la un expert chinez http://au.ibtimes.com/australian-diabetic-child-dies-after-getting-slap-therapy-chinese-e... Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Un copil diabetic australian a murit după ce a primit "terapie cu palme" de la un expert chinez
http://au.ibtimes.com/australian-diabetic-child-dies-after-getting-slap-therapy-chinese-expert-1445058
Femei în știință
Theodora Colborn
Subiecte principale
ATM-ul Sănătății
http://www.evz.ro/cele-mai-mari-banci-locale-nu-s-a-gasit-niciun-card-de-sanatate-in-atm-urile-noastre.html
Puterea statisticilor - Rugăciunea retroactiva poate imbunatati rezultatele la pacientii cu infectii
http://www.bmj.com/content/323/7327/1450.full.pdf+html
Detecția cutremurelor cu telefoane mobile
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/a-few-hundred-smartphones-could-catch-earthquakes-early/
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/3/e1500036
Eroarea logică a episodului
Inducția leneșă
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:04:18 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, bataia vindecatoare, detectia cutremurelor, i origins, puterea statisticilor, rugaciune retroactiva Ep. 113 – Dieta paleo ne duce in spatiu https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-113-dieta-paleo-ne-duce-in-spatiu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-113-dieta-paleo-ne-duce-in-spatiu https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-113-dieta-paleo-ne-duce-in-spatiu/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 19:36:30 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1817 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-113-dieta-paleo-ne-duce-in-spatiu/feed/ 2535 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Deces de la supliment de slabit http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/recent-death-from-diet-supplement/ Suplimente pentru stimularea imunitati in pisici (follow-up de la episodul 112) Dieta "paleo" pentru copii h... Deces de la supliment de slabit
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/recent-death-from-diet-supplement/
Suplimente pentru stimularea imunitati in pisici (follow-up de la episodul 112)
Dieta "paleo" pentru copii
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/03/12/health-experts-slam-pete-evans-irresponsible-paleo-cookbook-kids
Terapia Bowen - din nou
Fluorura in apa de baut

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3045355/NSW-health-minister-slams-celebrity-chef-Pete-Evans-know-opposing-fluoride-water.html
Celebrul pix spatial si creionul
http://io9.com/5838635/the-million-dollar-space-pen-hoax
Mincinosi australieni
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/belle-gibson-no-none-of-it-is-true/story-fniym874-1227315232565
]]> sceptici.ro clean 58:43 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, Bowen, dieta paleo, florura Ep.112 – Respirație ovariană https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-112-respiratie-ovariana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-112-respiratie-ovariana https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-112-respiratie-ovariana/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:33:10 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1814 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-112-respiratie-ovariana/feed/ 1248 Suplimentele alimentare pentru inumo-fortificarea pisicii Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Castrare pentru iluminare http://www.click.ro/news/lume/400-de-barbati-s-au-castrat-de-buna-voie-cum-fost-posibil Femei în știință Emmy Neother http://en. Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Castrare pentru iluminare
http://www.click.ro/news/lume/400-de-barbati-s-au-castrat-de-buna-voie-cum-fost-posibil
Femei în știință
Emmy Neother
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Noether
Legea vaccinării
http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/sanatate/nicolae-banicioiu-lucram-la-o-lege-a-vaccinarii-exista-o-campanie-foarte-agresiva-impotriva-imunizarii.html
Vaccinarea în Australia
Homeopatia în Australia
Respiratie ovariana pentru conectarea la feminitate
http://lifeinbalance.ro/eveniment/practici-feminine-pentru-relatii-sanatoase/
http://iulianaandronache.ro/2014/08/09/orbita-microcosmica-si-respiratia-ovariana/
Pisica te vindeca la numai 2.500 de euro
http://olx.ro/oferta/ocazie-rara-vind-pisicuta-cornish-rex-unicat-ID3hSEP.html
Eroarea logică a episodului
Generalizarea pripită
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasty_generalization
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:10:16 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, australia, homeopatie, respirația ovariana, vaccin, vaccinare Ep.111 – Olivia Steer si zodia sarpelui https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-111-olivia-steer-si-zodia-sarpelui/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-111-olivia-steer-si-zodia-sarpelui https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-111-olivia-steer-si-zodia-sarpelui/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:28:00 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1811 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-111-olivia-steer-si-zodia-sarpelui/feed/ 814 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Preot catolic a exorcizat o fată anorexică http://thelocal.es/20150318/priest-arrested-for-exorcism-on-underage-girl Femei în știință Valentina Tereshkova, prima femeie astronaut https://en.wikipedia. Preot catolic a exorcizat o fată anorexică
http://thelocal.es/20150318/priest-arrested-for-exorcism-on-underage-girl
Femei în știință
Valentina Tereshkova, prima femeie astronaut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova
Cum ar functiona asa ceva? Probabil deloc.
http://electronic-doctor.com/ro/index.php
Olivia Steer e... cum o stim
http://www.realitatea.net/olivia-steer-teorie--oc-despre-cancerul-ovarian_1663180.html
Soc! Citeste aici! Schisma in sanul astrologilor!
http://adevarul.ro/life-style/stil-de-viata/s-a-schimbat-horoscopul-zodia-noua-ordine-1_5513fe72448e03c0fdedbee6/index.html
Eroarea logică a episodului
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist%27s_fallacy
]]> sceptici.ro clean 50:25 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, electronic doctor, erori logice, horoscop, olivia steer, prima femeie astronaut Ep. 110 – Activarea ADN-ului https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-110-activarea-adn-ului/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-110-activarea-adn-ului https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-110-activarea-adn-ului/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 21:09:40 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1808 ...continue reading "Ep. 110 – Activarea ADN-ului"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-110-activarea-adn-ului/feed/ 1220 A murit Terry Pratchett http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/12/terry-pratchett-author-of-the-discworld-series-dies-aged-66 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Dupa Ebola vine rujeola http://www.popsci.com/ebola-plagued-countries-now-risk-massive-meas... http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/12/terry-pratchett-author-of-the-discworld-series-dies-aged-66
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Dupa Ebola vine rujeola
http://www.popsci.com/ebola-plagued-countries-now-risk-massive-measles-epidemic
Femei în știință
Minunata Katherine Johnson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson
Biologul Lanka pierde un pariu de 100.000 de euro 
https://provaccin.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/biologul-lanka-a-pierdut-pariul-de-100-000-de-euro/
Vizita la Body Mind Spirit
"Pământul nu se învârte" - varianta saudită
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-muslim-cleric-claims-the-earth-is-stationary-and-the-sun-rotates-around-it-10053516.html
Bagă-ți chestii în ochi ca să nu orbești... sau mai bine, nu
http://www.formula-as.ro/2005/689/medicina-naturista-25/cum-se-poate-preveni-pierderea-vederii-6431
Ad feminam - ca tot a fost ziua internationala a femeii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem#Ad_feminam
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:12:42 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, activare ADN, ad feminam, ebola, miere in ochi, rujeola, terry pratchett Ep. 109 – Nimoy, Ainscough si povestile lor https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-109-nimoy-ainscough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-109-nimoy-ainscough https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-109-nimoy-ainscough/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:52:44 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1801 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-109-nimoy-ainscough/feed/ 1237 A murit Leonard Nimoy http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Jess Ainscough a murit http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2015/02/27/the-wellness-warrior-jess-ainsc... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Jess Ainscough a murit
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2015/02/27/the-wellness-warrior-jess-ainscough-has-passed-away/
Femei în știință
Florence Nightingale
http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale
Rochia controversata
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/what-color-is-this-dress-its-an-optical-illusion/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Womens-Detail-Bodycon-Dress/dp/B00SJEUCWU
Portocale infectate cu HIV
https://www.facebook.com/conspiracytheoristsdarndestthings
http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/hivoranges.asp
Eroarea logică a episodului
Heringul rosu
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 54:15 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, florence nightingale, jennifer ainscough, leonard nimoy, portocale cu hiv, rochia cea stranie, scepticism Ep. 108 – Beți tutun și fitochestii? https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-108-beti-tutun-si-fitochestii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-108-beti-tutun-si-fitochestii https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-108-beti-tutun-si-fitochestii/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2015 11:03:53 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1797 ...continue reading "Ep. 108 – Beți tutun și fitochestii?"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-108-beti-tutun-si-fitochestii/feed/ 1261 Introducere Faima si glorie lui Haidautu Pavel Corneliu Stop Olivia Steer: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Olivia-Steer/1559733897637569 http://voxpublica.realitatea.net/politica-societate/ziua-darwin-%E2%80%93-12-februarie-%E2%80%93-proiect-legisl... Faima si glorie lui Haidautu Pavel Corneliu
Stop Olivia Steer: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Olivia-Steer/1559733897637569
http://voxpublica.realitatea.net/politica-societate/ziua-darwin-%E2%80%93-12-februarie-%E2%80%93-proiect-legislativ-pentru-instituirea-zilei-nationale-a-stiintei-111426.html
Despre femeile in stiinta - si de ce este necesar sa vorbim despre ele
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Jennifer Logan a murit după ce băut în Peru un "ceai detoxifiant de tabac"
http://doubtfulnews.com/2015/02/young-canadian-dies-from-tea-treatment-in-peru/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jennifer-logan-dies-after-drinking-tobacco-purge-tea-in-peru-1.2945727
Alte cazuri de morți ca urmare a fascinației de șamanism de tip New Age: Garth Dickson și Kyle Nolan
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/06/09/68554.htm
http://news.sky.com/story/984575/us-teen-dies-after-amazon-psychedelic-ritual
Femei în știință
Pearl Kendrick si Grace Eldering - cercetarori in domeniul vaccinarii
http://www.mlive.com/opinion/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/02/editorial_grand_rapids_must_er.html
Educație/Informare științifică
Cât durează temele elevilor și cum se raportează la rezultatele PISA
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-18857255-temele-pentru-acasa-cate-ore-petrec-elevii-cele-mai-bune-rezultate-testele-pisa-facand-teme-acasa-cat-timp-elevilor-din-romania-faca-temele.htm
"Aproape 40% dintre elevii romani au dificultati sa citeasca si sa inteleaga un text si pot rezolva doar exercitii de baza la Matematica"
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-16124454-publicat-rezultatele-testelor-pisa-2012-romania-ocupa-locul-45-matematica.htm
Programa școlară în România și în Marea Britanie
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-19344253-exclusiv-comparatie-intre-anglia-romania-matematica-pentru-clasa-invata-elevii-britanici-comparatie-noua-programa-scolara-din-romania.htm
Apa neagră și inutilă
http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/csid/apa-imbogatita-cu-minerale-rare-si-care-a-devenit-un-succes-in-sua-culoarea-este-primul-lucru-care-ii-atrage-pe-clienti.html
Eroarea logică a episodului - Apelul la probabilitate
http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apelul_la_probabilitate
Citatul episodului
]]> sceptici.ro clean 54:38 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, apa, detoxifiere, droguri, educatie, România, saman, sarlatanie, vaccin Ep. 107 – Vaccinarea, antibiotice și cifra 4 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-107-vaccinarea-antibiotice-si-cifra-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-107-vaccinarea-antibiotice-si-cifra-4 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-107-vaccinarea-antibiotice-si-cifra-4/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:13:51 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1793 ...continue reading "Ep. 107 – Vaccinarea, antibiotice și cifra 4"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-107-vaccinarea-antibiotice-si-cifra-4/feed/ 7149 Cifra 4 și China. O superstiție culturală serioasă. http://www.chinatravel.com/facts/chinese-lucky-numbers.htm http://fengshui.about.com/od/faq/f/fengshuinumber4.htm Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Noua producție de mare succes Disney : Prințesa și ruj... http://www.chinatravel.com/facts/chinese-lucky-numbers.htm
http://fengshui.about.com/od/faq/f/fengshuinumber4.htm
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Noua producție de mare succes Disney : Prințesa și rujeola
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/22/7870705/measles-outbreak-california-disneyland-vaccine-deniers
O familie se sinucide pentru că au crezut în apocalipsă,
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ffb3ca7fbf33487ea6f58285a3c6579d/utah-family-found-dead-last-fall-died-drug-toxicity 
Nou antibiotic contra MRSA 
http://podcast.sceptici.ro/2011/05/09/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-16/
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/07/antibiotic-drug-resistance-teixobactin 
Albul si Turkmenistanul
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30999095
Costul vaccinurilor in crestere
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30853336
Vaccinarea are parte de opozitie armata uneori
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30877011
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:00:36 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, antibiotice, China, epidemie, rujeola, turkmenistan, vaccinare, vaccinuri Ep. 106 – Ceai în Shanghai https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-106-ceai-in-shanghai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-106-ceai-in-shanghai https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-106-ceai-in-shanghai/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2015 11:47:56 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1786 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-106-ceai-in-shanghai/feed/ 1266 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism E-securities și telefoane nedorite pentru investiții dubioase O scamatorie cu ceai în Shanghai Meta-subiecte Statisticile Sceptici în România Predicții reușite și eșuate Ceapa prezice precipitații - rezultate 2014 http:/... E-securities și telefoane nedorite pentru investiții dubioase
O scamatorie cu ceai în Shanghai
Meta-subiecte
Statisticile Sceptici în România
Predicții reușite și eșuate
Ceapa prezice precipitații - rezultate 2014

* http://podcast.sceptici.ro/2014/01/26/ep-84-cosarul-karmic/
* http://www.meteoromania.ro/anm/?lang=ro_ro

Carmen Harra prezice... diverse
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:03:02 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, carmen harra, e-securities, predictii Ep. 105 – Anul 2014 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-105-anul-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-105-anul-2014 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-105-anul-2014/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:20:14 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1781 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-105-anul-2014/feed/ 1333 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Încă o promotoare a terapiei Gerson e pe cale să moară de cancer http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/12/16/jess-ainscough-finally-admits-her-condition-is-deteriorating/ Anul 2014 în știință http://www.nature. Încă o promotoare a terapiei Gerson e pe cale să moară de cancer
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/12/16/jess-ainscough-finally-admits-her-condition-is-deteriorating/
Anul 2014 în știință
http://www.nature.com/news/365-days-2014-in-science-1.16573
]]> sceptici.ro clean 58:23 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, 2014, femei in stiinta, gerson, jess ainschough, pericolele lipsei de scepticism, sceptici in romania Ep.104 – Ebola și cenzura https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-104-ebola-si-cenzura/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-104-ebola-si-cenzura https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-104-ebola-si-cenzura/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:01:25 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1778 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-104-ebola-si-cenzura/feed/ 465 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Niște oameni cred ca poți reveni la viață după 6 luni de moarte. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/12/01/hamilton_family_left_corpse_upstairs_for_six_months_expecting_resurrection. Niște oameni cred ca poți reveni la viață după 6 luni de moarte.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/12/01/hamilton_family_left_corpse_upstairs_for_six_months_expecting_resurrection.html
Femei în știință
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Cenzura e utilă?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/a-long-list-of-sex-acts-just-got-banned-in-uk-porn-9897174.html
Societatea ascensionată
https://www.facebook.com/activareadn
Niște idioți s-au dus în Liberia să trateze Ebola cu homeopate.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/treating-ebola-with-homeopathy-393
Eroarea logică a episodului
Povara dovezii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:06:58 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, cenzura, ebola, femei in stiinta, homeopatie, liberia, povara dovezii, sex, societatea ascensionata Ep. 103 – Cutremurul MISA https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-103/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-103 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-103/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:19:28 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1774 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-103/feed/ 6 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism http://www.mediafax.ro/social/gregorian-bivolaru-anunta-vindecari-miraculoase-la-costinesti-in-septembrie-2015-13423703 Femei în știință http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/10/the-battery-boss/382102/ Educ... http://www.mediafax.ro/social/gregorian-bivolaru-anunta-vindecari-miraculoase-la-costinesti-in-septembrie-2015-13423703
Femei în știință
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/10/the-battery-boss/382102/
Educație/Informare științifică
http://www.nature.com/news/italian-seismologists-fight-to-overturn-convictions-1.16179
http://www.nature.com/news/italian-seismologists-cleared-of-manslaughter-1.16313
http://www.dw.de/court-acquits-natural-disaster-experts-over-laquila-quake/a-18055155
Dubioșenia săptămânii
http://www.evz.ro/extraterestrul-gasit-in-desertul-atacama-aratarea-este-analizata-intr-un-film-video.html
Citatul episodului
Am fost dat afară de la colegiu pentru că am trișat la examenul de metafizică; m-am uitat în sufletul băiatului care stătea lângă mine - Woody Allen
]]> sceptici.ro clean 57:45 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, cutremur, extraterestru, L'Aquila, MISA. gregorian bivolaru Ep.102 – Drac citit invers https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-102/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-102 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-102/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2014 21:10:38 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1771 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-102/feed/ 9 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/10/masaru-emoto-who-believed-water-reacted-to-positive-speech-has-died/ Femei în știință http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia Educație/Informare științifică Ghidul Alegătorului Rațional http:... http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/10/masaru-emoto-who-believed-water-reacted-to-positive-speech-has-died/
Femei în știință
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia
Educație/Informare științifică
Ghidul Alegătorului Rațional
http://www.socrat.ro/publicatii/2014/10/30/ghidul-alegatorului-rational/
HPV-ul se vindeca cu suplimentul minune
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-10/jai-hii102914.php#.VFFr9-uVjMo.twitter
Dubioșenia săptămânii
http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/sanatate/ce-ii-mai-deranjeaza-pe-romani-la-cardul-de-sanatate-citit-invers-inseamna-drac-si-e-sfarsitul-bibliei-printre-plangeri.html
Eroarea logică a episodului
Ad hominem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
Citatul episodului
Chiar și adevărul trebuie îmbrăcat în haine noi dacă vrem să fie atractiv într-o nouă eră - Georg C. Lichtenberg
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:04:19 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, ad hominem, cardul de sanatate, ghidul alegătorului rațional, hypathia, vindecare hpv Ep.101 – Andulația și inovația https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-101/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-101 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-101/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:37:19 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1768 ...continue reading "Ep.101 – Andulația și inovația"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-101/feed/ 293 McDonald's si vaccinarea http://imgur.com/SB8cVmn Skeptic's Guide to the Universe sunt dați în judecată http://www.theskepticsguide.org/legaldefense Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Mai bine moartă decât să facă avort http://adevarul. http://imgur.com/SB8cVmn
Skeptic's Guide to the Universe sunt dați în judecată
http://www.theskepticsguide.org/legaldefense
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Mai bine moartă decât să facă avort
http://adevarul.ro/locale/iasi/o-tanara-fost-pas-moarte-pastorul-i-a-interzis-faca-avort-medicii-trag-semnal-alarma-nu-trebuie-intoarcem-evul-mediu-1_54378cc00d133766a8d196ec/index.html
Femei în știință: Theano
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theano_(philosopher)
Subiecte:
Religiozitatea este în corelație inversă cu inovația (Ascultă doar acest segment aici)
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/religion-quashes-innovation-patents
http://www.princeton.edu/~rbenabou/papers/Religion%20December%201i_snd1.pdf
... și uneori în conflict cu natura
http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/08/15/1948550611420303
Târgul Body Mind Spirit Expo și aparatul de andulatie (Ascultă doar acest segment aici)
http://www.andullation.ro/
Lingi ochiul, vindeci boala!
http://adevarul.ro/news/stiri-ciudate/femeia-limba-tamaduitoare-vindeca-boala-ochi-linge-globul-ocular-suferindului-1_542fd6900d133766a8a8fe6c/index.html
Eroarea logică a episodului
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:12:10 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, andulatie, baba, body mind spirit expo, inovatie, limba pe ochi, quantum touch, religiozitate Ep. 100 – Trei cifre și toți trei https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-100/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-100 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-100/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:28:26 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1765 ...continue reading "Ep. 100 – Trei cifre și toți trei"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-100/feed/ 1691 Schimbări și lucruri care rămân la fel. Pericolul lipsei de scepticism Măncăm iarbă, bem gaz, Doamne ajută! http://www.enca.com/shock-scenes-grass-pastor-giving-his-congregation-petrol-drink http://podcast.sceptici. Pericolul lipsei de scepticism
Măncăm iarbă, bem gaz, Doamne ajută!
http://www.enca.com/shock-scenes-grass-pastor-giving-his-congregation-petrol-drink
http://podcast.sceptici.ro/2014/01/26/ep-84-cosarul-karmic/
Tai gâtul omului și el nu se întoarce la viață. Ce măgar!
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/09/19/sufi-holy-man-is-arrested-for-killing-volunteer-he-failed-to-bring-back-to-life-during-promised-miracle/
Corecții, continuări și răspunsuri
Despre crocorata, rațo-saur și alte confuzii
Anatosuchus minor - rato-croc-ul
http://paulsereno.uchicago.edu/discoveries/anatosuchus_minor/
http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/galloping-dinosaureating-crocodiles-found-in-the-sahara.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/photogalleries/dinosaurs-crocodiles-crocs-missions/index.html
http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2104
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-crocoduck/
Spinosaurus aegypticus
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6204/1613.abstract
Eroarea logică a săptămânii
Să nu verși lampa de sare pe masă
http://www.sare-praid.eu/lampa-de-sare/2011/06/
Femei în scepticism
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:09:49 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, crocorața, eroarea logica a saptamanii, femei in scepticism, lampi de sare, victimele nestiintei Ep. 99 – Câinele homeopat și copilul iradiat https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-99/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-99 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-99/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:59:57 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1754 ...continue reading "Ep. 99 – Câinele homeopat și copilul iradiat"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-99/feed/ 7234 Discuții personale Cine câștigă din emisiunile de talente? Subiecte tratate cu scepticism: Crocorața trăiește! Evoluționiștii câștigă: http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/19/boarcroc-ratcroc-dogcroc-duckcroc-pancakecroc/ http://www.sciencemag. Cine câștigă din emisiunile de talente?
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism:
Crocorața trăiește! Evoluționiștii câștigă:
http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/19/boarcroc-ratcroc-dogcroc-duckcroc-pancakecroc/
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2014/09/10/science.1258750
Bebelușul trebuie protejat!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BGSOVI?psc=1
Happy wife, happy life
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/ru-awh091214.php
Chiar și problemele medciale ale câinilor pot fi ignorate cu brio
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/12-homeopathic-remedies/,
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Dr Oz și prietenii simt presiunea
http://cir.ca/news/ftc-targets-misleading-weight-loss-ads?utm_content=bufferbd33f
Cum învață unii lucruri, fără să facă nimic
http://www.people.com/article/man-wakes-from-coma-speaking-mandarin
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:01:04 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, cafea verde, coma, crocorața, homeopatie, mandarina, suplimente alimentare Ep. 98 – Sarea radioactivă și extratereștrii https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-98-sarea-radioactiva-si-extraterestrii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-98-sarea-radioactiva-si-extraterestrii https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-98-sarea-radioactiva-si-extraterestrii/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:53:15 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1751 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-98-sarea-radioactiva-si-extraterestrii/feed/ 60 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism http://www.cancan.ro/actualitate/scandal-incredibil-in-jurul-mortii-unei-doctorite-un-astrolog-celebru-este-pus-la-perete-de-familie-ca-nu-a-prezis-decesul.html Subiecte sceptice Mai lasă sarea roz! E radioactivă! http://www.cancan.ro/actualitate/scandal-incredibil-in-jurul-mortii-unei-doctorite-un-astrolog-celebru-este-pus-la-perete-de-familie-ca-nu-a-prezis-decesul.html
Subiecte sceptice
Mai lasă sarea roz! E radioactivă!
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/pass-the-salt-but-not-that-pink-himalayan-stuff/
Sa inhalam vitamine
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/28/6078267/don-t-listen-to-e-cig-companies-that-claim-you-can-vape-vitamins
In loc sa se ocupe de stiinta, oamenii de stiinta se ocupa cu oprirea zvonurilor.
http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/08/scientists-busy-squashing-silly-rumors-instead-of-sciencing-at-yellowstone/
Pietrele din Valea Moarta nu sunt mutate de extraterestrii
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0105948
Scrisul de mână ne spune de ce boli suferim!
http://lyla.ro/sanatate/scrisul-tau-de-mana-iti-spune-de-ce-anume-suferi-fara-sa-stii-fa-ti-acum-testul/
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:10:56 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, astrologie, grafologie, pietre valea moarta, sare himalaya, yosemite park Ep. 97 – Lăsați sânii să vină la mine https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-97-lasati-sanii-sa-vina-la-mine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-97-lasati-sanii-sa-vina-la-mine https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-97-lasati-sanii-sa-vina-la-mine/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:28:45 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1748 ...continue reading "Ep. 97 – Lăsați sânii să vină la mine"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-97-lasati-sanii-sa-vina-la-mine/feed/ 1327 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Criza Eboola duce la decizii tampite http://www.livescience.com/47389-nigerian-experimental-ebola-drug.html http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/15/6006641/these-are-the-companies-profiting-from-the-ebola-crisis Subiecte scept... Criza Eboola duce la decizii tampite
http://www.livescience.com/47389-nigerian-experimental-ebola-drug.html
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/15/6006641/these-are-the-companies-profiting-from-the-ebola-crisis
Subiecte sceptice
Moartea lui Robin Williams
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2726920/Actor-Rob-Schneider-says-convinced-Parkinson-s-medication-caused-star-s-suicide.html
Poate i se trage de la misculatii imobiliare
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-17849651-gheorghe-mencinicopschi-predat-poate-trage-faptul-vorbit-despre-urile-din-alimente.htm
http://casajurnalistului.ro/dr-menci-si-omg-urile-lui-voiculescu/
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Iarasi despre viata dupa moarte
http://www.today.com/id/34953759/#.U_CDR_mSwmN
Cum ne bucuram de raul altuia, in functie de zodie
http://www.timesnewroman.ro/monden/cum-sa-te-bucuri-de-condamnarea-lui-voiculescu-in-functie-de-zodie
Forma sanilor si caracterul femeii
http://lyla.ro/sanatate/ce-fel-de-femeie-este-in-viata-si-in-pat-in-functie-de-forma-sanilor-sai/
Citatul episodului
Educatia este ceea ce ramane dupa ce tot ceea ce ai invatat a fost uitat.
BF Skinner
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:08:46 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, antena 3, ebola, forma sanilor, mencinicopschi, robin williams, viata dupa moarte, voiculescu Ep. 96 – Ebola, aura și șocul electric https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-96-ebola-aura-si-socul-electric/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episodul-96-ebola-aura-si-socul-electric https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-96-ebola-aura-si-socul-electric/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:25:48 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1745 ...continue reading "Ep. 96 – Ebola, aura și șocul electric"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-96-ebola-aura-si-socul-electric/feed/ 34 Miruna s-a dus la film. Proastă idee. Inainte de asta s-a dus la Muzeul Științei din Barcelona. Bună idee. Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Și-a curatat bine de tot aura. http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/07/16-year-old-subjected-to-traumatic-watery-treatmen... Inainte de asta s-a dus la Muzeul Științei din Barcelona. Bună idee.
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Și-a curatat bine de tot aura.
http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/07/16-year-old-subjected-to-traumatic-watery-treatment-to-cleanse-her-aura/
Oamenii mai degrabă să se electrocuteze decât să gândească
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/07/people-prefer-electric-shocks-to-being-alone-with-their-thoughts/373936/
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1000788/
Copiii expuși la religie nu pot distinge între ce e real și ce e închipuit
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/18/children-exposed-to-religion-have-difficulty-distinguishing-fact-from-fiction/
Dubioșenia săptămânii
http://piersicuta.blogspot.de/2014/07/a-murit-variola-traiasca-ebola.html
Vindecarea de candida
http://remedii-candida.com/v1/?utm_source=adw-c&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=adw-c
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:12:37 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, candida, copii, curatarea aurei, ebola, electrocutare, fapte si fictiune, nebuni cu blog, religie Ep. 94 si 95 – Sincope și dinozauri https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-94-si-95-sincope-si-dinozauri/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-94-si-95-sincope-si-dinozauri https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-94-si-95-sincope-si-dinozauri/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2014 22:21:21 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1737 ...continue reading "Ep. 94 si 95 – Sincope și dinozauri"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-94-si-95-sincope-si-dinozauri/feed/ 4209   Steven Spielberg si dinozaurul Pericolele lipsei de scepticism http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/06/vegan-mom-has-sick-baby-taken-away-and-is-arrested-for-refusing-care/ http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/06/30-patients-contract-tuberculosis-after-visits-to-the...
 
Steven Spielberg si dinozaurul
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/06/vegan-mom-has-sick-baby-taken-away-and-is-arrested-for-refusing-care/
http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/06/30-patients-contract-tuberculosis-after-visits-to-the-same-acupuncture-clinic/
Vești bune
Copii adoptati de parinti same-sex sunt la fel de fericiti ca toti ceilalti
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/07/07/major-study-shows-kids-of-same-sex-parents-are-happier-and-healthier/
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Simona Halep a lăsat-o pe Monica Niculescu să câștige un set. Greu de crezut.
Subiecte sceptice
Turmeric, curcumin - Moment de creație și leac contra Alzheimer?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23107780
Momente de creație - Prea mult oxigen pentru apariția vieții?
http://www.creationmoments.com/radio/transcripts/ironclad-evidence
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/early-earth-02a.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisolite
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/critically-minded-geologists-needed-to-improve-yield-of-wits-basin-2012-05-04
Când presa aberează
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2687477/Student-goes-blind-keeping-contact-lenses-six-months-microscopic-bug-EATS-eyeballs.html
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:13:12 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, alzheimer, creationism, evolutie, parinti gay, simona halep Ep.93 – Gazul, șarpele și feng-shui-ul https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-93-gazul-sarpele-si-feng-shui-ul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-93-gazul-sarpele-si-feng-shui-ul https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-93-gazul-sarpele-si-feng-shui-ul/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:23:42 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1734 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-93-gazul-sarpele-si-feng-shui-ul/feed/ 1280 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Fiul aluia mort din cauza serpilor se joaca cu serpii http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/05/29/son-of-pastor-who-died-from-snake-bite-nearly-dies-from-snake-bite/ Subiecte iraționale Deputatu' si feng-shui... Fiul aluia mort din cauza serpilor se joaca cu serpii
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/05/29/son-of-pastor-who-died-from-snake-bite-nearly-dies-from-snake-bite/
Subiecte iraționale
Deputatu' si feng-shuiul
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-politic-17451259-deputat-vrea-includerea-expertului-fengh-shui-nomenclatorul-meseriilor.htm?nomobile=
"Supercomputerul" care a trecut (vorba vine) de testul Turing
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140609/07284327524/no-computer-did-not-pass-turing-test-first-time-everyone-should-know-better.shtml
Conspiracy Road Trip: UFOs & Creationism
 
Când presa aberează
http://www.romaniatv.net/un-roman-a-inventat-dispozitivul-care-reduce-consumul-de-gaz-cu-pana-la-30prc_140455.html
]]> sceptici.ro clean 56:28 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, conspiratii, feng shui, scepticism, serpi, testul turing Ep. 92 – Papa vrea să boteze marțieni https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-92-papa-vrea-sa-boteze-martieni/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-92-papa-vrea-sa-boteze-martieni https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-92-papa-vrea-sa-boteze-martieni/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 20:26:25 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1727 ...continue reading "Ep. 92 – Papa vrea să boteze marțieni"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-92-papa-vrea-sa-boteze-martieni/feed/ 1141 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism: un copil cu leucemie refuză chemoterapia pentru că Isus i-a zis că s-a făcut bine http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/05/19/young-girls-life-could-be-saved-with-chemotherapy-but-her-parents-prefer-a-faith-... http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/05/19/young-girls-life-could-be-saved-with-chemotherapy-but-her-parents-prefer-a-faith-based-alternative/
Sfântul Mucenic Megabitul Cel Nou
http://www.doxologia.ro/viata-bisericii/marturii/sfantul-efrem-cel-nou-deblocat-programe-informatice-reparat-fisiere-corupte
Pojarul ca leac contra cancerului? Nu chiar
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/could-measles-cure-cancer-uh-not-exactly%E2%80%A6
Corelații accidentale
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/11/5706802/spurious-correlations-finds-hidden-totally-pointless-connections
http://www.tylervigen.com/
Dubioșenia săptămânii: Între Bine si Rau cu Liviu Mihaiu: partea a 2-a
http://provaccin.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/intre-bine-si-rau/
Pre-vestire budistă
http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/externe/dalai-lama-mesaj-socant-despre-viitorul-omenirii-nu-mai-este-mult-timp-pana-la-marea-intalnire-668362.html
Citatul episodului

Nu vă temeți de eșec. Nu eșecul, ci așteptările limitate sunt o crimă. În marile strădanii este glorios chiar și eșecul. Bruce Lee
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:05:08 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, cancer, corelatii, extraterestri, scepticism, vaccin Episodul 91 – Pepenii lui Isus https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-91-pepenii-lui-isus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episodul-91-pepenii-lui-isus https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-91-pepenii-lui-isus/#comments Sun, 11 May 2014 20:42:56 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1724 ...continue reading "Episodul 91 – Pepenii lui Isus"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-91-pepenii-lui-isus/feed/ 259 Calendar: In 12 mai 1910 s-a nascut Dorothy Hodgkin, chimist britanic ce a primit premiul Nobel in Chimie. Dorothy Hodgkin a avansat tehnica numita cristalografie prin raze X. A confirmat structura penicilinei si apoi a vitaminei B12 (pentru care a pri... In 12 mai 1910 s-a nascut Dorothy Hodgkin, chimist britanic ce a primit premiul Nobel in Chimie. Dorothy Hodgkin a avansat tehnica numita cristalografie prin raze X. A confirmat structura penicilinei si apoi a vitaminei B12 (pentru care a primit si premiul Nobel).Dupa alti 5 ani de la castigarea premiului Nobel a reusit sa descifreze structura insulinei (dupa 35 de ani de cercetare).
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
http://tribune.com.pk/story/705086/demonic-possession-man-dies-as-exorcism-attempt-goes-up-in-smoke/
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism
Ciorapii de slăbit
http://www.sosetaria.ro/ciorapi-medicinali/ciorapi-pantalon-cu-efect-de-slabire-laura-baldini-slim-20-den.html
Boiron recunoaște adevărul
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/547-quacking-like-a-duck.html
Reclama deșănțată la pseudo-remedii de slăbit
http://slim.jurnalzilnic.com/sanatate/medicii-au-ramas-surprinsi/
Despre emisiunea Intre Bine si Rău, o varză cu carne
http://www.tvrplus.ro//editie-intre-bine-si-rau-217838
Al treilea război mondial:
http://www.romaniatv.net/nostradamus-rusia-va-distruge-romania-in-debutul-celui-de-al-treilea-razboi-mondial_141464.html
http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/proorociri-sfant-parinte-arsenie-boca-bucuresti-va-fi-sters-de-pe-fata-pamantului-490370.html
http://www.obiectiv.info/baba-vanga-previziune-cutremuratoare-pentru-anul-2014_40149.html
 
 
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:11:03 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, al treilea razboi mondial, apocalipsa, educatie, homeopatie, pseudostiinta, religie, slabire Episodul 90 – Eclipsa rațiunii naște monștrii https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-90-eclipsa-ratiunii-naste-monstrii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episodul-90-eclipsa-ratiunii-naste-monstrii https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-90-eclipsa-ratiunii-naste-monstrii/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:30:20 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1721 ...continue reading "Episodul 90 – Eclipsa rațiunii naște monștrii"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-90-eclipsa-ratiunii-naste-monstrii/feed/ 1815 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Copac tăiat pentru că.... djini http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/04/black-magic-fears-in-maldives-results-in-vigilante-tree-removal/ Vesti bune despre tratamentul Hepatitei C http://www.iflscience. Copac tăiat pentru că.... djini
http://doubtfulnews.com/2014/04/black-magic-fears-in-maldives-results-in-vigilante-tree-removal/
Vesti bune despre tratamentul Hepatitei C
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/success-story-hepatitis-c-combination-therapy
Un posibil tratament de cancer de prostată
http://www.doctorulzilei.ro/metoda-revolutionara-de-tratare-cancerului-de-prostata/
Inca un pastor care declara ca vine sfarsitul lumii
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/04/14/cataclysms-on-the-way/
Reclamă mascată la asigurări de locuințe
http://www.economica.net/gigantii-financiari-speriati-de-cutremurele-din-vrancea-de-ce-se-vor-scumpi-asigurarile-de-locuinta-in-roman_77800.html
Shaken Baby Syndrome e considerat fals?
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/15/5604886/shaken-baby-syndrome-criminal-cases-controversy
Citatul episodului
Încercăm să demonstrăm cât mai repede că am greșit, deoarce numai așa putem să progresăm - Richard Feynman
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:08:33 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, djini, reclama mascata, sfarsitul lumii, sindromul copilului zgaltait, tratamente Ep.89 – Carmen Harra prezice https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-89-carmen-harra-prezice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-89-carmen-harra-prezice https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-89-carmen-harra-prezice/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:11:34 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1717 ...continue reading "Ep.89 – Carmen Harra prezice"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-89-carmen-harra-prezice/feed/ 899 Calendar Pericolele lipsei de scepticism http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/591400-razor-blades-injure-boy-at-playground-park-in-east-moline-illinois/ Subiecte tratate cu scepticism Negrilica nu e chiar așa de neagră - o continuare. Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/591400-razor-blades-injure-boy-at-playground-park-in-east-moline-illinois/
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism
Negrilica nu e chiar așa de neagră - o continuare.
Dietele sarace in sodiu sunt problematice in ciuda recomandarilor CDC
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-04/oupu-los033114.php
Solutia de slăbit care ar trebui să ne slăbească cu afirmațiile fără acoperire
http://www.helpnet.ro/libramed-solutia-100-naturala-slabit.html
Restrictiile aplicate fumatului in spatii publice sunt foarte benefice
http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/03/smoking-restrictions-having-huge-benefit-for-the-next-generation/
Nanoparticulele de argint nu sunt asa de minunate
http://news.discovery.com/human/health/silver-nanoparticles-may-harm-humans-and-wildlife-140402.htm
Carmen Harra greșește amarnic ca de obicei
http://www.ziarulring.ro/stiri/monden/230398/Harra-VERDICT-IN-SCANDALUL-de-la-Casa-Alba-Categoric-intre-Beyonce-si-Obama-A-FOST-CEVA--noads
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/obama-beyonce-affair_n_4760381.html
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:06:40 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, carmen harra, libramed, nanoparticule de argint, negrilica Ep.88 – Negrilică vindecă fără frică https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-88-negrilica-vindeca-fara-frica/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episodul-88-negrilica-vindeca-fara-frica https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-88-negrilica-vindeca-fara-frica/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:28:50 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1713 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/episodul-88-negrilica-vindeca-fara-frica/feed/ 300 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Doua vieți pierdute din lipsă de informare: http://ziare.com/stiri/si-a-omorat-copilul-si-s-a-sinucis-din-cauza-unei-tepe-pe-internet-1287546 Subiecte tratate cu scepticism Jenny McCarthy primeste ceea ce merită http://w... Doua vieți pierdute din lipsă de informare:
http://ziare.com/stiri/si-a-omorat-copilul-si-s-a-sinucis-din-cauza-unei-tepe-pe-internet-1287546
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism
Jenny McCarthy primeste ceea ce merită
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/03/17/jenny_mccarthy_antivaxxer_gets_remedied_on_twitter.html
Descoperiri importante
http://science.hotnews.ro/stiri-stiinte_fundamentale-16850123-descoperire-importantavine-sustina-teoria-big-bangului.htm
Nergilică minte cu nerusinare despre vindecări
http://negrilicabaraka.ro/
Iar se termina lumea
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/03/15/asteroid_2003_qq47_rumors_of_an_impact_in_march_2014_are_false.html
Nici extractele naturale nu mai sunt destul de naturale
http://2blackjack1.wordpress.com/romania/colorantul-minune-al-lui-danone/
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:00:53 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, Big Bang, coloranti, Jenny McCarthy, sfarsitul lumii Ep.87 – Molecula de Urania https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-87-molecula-de-urania/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-87-molecula-de-urania https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-87-molecula-de-urania/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:02:52 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1709 ...continue reading "Ep.87 – Molecula de Urania"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-87-molecula-de-urania/feed/ 69 Varianta video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C4H15Jhqu0 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Copil bolnav de rahitism nu a fost dus la medic http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/03/03/seventh-day-adventists-go-to-jail-for-letting-their-infan... Varianta video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C4H15Jhqu0
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

Copil bolnav de rahitism nu a fost dus la medic

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/03/03/seventh-day-adventists-go-to-jail-for-letting-their-infant-son-die-of-rickets-calling-doctor-would-have-been-a-sin/

Fată omorâtă sub pretextul exorcizării

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/02/gaza-palestine-medicine-religion-science-jinn.html#
Educație/informare științifică

Detectoarele false de bombe discutate in episodul 13 se intorc

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-26391021

Reclama la medicamente e reglementata, dar suplimentele nu.

http://razvanbb.ro/2014/02/este-interzis-sa-faci-publicitate-pe-facebook-la-medicamente.html#axzz2tIlgiM4V

Să cântăm ca să nu sforăim

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360393/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16377643

http://www.didgeridoostore.com/didgeridoo_sleepapnea_snoring.htm

Dubioșenia săptămânii

http://www.produsesanatate.ro/produse-sanatate/6-Blog-Articole-utile/

Băuturile fără zahăr nu te-ngrașă, dar te-mbată!


http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/diet-soda-mixers-up-breathalyzer-re-14-01-14/


Când presa (nu) aberează

http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/csid/adevarul-din-spatele-celui-mai-popular-mit-legat-de-telefoanele-mobile-cum-ne-afecteaza-de-fapt-sanatatea.html

Citatul episodului

Stiinta este in mult mai mare masura un mod de gandire decat un ansamblu de cunostinte - Carl Sagan
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:03:23 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, bauturi fara zahar, detectoare de bombe, digeridoo, pericolele lipsei de scepticism, presa abereaza, tampoane bio Ep. 86 – Craniul din sacru https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-86-craniul-din-sacru/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-86-craniul-din-sacru https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-86-craniul-din-sacru/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:23:25 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1704 ...continue reading "Ep. 86 – Craniul din sacru"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-86-craniul-din-sacru/feed/ 2667 Live Hangout ceva mai lung decat episodul audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNaMwe9KDc Facebook permite mai multe alegeri: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/02/facebook-is-no-longer-for-males-and-females-only/ Calendar 24 Feb 1582- Papa Grigore... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNaMwe9KDc
Facebook permite mai multe alegeri: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/02/facebook-is-no-longer-for-males-and-females-only/
Calendar
24 Feb 1582- Papa Grigore al XIII-lea anunță calendarul gregorian
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Preotul care se juca cu șerpii a murit muscat de șerpi
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/02/16/snake-handling-pastor-dies-after-being-bitten-by-a-snake/
Continuări:
După dezbaterea dintre Ken Ham și Bill Nye discutăm niște întrebări ridicate de creaționiști
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Terapia cranio-sacrala - cand iti bagi craniul in zona sacrului
http://observator.tv/social/terapia-craniosacrala-117883.html
Când presa aberează
Unica.ro și oamenii desfigurati de vaccinuri. - o poveste de succes
Citatul episodului:
"Dacă eu am un măr și tu ai un măr și facem schimb, la sfârșit fiecare are câte un măr. Dar dacă eu am o idee și tu ai o idee și facem schimb de idei, la sfârșit amandoi avem cate două idei." - George Bernard Shaw
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:02:22 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, Bill Nye, creationism, dezbatere, Ken Ham, sceptici, terapia cranio sacrala, unica.ro Skeptical Reporter @ 2014-02-14 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2014-02-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2014-02-14 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2014-02-14/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:34:42 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1700 ...continue reading "Skeptical Reporter @ 2014-02-14"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2014-02-14/feed/ 2066 Skeptical Reporter for February 14th, 2014 The "jelly doughnut" rock that seemed to appear out of nowhere on Mars last month did not fall out of an extraterrestrial pastry box. The rock had been mysterious to scientists because Mars rover Opportunity p... The "jelly doughnut" rock that seemed to appear out of nowhere on Mars last month did not fall out of an extraterrestrial pastry box. The rock had been mysterious to scientists because Mars rover Opportunity photographed it in a spot where the rock had not been present just four days earlier. Steve Squyres, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Rover mission, described it as a white rock with a dark red low spot in the middle. The rock was named Pinnacle Island. Researchers have concluded that it is a piece of a larger rock, which Opportunity broke and moved with its wheel in early January. Further images from the rover reveal the original rock that the rover's wheel must have struck. No, that's not as exciting as if the rock had crawled into view on its own or been dropped there by aliens. But now that this puzzle has been solved, the rover team plans to drive Opportunity south and uphill to look at exposed rock layers on a slope. The rock has high levels of manganese and sulfur, which may have been concentrated in the rock because of water.
He's been to a doctor and a vet just to make sure, but New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is adamant he's not a shapeshifting reptilian alien. Mr Key was unusually forced to deny any previously non-declared extraterrestrial connections to reporters after an Auckland man put in an Official Information Act (OIA) request asking for proof he might be one. "To the best of my knowledge, no. Having been asked that question directly, I've taken the unusual step of not only seeing a doctor but a vet, and both have confirmed I'm not a reptile," a smiling Mr Key explained, adding: "So I'm certainly not a reptile. I've never been in a spaceship, never been in outer space, and my tongue's not overly long either." Last month, Auckland resident Shane Warbrooke put in an OIA request to the prime minister's office, asking for "any evidence to disprove the theory that Mr John Key is in fact a David Icke style shapeshifting reptilian alien ushering humanity towards enslavement".
The authenticity of the Shroud of Turin has been in question for centuries. Some believe it is a miracle, while some state in is an elaborate hoax? Now, a study claims neutron emissions from an ancient earthquake that rocked Jerusalem could have created the iconic image, as well as messed up the radiocarbon levels that later suggested the shroud was a medieval forgery. But other scientists say this newly proposed premise leaves some major questions unanswered. Radiocarbon dating tests conducted at three different labs in the 1980s indicated the cloth was less than 800 years old, produced in the Middle Ages. The first records of the shroud begin to appear in medieval sources around the same time, which skeptics don't think is a coincidence. The new study wishes to demonstrate that the shroud is much older, dating from the time of Jesus. Even if it is theoretically possible for earthquake-generated neutrons to have caused this kind of reaction, the study doesn't address why this effect hasn't been seen elsewhere in the archaeological record, Gordon Cook, a professor of environmental geochemistry at the University of Glasgow, explained. It seems unlikely that the new study, published in the journal Meccanica, will settle any of the long-standing disputes about how and when the cloth was made, which depend largely on faith.
In the US, the Prince George’s County Police Department is transforming how detectives conduct photo lineups in an effort to prevent innocent people from going to prison. Starting this spring, detectives must show witnesses photos of potential suspects one at a time on separate pieces of paper rather than all at once on a single page. Lineups must also be “blind,” which means a detective unfamiliar with the case must present photos to witnesses instead of an officer investigating the crime. The method is called the “double-blind sequential lineup...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:05 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical Reporter @ 2014-02-07 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2014-02-07/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2014-02-07 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2014-02-07/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:44:56 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1697 ...continue reading "Skeptical Reporter @ 2014-02-07"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2014-02-07/feed/ 39 Skeptical Reporter for February 7th, 2014 Saudi Arabia, which has the largest number of Twitter users relative to internet users in the world, has formed a special task force to track those who are accused of spreading vice and witchcraft on the social... Saudi Arabia, which has the largest number of Twitter users relative to internet users in the world, has formed a special task force to track those who are accused of spreading vice and witchcraft on the social networking service. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which serves as the religious police of the conservative Gulf kingdom, is conducting surveillance of Twitter accounts in an effort to reign in heightened interest in subjects related to sorcery. The religious public watchdog is keeping a lookout for those accounts which “are spreading vice and witchcraft” through the community, said Ahmed Al Jardan, the Commission’s spokesman. Saudi Arabia’s Mufti, the country’s leading Islamic cleric, recently declared social media networks like Twitter have become a “podium for spreading evil and bad ideas and exchanging accusations and lies” by many of their subscribers and that “many Twitter users in the kingdom are also fools who lack modesty and faith”. The crackdown on Twitter users comes in the same week that Riyadh passed new counter-terrorism legislation that makes it an act of terrorism for any person to disturb public order or defame the reputation of the state or the king.
A British magistrate has issued an extraordinary summons to the worldwide leader of the Mormon Church alleging that its teachings about mankind amount to fraud. Thomas Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been ordered to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London next month to defend the church’s doctrines including beliefs about Adam and Eve and Native Americans. A formal summons by District Judge Elizabeth Roscoe warns Mr Monson, who is recognized by Mormons as God’s prophet on Earth, that a warrant for his arrest could be issued if he fails to make the journey from Salt Lake City, Utah, for a hearing on March 14. In one of the most unusual documents ever issued by a British court, it lists seven teachings of the church, including that Native Americans are descended from a family of ancient Israelites as possible evidence of fraud. It also cites the belief that the Book of Mormon was translated from ancient gold plates revealed to the church’s founder Joseph Smith by angels and that Adam and Eve lived around 6,000 years ago. The document suggests that asking members of the church to make contributions while promoting theological doctrines which “might be untrue or misleading” could be a breach of the Fraud Act 2006.
A five-month-old baby has died from rickets after his parents insisted on following a strict eating regime as part of their religion. Nkosiyapha Kunene, 36, and his wife Virginia, 32, could face jail after admitting the manslaughter of their son Ndingeko. Acute rickets, from which the child died on June 14, 2012, sees the bones soften because of a deficiency of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium. The case comes after health professionals raised concerns that the Victorian disease is returning to Britain as a result of poor diets and children not being exposed to sufficient sunshine. It is believed the parents belong to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, whose members follow a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet – one that allows milk and eggs, but not animal flesh. The childhood disease was endemic in the growing cities of 19th century Britain because of a lack of access to sunlight and poor diets. But by the 1950s it had been wiped out thanks to Vitamin D being added to everyday foods such as margarine and cereal. Until recently even specialist doctors had struggled to spot the disease. In 2012 the parents of four-month-old Jayden Wray were charged with his death before doctors realized he had probably died from rickets. Before Jayden there had been only one death in 30 years. Yet in 2012 about 900 cases were diagnosed in hospitals in England. Nutritionists say the return of rickets is largely due to a generation...]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:23 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Ep.85 – Cetățean la Vatican https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-85-cetatean-la-vatican/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-85-cetatean-la-vatican https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-85-cetatean-la-vatican/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 18:41:09 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1693 ...continue reading "Ep.85 – Cetățean la Vatican"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-85-cetatean-la-vatican/feed/ 191 Te feresc de pacalici Calendar:
John Franklin Enders - părintele vaccinării moderne - ( 10 Februarie 1897 – 8 September 1985)
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism:

Moartea lui Steve McQueen
Dezbaterea Bill Nye vs Ken Ham

Sunt rușii alcoolici sau e un mit?

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-vodka-russian-men-20140130,0,2473214.story
Omenirea a fost creată de extratereștrii? Probabil că nu

http://sfatuitoarea.blogspot.ro/2013/11/dovada-stiintifica-faptului-ca-omenirea.html?spref=fb

Vaticanul este luat în vizor de ONU în legătură cu abuzurile sexuale și ascunderea sistematică a violatorilor
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/u-n-committee-criticizes-vatican-allegedly-enabling-child-sex-abuse-article-1.1581758

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/pope-benedict-defrocked-400-priests

Citatul episodului

Până la urmă, știința este internațională, și doar prin lipsa simțului istoriei i s-au atribuit calități naționale - Marie Curie
]]> Sceptici in Romania clean 1:14:16 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, abuzuri, extraterestrii, rusi alcoolici, vatican, vodca Ep. 84 – Coșarul karmic https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-84-cosarul-karmic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-84-cosarul-karmic https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-84-cosarul-karmic/#comments Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:46:44 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1688 ...continue reading "Ep. 84 – Coșarul karmic"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/ep-84-cosarul-karmic/feed/ 1575 Foițele de ceapă mai tari ca INMH? Prognoza cepoasă pentru 2014 I F M A M I I A S O N D + +- + + + + + -+ - - - -+ ++ = 4 (se revarsă) +   = 3 +- = 2 -+ = 1 -   = 0 Pericolele lipsei de ...continue reading "Ep. 84 – Coșarul karmic" Foițele de ceapă mai tari ca INMH?


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Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Unii devin ierbivori
http://www.realitatea.net/un-preot-i-a-pus-pe-enoria-i-sa-manance-iarba_1361080.html
Unii medicii de urgența recomanda apa pentru astm
http://asearomania.net/
http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/asea-scam/
Dubioșenia săptămânii: Teleportare
http://adevarul.ro/news/stiri-ciudate/teleportare-extraterestra-surprinsa-camerele-supraveghere-8_52d8e0fbc7b855ff568d97b0/index.html

Cristina ne întreabă de karma
http://podcast.sceptici.ro/contact/#comment-71524
http://atheistforums.org/thread-1426.html
http://buddhanet.net/e-learning/karma.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma#Jainism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma#In_Falun_Gong
Unde se duce scarpinatul cand te scarpini?
http://io9.com/why-you-can-scratch-one-spot-on-your-body-and-feel-it-s-1490250139
Când presa aberează: La Beijing se proiecteaza apusul soarelui. Sau nu
http://www.ecomagazin.ro/la-beijing-se-proiecteaza-virtual-apusul-de-soare-care-nu-se-mai-vede-din-cauza-poluarii/
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/no-beijing-residents-not-watching-060031282.html
Citatul episodului
Rezultate! Desigur, am foarte multe rezultate. Știu câteva mii de lucruri care nu funcționează - Thomas A. Edison
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:03:39 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, apus de soare, China, karma, oameni ierbivori, politica si economie, scarpinat, teleportare Sceptici în România – Episodul 83 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-83/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-83 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-83/#comments Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:27:21 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1677 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 83"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-83/feed/ 1701   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDWfWpMxoc Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Extratereştrii ne-ar da arme dacă am fi cuminți http://boingboing.net/2014/01/06/canadas-former-defense-minis.html Elfii, elfii se supără dacă faceţi o autostradă http://www. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDWfWpMxoc
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Extratereştrii ne-ar da arme dacă am fi cuminți
http://boingboing.net/2014/01/06/canadas-former-defense-minis.html
Elfii, elfii se supără dacă faceţi o autostradă
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/12/23/in-iceland-construction-projects-are-being-held-up-because-they-might-hurt-the-elves-seriously/
Informare ştiinţifică
Si rușii au aruncat bani pe cercetare psihotronica
https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/1b0b3d97df54
Studiul menţionat: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1312.1148v2.pdf
Dubioșenia săptămânii
http://www.efemeride.ro/este-luna-facuta-de-om
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism
Multiplii profeti fac profetii despre 2013
http://paranormal.about.com/od/prophetsandprophecies/tp/Psychic-Predictions-For-2013.htm
Baba Vanga despre razboaiele mondiale din 2013
http://www.alamongordo.com/the-forgotten-baba-vanga-prophecies-about-world-war-iii/
http://www.theastralworld.com/prophecies/babavanga.php
Carmen Harra despre cum ii va merge lui Adrian Nastase
http://www.ziarulring.ro/stiri/monden/208595/Carmen-Harra-anunta-INTOARCEREA-IN-FORTA-a-lui-Adrian-Nastase-2015-VA-FI-UN-VARF-in-politica-pentru-el-
Prezicătoare egipeană despre 2014
http://www.efemeride.ro/prezicatoare-egipteana-in-2014-harta-lumii-se-va-modifica
Despre cine vorbim?
N-a fost trăsnit
Citatul episodului
Oamenii care spun ca nu poate fi facut nu ar trebui sa ii intrerupa pe cei care o fac- George Bernard Shaw
]]> sceptici.ro clean 47:21 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, baba vanga, carmen harra, clarvazatori, elfi, extraterestrii, previziuni, psihotronic Sceptici în România – Cadou https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-cadou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-cadou https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-cadou/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:55:46 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1672 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-cadou/feed/ 4132 Miruna și un Life Coach dezbat NLP Acupunctura emoțională http://stiintasuccesului.blogspot.ro/2013/03/eft-acupunctura-emotionala-fara-ace.html Sâni magnetici http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2515590/The-Kewi-Bra-built-magnetic-force-defies-gr... Acupunctura emoțională
http://stiintasuccesului.blogspot.ro/2013/03/eft-acupunctura-emotionala-fara-ace.html
Sâni magnetici
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2515590/The-Kewi-Bra-built-magnetic-force-defies-gravity-breasts-lifted.html
Slăbit cu miere
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2516510/The-honey-diet-Drop-dress-size-party-season-having-spoonful-honey-bed--following-delicious-recipes.html
Rejuvenare vaginală
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2516800/Its-like-going-gym-vagina-Mother-says-lunchtime-laser-lift-saved-sex-life.html
Citatul episodului
Conștiința ta transformă o expansiune progresivă a oportunităților
]]> sceptici.ro clean 44:50 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, diete, produse minune, pseudostiinta Sceptici în România – Episodul 82 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-82/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-82 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-82/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2013 16:00:07 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1669 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 82"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-82/feed/ 5 Calendar: In 16 Decembrie 1962, Explorer 16, primul satelit dedicat explorarii meteoritilor a fost lansat din Cape Canaveral In 16 Decembrie 1954, diamantele sintetice au fost produse in laboratorul General Electric Research de catre profesorul H. In 16 Decembrie 1962, Explorer 16, primul satelit dedicat explorarii meteoritilor a fost lansat din Cape Canaveral
In 16 Decembrie 1954, diamantele sintetice au fost produse in laboratorul General Electric Research de catre profesorul H. Tracy Hall.
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Un promotor al Legii Atractiei ucide 3 oameni.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/4/5038930/the-death-dealer-james-arthur-sweat-lodge-deaths-in-sedona
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism
EFSA asculta Sceptici in Romania
http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-doctorh_actualitate-16181708-autoritatea-europeana-pentru-siguranta-alimentara-confirma-indulcitorul-artificial-aspartam-nu-este-daunator-sanatatii.htm
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/search/doc/399e.pdf
Studiul PISA, rezultatele pe 2012
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/dec/03/pisa-results-country-best-reading-maths-science
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2013/dec/03/pisa-methodology-education-oecd-student-performance
Dubiosenia saptamanii
O noua chestie cauzeaza cancerul
http://www.realfarmacy.com/97-of-terminal-cancer-patients-previously-had-this-dental-procedure/
Tunele sub România
http://www.realitatea.net/declaratia-halucinanta-a-unui-profesor-exista-o-retea-de-tunele-fizice-reale-sub-toata-romania_1336904.html
Numerologii se bat in aberatii despre data de 11.12.2013
http://adevarul.ro/life-style/stil-de-viata/parerea-numerologului-semnificatia-zilei-111220131-1_52a88325c7b855ff56a10066/index.html
http://www.realitatea.net/semnificatia-datei-de-11-12-13-fenomenul-rar-vazut-de-numerologi_1337503.html
Despre cine vorbim?
Fără câștigator în episodul 81. Soluția corectă era Marie Curie.
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:03:54 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, aspartam, legea atractiei, numerologie, obturatie de canal, PISA 2012, tunele Sceptici în România – Episodul 81 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-81/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-81 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-81/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:59:30 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1666 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 81"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-81/feed/ 185 Calendar In 2 decembrie 1982 dr William C DeVries a facut primul interventie cu scopul de a implamnta Jarvik-7, o inimă artificială. Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Cautatori de fantome (drogati) dau foc unei case http://www.fox8live. In 2 decembrie 1982 dr William C DeVries a facut primul interventie cu scopul de a implamnta Jarvik-7, o inimă artificială.
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Cautatori de fantome (drogati) dau foc unei case
http://www.fox8live.com/story/24042103/historic-lebeau-plantation-burns-to-the-ground-in-old-arabi
http://www.realitatea.net/s-a-impuscat-in-timp-ce-spargea-nuci-cu-pistolul_1324965.html
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism
Momente de creație = erori logice, dezinformare și distorsiuni
http://www.creationmoments.com/radio
Chemtrails!
http://www.dataasylum.com/mindcontrol-chemtrails-summary.html
Un vierme gigantic - spoilers, stie sa inoate
http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/11/a-whales-tale-the-video-of-the-monster-worm/
Silvia Browne a murit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/sylvia-browne_n_4317470.html
Unii pun margele la gatul copiilor
http://www.lantisoaredebebelusi.ro/chihlimbar/
Despre cine vorbim
S-a ars, dar nu cu focul
În episodul 80 a castigat Istvan Lakatos
Citatul episodului
Nu stiu cine a fost bunicul meu; sunt mult mai interesat să știu ce va fi nepotul lui - Abraham Lincoln
Rămâneți sceptici!
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:11:32 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, chemtrails, evolutie, lantisoare de bebelusi, pericolele lipsei de scepticism, podcast, produse minune, scepticism, silvia browne, stiinta Sceptici în România – Episodul 80 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-80/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-80 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-80/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:58:06 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1663 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 80"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-80/feed/ 3697 Un experiment social în desfășurare http://www.thekitchn.com/a-friend-asked-me-to-pay-cash-for-thanksgiving-dinner-what-do-i-do-good-questions-196820 Calendar Sir William Siemens a fost un inginer englez-german si inventator care a creat un sistem rege... http://www.thekitchn.com/a-friend-asked-me-to-pay-cash-for-thanksgiving-dinner-what-do-i-do-good-questions-196820
Calendar
Sir William Siemens a fost un inginer englez-german si inventator care a creat un sistem regenerativ de folosire a gazelor deseu pentru a pre-incalzi gazele combustibilului pentru cuptorul cu vatra deschisa folosit in manufacturarea otelului. De asemenea a fost important in industria telegrafului, un pionier in cabluri subacvatice. A asistat in dezvoltarea liniei de telegraf dintre Londra si Calcutta (1869)
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Nu e un OZN, e doar Venus.
http://theufobureau.com/the-latest-ufo-and-alien-news/ufo-calls-over-bright-lights-of-venus-abc-local
Subiecte tratate cu scepticism
Popularitatea medicinei tradiționale chineze este o urmare a propagandei partidului comunist
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/10/traditional_chinese_medicine_origins_mao_invented_it_but_didn_t_believe.single.html
Tinerii din Japonia refuză să facă sex
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/young-people-japan-stopped-having-sex?CMP=twt_gu
Amigdalita e un cancer, si porcii zboara
http://terapieinarmonie.ro/?p=1246
Fizicienii viseaza la un LHC mai mare
http://www.nature.com/news/physicists-plan-to-build-a-bigger-lhc-1.14149
Despre cine vorbim?
Elipsa mea e mai buna decat cercul vostru
Citatul episodului
O investiție în cunoștințe duce la cel mai mare profit din dobândă - Benjamin Franklin
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:09:27 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, medicina traditionala chineza, podcast, pseudoterapii, sanatate, scepticism, sex in japonia Sceptici în România – Episodul 79 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-79/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-79 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-79/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:30:41 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1659 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 79"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-79/feed/ 273 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Câteodată nici închisoarea nu te poate convinge că faci rău oamenilor, deși crezi că îi ajuți http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1339577/divine-doctor-kills-patient-toxic-soup-after-years-jail   Polio confirm... Câteodată nici închisoarea nu te poate convinge că faci rău oamenilor, deși crezi că îi ajuți
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1339577/divine-doctor-kills-patient-toxic-soup-after-years-jail
 
Polio confirmat in Siria și riscuri pentru România
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24726592
Investițiile cu grad mare de risc: când ceva sună prea frumos, probabil că nu este real
http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia%C8%9B%C4%83_valutar%C4%83
 
Elevii ar putea rămâne fără vacanța de vară
http://www.realitatea.net/elevii-si-ar-putea-lua-adio-de-la-vacanta-de-vara_1303172.html?utm_source=Cub-Actualitate/Educatie&utm_medium=Clicks&utm_campaign=trkweb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_holiday
http://www.ukcrimestats.com/National_Picture/
 
Despre dependența de Internet
http://www.realitatea.net/12-semne-ca-esti-dependent-de-internet_1302672.html?utm_source=Cub-Actualitate/it_stiinta&utm_medium=Clicks&utm_campaign=trkweb
Un rus face poze, trimite comunicate de presa din doi in doi ani zicand ca e priceput.
http://www.realitatea.net/a-surprins-momentul-in-care-sufletul-paraseste-trupul-dupa-moarte-un-savant-rus-explica-fenomenul_1303770.html?utm_source=Cub-it_stiinta&utm_medium=Clicks&utm_campaign=trkweb
Când presa aberează
Antena 3 preia bloguri fara pic de cercetare
http://www.antena3.ro/romania/de-ce-doarme-copilul-din-bratele-cersetoarei-raspunsul-cutremurator-dat-de-un-tigan-care-stie-tot-despre-aceasta-afacere-232770.html
Despre cine vorbim?
Un om indragostit de alune
Citatul episodului
Stiinta pune limite cunostintelor dar nu poate pune limite imaginatiei - Bertrand Russel
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:10:24 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, dependenta de internet, educatie, poliomielita, presa abereaza, siria, supa otravitoare, vaccinare Sceptici în România – Episod Aniversar 3 ani https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episod-aniversar-3-ani/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episod-aniversar-3-ani https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episod-aniversar-3-ani/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:22:13 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1656 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episod-aniversar-3-ani/feed/ 5 Episod Aniversar 3 Ani - Live pe Youtube Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Copil mort de la vegetarianism http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/20/national/main668225.shtml Propaganda pro-vegetarianism la copii http://cabalinkabul.wordpress. Episod Aniversar 3 Ani - Live pe Youtube
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Copil mort de la vegetarianism
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/20/national/main668225.shtml
Propaganda pro-vegetarianism la copii
http://cabalinkabul.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/copiii-si-vegetarianismul-militant/
 
Incalzirea globala nu mai poate fi negata
http://www.ipcc.ch/news_and_events/docs/ar5/ar5_wg1_headlines.pdf
Oreste ne cheamă la congres
http://adevarul.ro/locale/constanta/cele-trei-religii-monoteiste-dezbatute-congresul-international-constanta-1_52553b18c7b855ff561947d0/index.html
Dubioșenia săptămânii
http://adevarul.ro/locale/pitesti/video-inventator-pitesti-pus-bazele-unui-nou-calendar-organizeaza-altfel-timpul-1_5256972ec7b855ff56203f95/index.html
Citatul episodului
In timpuri înselatoare a spune adevaru este un act revolutionar. George Orwell
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:11:39 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, calendar, episod aniversar, incalzirea globala, oreste Sceptici în România – Episodul 77 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-77/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-77 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-77/#comments Sun, 06 Oct 2013 22:06:12 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1647 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 77"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-77/feed/ 74 Introducere Participati in proiectul Scepticism pe Wikipedia.  Calendar: Ralph Wedgewood - inventatorul hârtiei indigo. Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Credulului i se îneacă iphoneul. http://www.telegraph.co. Participati in proiectul Scepticism pe Wikipedia. 
Calendar: Ralph Wedgewood - inventatorul hârtiei indigo.
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* Credulului i se îneacă iphoneul.
* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10330414/iOS-7-users-destroy-iPhones-after-fake-waterproof-advert.html

Radiestezistul a fost chemat pentru a găsi electro-smogul.

* http://www.pepijnvanerp.nl/2013/09/dutch-school-hires-dowser-to-clean-up-electrosmog/

Pertusis continuă să facă victime în Statele Unite.
http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/infant-north-carolina-dies-whooping-cough/
Câteodată vedetele sunt de partea științei. Sarah Michele Gellar promovează vaccinul împotriva tusei convulsive.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/09/27/pertussis_march_of_dimes_vaccination_campaign_with_sarah_michelle_gellar.html
Telefoane și tablete sfințite ca să meargă mai bine. 

* http://www.realitatea.net/inspirati-de-bor-ce-sfintesc-preotii-bisericii-catolice-in-franta-tablete-si-telefoane-mobile_1282311.html

Mencinicopsci e la inchisoare (dar nu pentru documentarul Toxic)

* http://www.revista22.ro/mencinicopschi-sta-linistit-dupa-condamnarea-la-6-ani-de-inchisoare-e-o-mascarada-politica-31490.html
* http://www.b1.ro/stiri/eveniment/gheorghe-mencinicopschi-nitra-ii-i-nitri-ii-din-apa-nu-dispar-prin-fierbere-i-pot-provoca-moartea-sugarilor-25187.html

Despre cine vorbim?

* A descris un sistem solar la nivel mic mic mic

Citatul episodului
Viata e grea, dar e mai grea când ești prost - Will Rogers
Fiti alaturi de noi in episodul urmator pentru a ne pune intrebari în direct și a câștiga premii.
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:01:24 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, dr menci, guerilla skepticism, radiestezie, sceptici in romania, sfintire, vaccinare Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-27 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-27/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-09-27 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-27/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:30:20 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1653 ...continue reading "Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-27"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-27/feed/ 1292 Skeptical Reporter for September 27th, 2013 The man who shot to Internet fame several years ago after appearing on Today to discuss a condition that permanently turned his skin a deep blue has died. Paul Karason was 62 when he passed away in a Washingt... The man who shot to Internet fame several years ago after appearing on Today to discuss a condition that permanently turned his skin a deep blue has died. Paul Karason was 62 when he passed away in a Washington hospital, where he was admitted last week after suffering a heart attack. He also had pneumonia and later suffered a severe stroke, his estranged wife, Jo Anna Karason, explained. Karason started turning blue about 15 years ago after he began using a special silver-based preparation to treat a skin condition. He also had been drinking colloidal silver, a product consisting of silver particles suspended in liquid. In 2008, Karason emerged from his reclusive life to discuss his condition, known as argyria, which is caused by the use of dietary supplements. Karason began using a silver preparation to treat a bad case of dermatitis that had broken out on his face. He took the silver in colloidal form that he produced himself, using electrolysis. Silver has antibacterial properties and has been used to fight infection for thousands of years. But it went out of use when the far more effective penicillin was developed in the 1930s. It continued to be used in some over-the-counter medicines until 1999, when the FDA banned it because it causes argyria, which is a result of the silver reacting with light the same way it does in photography. The silver collects in the skin and other organs and does not dissipate.
Venezuela's beauty culture has prompted a surge in dangerous silicone injections. Astrid de la Rosa was left bedridden for two years after her liquid silicone buttock injections migrated into her spine, paralyzing the supporting muscles. Now she is trying to educate Venezuelan girls early on about the dangers of these procedures. “We have to get to them early, as parents tend to offer these injections as 15th birthday presents”. In Venezuela, 17 women have died in the past 12 months as a result of liquid silicone buttock injections. According to Jesus Pereira, the president of the Venezuelan Plastic Surgeons Association, an estimated 30 percent of Venezuelan women aged 18 to 50 have undergone the procedure in an attempt to achieve a figure thought to be more attractive to Venezuelan men. While the death toll resulting from these injections has risen since they became widely available in 2008, it has done little to curb the trend of Venezuelans seeking a quick-fix solution to what they perceive as physical inadequacies. Despite being illegal in Venezuela (sale of silicone carries a two-year prison sentence) the country’s Association of Cosmetic Surgeons estimates that 2,000 women every month are receiving injections of this bio-polymer, either at home or illegally at unlicensed businesses.
The latest issue of Frontline – India’s National Magazine – features several stories of interest in the theme “Superstition Industry”. One of the articles discusses Sanal Edamaruku’s unmasking of a so-called miracle that saw him forced to leave to country after being accused of breaking the country’s blasphemy laws. On the 5th of March 2012, a woman passing by a roadside crucifix saw water dripping from the feet of Jesus Christ’s image. A non-Christian, she spread the word and soon the site was thronged by people who thought it was a miracle. The crucifix was across the road from Our Lady of Velankanni Church in the Mumbai suburb of Irla. A television channel covering the incident brought Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, to the site. He debunked the miracle theory and said it was water flowing from some damaged plumbing. Members of a group called the Association of Concerned Catholics challenged Edamaruku, and a battle of words began which culminated in a television studio debate between Edamaruku and Bishop Agnelo of the Archdiocese of Bombay. A report was filed by the Association of Concerned Catholics against Edamaruku under Section 295A ...]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:38 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-20 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-09-20 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-20/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:06:12 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1651 ...continue reading "Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-20"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-20/feed/ 24 Skeptical Reporter for September 20th, 2013 People who take antioxidant supplements don't live any longer than those who don't, and some antioxidants may even cut life short, a new review suggests. Danish researchers report that people who took three a... People who take antioxidant supplements don't live any longer than those who don't, and some antioxidants may even cut life short, a new review suggests. Danish researchers report that people who took three antioxidants — beta carotene, vitamin E and high doses of vitamin A — tended to have an increased risk of death. "This study confirms what we already know — that antioxidant supplements are not effective in saving lives or making people healthier," said Dr. Pieter Cohen, an expert on the safety of dietary supplements and an internal medicine specialist at Cambridge Health Alliance. The general idea behind taking antioxidant supplements is that they are thought to help rid the body of unstable, free radical molecules that can damage cells and lead to heart disease, cancer or other conditions. In the review, researchers compared the mortality rates of people who took at least one of five different antioxidant supplements — beta carotene, vitamins A, C and E, and the mineral selenium — with people who received a placebo, or took nothing at all.
Nigeria’s This Day newspaper has published an article about a graduate university student who claims he’s “used science to prove that gay marriage is improper”. The newspaper reports that University of Lagos post graduate student Chibuihem Amalaha has made “many discoveries and inventions” in science and technology. Now, he’s turning his efforts to the issue of gay marriage. “In recent time I found that gay marriage, which is homosexuality and lesbianism, is eating deep into the fabric of our human nature all over the world and this was why nations of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God because they were into gay practice”, says Amalaha. He explains that “God gave me the wisdom to use science as a scientist to prove gay marriage wrong”. Amalaha says that his ‘groundbreaking’ experiments have shown that the north and south poles of two magnets are attracted to each other while same poles repel each other. He concludes that this “means that man cannot attract another man because they are the same, and a woman should not attract a woman because they are the same. That is how I used physics to prove gay marriage wrong”. His other high-school standard experiments include showing that negative ions are attracted to positive ones in the process of electrolysis. Despite massive evidence that homosexuality is all too common in nature, Amalaha further insists that biology also indicates that same-sex attraction is unnatural.
Despite its purported cleansing properties, holy water could actually be more harmful than healing, according to a new Austrian study on "holy" springs. Researchers at the Institute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna tested water from 21 springs in Austria and 18 fonts in Vienna and found samples contained up to 62 million bacteria per milliliter of water, none of it safe to drink. Tests indicated 86 percent of the holy water, commonly used in baptism ceremonies and to wet congregants' lips, was infected with common bacteria found in fecal matter such as E. coli, enterococci and Campylobacter, which can lead to diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever. Nitrates, commonly found in fertilizer from farms, were also identified in the water. If ingested, water containing nitrates over the maximum contaminant level could cause serious illness, especially in infants younger than 6 months, which could lead to death if untreated. "We need to warn people against drinking from these sources," said Dr Alexander Kirschner, study researcher and microbiologist at the Medical University of Vienna. The study, published in the Journal of Water and Health, also found that all church and hospital chapel fonts contained bacteria -- the busier the church, the higher the bacterial count.
Copper bracelets and magnet wrist straps have no real effect on pain, swelling,]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:42 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 76 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-76/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-76 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-76/#comments Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:45:45 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1638 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 76"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-76/feed/ 1820 Introducere Instrumente mortale: Oraşul oaselor - Bach, vânătorul de demoni http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1538403 Zborul "ghinionist" către "iad" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/13/flight-666-friday-the-13th_n_3919701.
* Instrumente mortale: Oraşul oaselor - Bach, vânătorul de demoni

* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1538403


* Zborul "ghinionist" către "iad"

* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/13/flight-666-friday-the-13th_n_3919701.html


* Copiii fac carii de la homeopate

Calendar: Sigmund Freud
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* Risc de polio salbatic in Romania

* http://adevarul.ro/locale/calarasi/dsp-avertizeaza-copiii-nevaccinati-risca-contacteze-virusul-polio-salbatic-tip-i-1_5231bf39c7b855ff5675cd47/index.html
* http://www.insp.gov.ro/cnscbt/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=59



Ce este 'terapia Bowen'?

* http://insulaindoielii.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cine-stie-ce-face-terapia-bowen/

Roșia Montană
Premiile Ig Nobel

* http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2013

* Premiul în medicină

* http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/26


* Sănătate publică

* www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0002961083904208





Dubioșenia săptămânii - Continuare: Un tip nu mai bea lapte din motive proaste

* http://nick-teodorescu.eu/de-ce-nu-mai-beau-lapte
* http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/76/3/675.short
* http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/milk-for-your-bones

Când presa aberează: O "minune" neimpresionantă

* http://www.realitatea.net/a-pus-o-icoana-cu-iisus-intr-un-stup-de-albine-si-a-ramas-uimit-cand-l-a-deschis_1271809.html



* http://www.financiarul.ro/2013/09/16/albinele-si-icoanele-dragostea-sfintilor-pentru-animale-si-dragostea-animalelor-pentru-sfinti/


Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior: va fi dată în episodul următor.
Dilema episodului
J'explore l'eau
Citatul episodului
Dacă ai introduce adevărul în politică nu ar mai exista politică. - Will Rogers
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:08:38 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, Bowen, homeopatie, ignobel, miracole, nutritie, politica si economie, pseudoterapii, superstitie, vaccinare Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-13 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-09-13 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-13/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:17:04 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1634 ...continue reading "Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-13"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-13/feed/ 1221 Skeptical Reporter for September 13th, 2013 Would you board flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13th? For superstitious travelers, that might be tempting fate. But Finnair passengers on AY666 to Helsinki – which has the 3 letter designation HEL – don't see... Would you board flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13th? For superstitious travelers, that might be tempting fate. But Finnair passengers on AY666 to Helsinki – which has the 3 letter designation HEL – don't seem too bothered. Friday's flight is almost full. "It has been quite a joke among the pilots", said veteran Finnair pilot Juha-Pekka Keidasto, who will fly the Airbus from Copenhagen to Helsinki. "I'm not a superstitious man. It's only a coincidence for me." The daily flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki falls on Friday the 13th twice in 2013. Friday the 13th is considered bad luck in many countries and the number 666 also has strong negative biblical associations. Some airlines, like Scandinavian Airlines, take these fears seriously and don't have a row 13 on board. However, the negative connotations are a relatively new phenomenon for northern Europeans, and Finnair and other regional carriers like Norwegian and Estonian Air keep row 13. "Less than 100 years ago, the number 13 did not have this sinister meaning; it's quite recent in the north," said Ulo Valk, professor of comparative folklore at the University of Tartu in Estonia.
This year is on track to be the worst for measles in more than a decade, according to new numbers released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And people who refuse to vaccinate their children are behind the increasing number of outbreaks, health officials say. There were 159 cases of measles in the United States from January 1 through August 24, according to the CDC. If that trend continues, there will be more cases in 2013 than in any year since 1996, when some 500 cases were reported. Measles cases in the United States numbered in the hundreds of thousands before the advent of vaccination, and dropped dramatically throughout the 1960s. The disease was thought to have been eradicated in 2000, but the numbers have recently crept back up, largely because of visitors from countries where measles is common and because of vaccine objectors within the United States. Nearly two-thirds of the reported cases happened in three outbreaks in communities where many people don't vaccinate their children for religious or philosophical reasons. "This is very bad. This is horrible. The complications of measles are not to be toyed with, and they're not altogether rare", said Dr. Buddy Creech, a pediatric infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University.
On September 11, 2013, Kentucky's governor Steve Beshear announced that he "plans to implement the new Kentucky Next Generation Standards under his own authority". The announcement follows on the heels of the Kentucky legislature's subcommittee vote that the standards are deficient. The adoption of the standards was recommended by the state department of education and the state board of education, as well as Kentuckians for Science Education, the Kentucky Paleontological Society, the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, and the Kentucky Science Teachers Association. A deputy press secretary for the governor explained that Beshear "views these standards as a critical component in preparing Kentuckians for college and the workforce. Therefore, as provided by law, he will implement the regulations notwithstanding the finding of deficiency". NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott, who taught physical anthropology at the University of Kentucky applauded Beshear's decision. "It's a good day for science education in the Bluegrass State," she said. "There's no doubt that the Next Generation Science Standards are a tremendous improvement on Kentucky's existing state science standards, especially when it comes to evolution and climate change. Kentucky's schoolchildren deserve to learn about these topics in a way consistent with the consensus of the scientific community".
Friends and family of the late Sara Niethe are outraged by a psychic's claim she solved the case of her murder....]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:45 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-06 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-06/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-09-06 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-06/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2013 01:20:23 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1623 ...continue reading "Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-09-06"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-09-06/feed/ 95 Skeptical Reporter for September 6th, 2013 Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison died in an Omaha hospital this week. He was 44. Morrison's longtime promoter, Tony Holden, said Morrison died with his wife, Trisha, beside him. Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison died in an Omaha hospital this week. He was 44. Morrison's longtime promoter, Tony Holden, said Morrison died with his wife, Trisha, beside him. Morrison tested positive for HIV in 1996 before a fight with Arthur Weathers, effectively ending his boxing career. In the years that followed, he denied having HIV and also challenged the existence of the virus. Trisha Morrison, who married Morrison in 2011, picked up that fight, and in a recent interview with ESPN.com insisted that Morrison had Guillain-Barre Syndrome, not HIV.
Swaziland’s absolute monarch, King Mswati III, said he was visited by God during the weekend and this resulted in atypical electrical storms in the country, but also a new name for the country’s controversial political system. “The lightning was flashing even though it was (the time of year) when there is usually no clouds or rain,” Mswati said when he opened a trade fair in Manzini. He said the storm was sent by God to accompany his vision. The South African Weather Service interpreted it differently, reporting that a cold front from South Africa to the north colliding with warm air from the Mozambique Channel had created thunderstorm conditions in Swaziland. Swaziland is now officially to be known as a monarchical democracy, the king decreed. Mswati said the new name reflected the people’s participation in the country’s governance through use of the ballot box. Swaziland’s parliamentary election will be held next week. However, political parties are banned, and widespread bribery and vote-rigging were reported in last week’s primary election. Parliament has no governing power and may be dissolved at any time by Mswati, who may also ignore its resolutions.
The carcass of a dead dog floats on the lake that supplies tap water to 750,000 Venezuelans. Witch doctor Francisco Sanchez has just dumped the previous night’s sacrifice from a cliff, contaminating the resource that has become scarcer than gasoline in Caracas. The water from Lake Mariposa, polluted by sacrifices and garbage from a local cult, is pumped to a 60-year-old treatment plant that lacks the technology to make it safe for drinking, said Fernando Morales, an environmental chemistry professor at Simon Bolivar University in Caracas who has visited the site. Ten years ago, Mariposa was a sunbathing and sailing destination. Today it is a haven for followers of Santeria. Eight kilometers away from the lake, in Caracas, sales of bottled water are booming, with families paying the equivalent of almost $5 for a five-gallon jug, twice the price of gasoline.
A vote-rigging row has erupted in the Maldives ahead of the presidential election amid suspicions that one party is using cursed coconuts imbued with black magic spells to sway voters’ political allegiances. The claims came after a coconut, described as "young", was placed near a polling booth in an alleged bid to disrupt the upcoming elections. The fruit had been inscribed with verses from the Koran and placed near the booth at a school on the remote Kaafu atoll, one of the islands that make up the Indian Ocean archipelago state. Following the discovery of the 'cursed' coconut police brought in a 'ruqyah' practitioner (white magician) to examine the coconut. The expert found the black magic element of the coconut to be fake and because it's was fake the police were not worried.
And now let’s look at some news in science.
A system that allows electronic messages to be sent with complete secrecy could be on the verge of expanding beyond niche applications. A team of British scientists has discovered a way to build communications networks with quantum cryptography at a larger scale than ever before. Quantum cryptography has the potential to transform the way sensitive data is protected. The system is based on a communication system, where information is carried by individual phot...]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:00 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 75 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-75/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-75 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-75/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:18:02 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1626 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 75"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-75/feed/ 8277 Calendar Marthe Vogt - farmacolog britanic Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Bietii batranei nu sunt lasati in pace de vânători de fantome http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/07/the-conjuring-is-a-real-nightmare-for-people-living-in-the-house/ Un ceva înaripat ... Marthe Vogt - farmacolog britanic
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* Bietii batranei nu sunt lasati in pace de vânători de fantome
* http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/07/the-conjuring-is-a-real-nightmare-for-people-living-in-the-house/

Un ceva înaripat în pădurea Baciu

* http://www.clujulliber.ro/un-inger-fotografiat-in-padurea-baciu-de-langa-cluj-fotografie-in-exclusivitate/

Cercetare noua in privinta autismului si legaturii cu iodul

* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130813111730.htm

Când presa aberează

* http://www.realitatea.net/o-femeie-a-nascut-triple-i-dupa-ce-a-mancat-la-mcdonald-s_1261141.html
* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2408779/Eating-McDonalds-gave-TRIPLETS-Infertile-vegetarian-gives-birth-3-babies-daily-diet-meat.html

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Primul om care a stiut cat de mic e.
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]]> sceptici.ro clean 24:29 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, padurea baciu, presa abereaza, vanatori de fantome Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-08-30 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-30/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-08-30 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-30/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:28:41 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1621 ...continue reading "Skeptical Reporter @ 2013-08-30"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-30/feed/ 1323 Skeptical Reporter for August 30th, 2013 A bleeding disorder in babies so rare that it typically affects fewer than one in 100,000 is becoming more common in Tennessee. The illness is occurring more frequently because parents are refusing vitamin K inj... A bleeding disorder in babies so rare that it typically affects fewer than one in 100,000 is becoming more common in Tennessee. The illness is occurring more frequently because parents are refusing vitamin K injections at birth, according to pediatric specialists. Since February, four babies with no signs of injury or abuse have been sent to one children’s hospital with either brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. They were all diagnosed with vitamin K deficiency bleeding. All four had not received the preventive treatment, which doctors have been giving to newborns since the 1960s. Pediatricians believe that parents are increasingly refusing consent because of concerns based on misinformation or the goal of having natural childbirths. All four children survived, but the three who suffered brain bleeds face challenges. Years ago there was no problem in administering vaccines to newborn babies. But these days parents are also refusing a hepatitis B vaccine, which is given to the babies to protect them from possible exposure from the mother. The doctors blame “debunked” studies — reports that have not stood up to scientific scrutiny — still floating around on the Internet that have linked vaccine ingredients to autism and vitamin K injections to leukemia.
Shakhter Karagandy boss Viktor Kumykov plans to continue the Kazakh club's sheep-sacrificing ritual ahead of their Champions League play-off second-leg tie against Celtic. The Kazakh champions caused a stir when they killed a sheep at the Astana Arena the last time they won a game. Animal rights group Peta expressed their outrage in a strongly-worded letter to UEFA president urging Michel Platini to punish Shakhter. Kumykov explained the practice during the pre-match press conference: "All I can say is that every team and every club has its own pre-match traditions and rituals. Celtic must have their own. We will try to respect our traditions and those traditions have been in place even before we came to the club." He added that the ritual will probably be carried out. Police Scotland said sacrificing a sheep in a football stadium would breach Section 19 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2006. A spokesperson added: "Only professional slaughterhouses or people under licence may lawfully kill a protected animal."
A steak house might not be the place you’d expect to go for a pitch on curing diabetes. But a company continues offering free dinners to lure people into diabetes seminars even as one of its charter members awaits trial in two states, including Arizona, on charges ranging from operating without a license to fraud and bilking the elderly. Diabetic Solutions MD promises it can help cure diabetes through a step-by-step process and nutritional supplements that could cost you thousands. Don’t be misled by the MD in the title. The doctors pitching the supplements are licensed chiropractors whose practices revolve around marketing supplements and diet plans. Diabetic Solutions has some close ties to another company that has recently caught the attention of law enforcement. It is called Diabetes Solutions, based in Utah. Most medical experts agree that the most important way to control diabetes is through diet and exercise. That could be something to consider when promise of a cure comes with a free steak-house luncheon.
Congress is on holiday this month, but the lobbyists are baiting their hooks, planning their strategies for how to get more money for themselves. A growing lobby is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM ) providers, who have discovered a new opportunity to extract even more money from patients than they do already. They want the government to force insurance providers to pay for quack treatments, regardless of whether or not the treatments work. Any attempt to require evidence, they argue, amounts to discrimination. The strategy is simple: require the government t...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:05 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 74 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-74/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-74 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-74/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:00:33 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1609 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 74"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-74/feed/ 1295 Calendar 26 August 1998 - A decedat Frederick Reines, fizician american, care a descoperit neutrino-ul impreuna cu Clyde Covan. Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Femeie paralizată complet de chiropractician http://www.blinkthebook.com/#!
* 26 August 1998 - A decedat Frederick Reines, fizician american, care a descoperit neutrino-ul impreuna cu Clyde Covan.

Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Femeie paralizată complet de chiropractician

* http://www.blinkthebook.com/#!about/c10fk

Trei din zece români sunt de părere că toate E-urile sunt rele
http://www.realitatea.net/romanii-preocupati-de-ce-mananca-68prc-dintre-ei-nu-vor-aditivi-in-produsele-alimentare-consumate_1243937.html
Surpriza din marul lupului
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36919/title/Cancer-Causing-Herbal-Remedies/
http://forum.romedic.ro/prod/Marul-lupului,__cea_mai_puternica_planta_medicinala_din_Romania,__trateaza..._062577.html

Scepticism pe neasteptate
Mierea pentru operații?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2389121/Doctors-discover-super-honey-amazing-power-treat-soldiers-wounds-kill-superbug-infections.html
http://patrickmartagh.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/surgi-honey-healing-wonder/
Elimină toate (!) grăsimile din organism
http://www.realitatea.net/dieta-cu-mere_1241063.html
Când presa aberează
Lumea uită de echipa de descarcerare și pretinde că un preot băgător de seamă a făcut o minune
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/mystery-angel-priest-car-crash-_n_3725992.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2386627/The-riddle-angel-priest-Holy-man-appeared-pray-trapped-girl-rescuers-traffic-accident-told-OK-vanished.html
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Minciunile aleargă în sprinturi, dar adevărul aleargă la maraton. - Michael Jackson
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:01:42 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, chiropraxie, descarcerare miraculoasa, diete, marul lupului, miere Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-23 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-23/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-08-23 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-23/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:44:51 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1617 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-23"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-23/feed/ 29 Skeptical Reporter for August 23rd, 2013 In the United States, Tarrant County health officials have zeroed in on a mega-church near Eagle Mountain Lake as where a measles outbreak began to spread. A congregant contracted the viral infection during a vi... In the United States, Tarrant County health officials have zeroed in on a mega-church near Eagle Mountain Lake as where a measles outbreak began to spread. A congregant contracted the viral infection during a visit to a foreign country and attended a service before he knew his diagnosis. The individual was not a member of the church and was visiting the facility as part of a multi-nation mission trip. The Texas Department of Health and Human Services last week issued an alert against the measles, a viral infection that has been nearly eradicated by vaccinations.  The youngest victim is 4-months-old while the oldest is 44-years-old, said Tarrant County epidemiologist Russell Jones. More than half are younger than 20. Jones said he believes the county has reached all children who are possibly exposed to it, although there is concern that residents outside the church could have been infected. The outbreak is prompting state and county health authorities to remind residents of the importance of immunizations, especially as school begins across the state and in North Texas. The majority of the patients were not vaccinated.
The Indian state of Maharashtra has enacted emergency laws banning black magic and superstition, one day after a prominent campaigner was killed. Anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar, 71, who campaigned for the law, was shot dead in the city of Pune by unidentified gunmen. Many businesses closed to protest against his killing and chanting demonstrators marched through the city. He spent decades campaigning against what he called "fraudulent" practices. After his murder, the government rushed through emergency legislation which, according to local media reports, makes it an offence to exploit people by offering rituals, charms and magical cures, and to practice black magic. Dabholkar and his committee (Committee for the Eradication of Blind Faith), was particularly well-known for openly criticizing some of India's so-called "godmen", the self-styled Hindu ascetics who claim to perform miracles and are revered by many.
You cannot convince people that evolution is false with logic, according to the founder of the Creation Museum in Kentucky. In a 60-second radio ad, Answers in Genesis President Ken Ham admitted there was no scientific evidence that conclusively demonstrated that evolution was a lie. But that didn't mean there wasn't solid evidence that evolution was a lie. The solid evidence just wasn't scientific. “We have solid proof in in our hands that evolution is a lie: the Bible,” Ham explained. “You see, we can’t depend solely on our reasoning ability to convince skeptics. We present the evidence and do the best we can to convince people the truth of God by always pointing them to the Bible.”
In the US, governor Chris Christie signed a bill barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teenagers straight, making New Jersey the second state to ban so-called conversion therapy, along with California. The bill passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature with bipartisan support in June. Assemblyman Tim Eustace, who sponsored the bill and is openly gay, described the therapy as "an insidious form of child abuse." In a note accompanying the bill, Christie said he believes people are born gay and that homosexuality is not a sin. The Republican governor also said the health risks of trying to change a child's sexual orientation, as identified by the American Psychological Association, outweigh concerns over the government setting limits on parental choice. "Government should tread carefully into this area," he said in the note, "and I do so here reluctantly. However, I also believe that on the issues of medical treatment for children we must look to experts in the field to determine the relative risks and rewards," Christie said, citing a litany of potential ill effects of trying to change sexual orientation,]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:47 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-16 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-08-16 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-16/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:27:06 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1605 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-16"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-16/feed/ 27 Skeptical Reporter for August 16th, 2013 A surge of electrical activity in the brain could be responsible for the vivid experiences described by near-death survivors. A study carried out on dying rats found high levels of brainwaves at the point of the... A surge of electrical activity in the brain could be responsible for the vivid experiences described by near-death survivors. A study carried out on dying rats found high levels of brainwaves at the point of the animals' demise. US researchers said that in humans this could give rise to a heightened state of consciousness. The lead author of the study, Dr Jimo Borjigin, of the University of Michigan, said: "A lot of people thought that the brain after clinical death was inactive or hypo-active, with less activity than the waking state, and we show that is definitely not the case. If anything, it is much more active during the dying process than even the waking state". From bright white lights to out-of-body sensations and feelings of life flashing before their eyes, the experiences reported by people who have come close to death but survived are common the world over. Even though they are currently little understood, this kind of new research could help to shed some light on near-death experiences.
In California, believers have discovered a tree that they think delivers the tears of God. The small but growing group attribute the liquid dripping from a Crape Myrtle tree to a miracle. Parishioner Maria Ybarra says: "When you say ‘glory be to God in Jesus name’ the tree starts throwing out more water." On close inspection, arborist Jon Reelhorn agrees, something is falling from the tree in front of St. Johns Cathedral. But it isn't water: "The aphids will suck the sap, the sap goes through the aphid and then it is a honey dew excrement from the aphid and it gets so heavy in the summertime that it will drip down".  He calls it a natural process. He also found another tree dripping across the street. And like the honey dew rolling off its leaves, clinical therapist Mark McOmber says the way people choose to interpret it can also be attributed to nature: "Human beings inherently need to hope for things, things that they can't understand, things they can't see".
Warren Jeffs, the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,  is a self-proclaimed “prophet of God”. He was convinced of sexual assault on minors and now, from behind bars, he is sharing his prophecies with one of Arizona’s top leaders -- Attorney General Tom Horne. From behind bars in Palestine, Texas, Jeffs telephones his followers who transcribe his words and often send copies of them to public officials. The “revelations” are a mixture of orders, visions and demands. Horne said he’s concerned because the revelations show that Jeffs still has control over the FLDS community in Colorado City. “It’s the worst injustice happening in Arizona right now,” he said. Jeffs is the leader of the polygamist FLDS church. But he’s currently serving more than 100 years in prison for child molestation. Former members of the FLDS community said that Jeffs writes the revelations on a regular basis to be studied and carried out by his followers.
And another UFO sighting has been explained by more ”earthly” means. On October 16, 2012, the sighting of a shiny object in the sky above Kentucky gained considerable media attention. Plenty of people saw the object: The Kentucky State Police received multiple reports of sightings. A couple of days later, the Appalachian News-Express ran a story headlined “Mystery Object in Sky Captivates Locals.” Regional television stations reported that government agencies professed ignorance. The story was picked up by CNN. And the UFO-loving website Ashtar Command Crew linked to the news as ostensible proof of continuing visits from the Galactic Federation fleet. Rich DeVaul has recently explained the sighting. The shiny object in the sky was the work of his Google team. The people who saw the „UFO” in Pike County were witnessing a test of Project Loon, a breathtakingly ambitious plan to bring the Internet to a huge swath of as-yet-unconnected humanity—via thous...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:25 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-09 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-09/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-08-09 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-09/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:15:55 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1601 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-09"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-09/feed/ 27 Skeptical Reporter for August 9th, 2013 In Australia, chiropractors will be forced to stop making anti-vaccination and other misleading claims in a crackdown on operators from the profession's governing board. In Australia, chiropractors will be forced to stop making anti-vaccination and other misleading claims in a crackdown on operators from the profession's governing board. Earlier this year some chiropractors were revealed to have received government-mandated training by anti-vaccination clinicians who believe diet and ''keeping the spine in line'' will prevent deadly diseases such as polio. The chairman of the Chiropractic Board of Australia said it had removed some courses from its approved training schedule and would be randomly auditing practitioners to ensure they were not making unsubstantiated claims about the benefits of chiropractic. It also announced all registered chiropractors would be required to remove anti-vaccination claims from their websites.
A new study has examined the relationship between belief in precognition and sense of control. They found that belief in psychics, clairvoyance, fortune telling, is one way people may compensate for feeling a lack of control in life. And, that this actually works to provide a greater sense of control. In an abstract from the paper the issue is explained: ”We argue that believing the future is predictable increases one’s own perceived ability to exert control over future events. As a result, belief in precognition should be particularly strong when people most desire control–that is, when they lack it. Prediction therefore acts as a compensatory mechanism in times of low control. The present research provides new insights into the psychological functions of seemingly irrational beliefs, like belief in psychic abilities”.
Plants of the Aristolochia genus have for centuries been used in Chinese herbal remedies, but they contain a naturally carcinogenic compound that causes mutations in the cells of people who consume them, according to two studies recently published. The papers reveal that the compound, called aristolochic acid, causes more mutations than two of the best-known environmental carcinogens: tobacco smoke and UV light. “A lot of people in the lay public assume that if something is herbal or natural that it is necessarily healthy, But this work very clearly shows that this natural plant product is extremely genotoxic and carcinogenic,” said Marc Ladanyi, an investigator in the human oncology and pathogenesis program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York who was not involved in the studies. Despite the long history of Aristolochia use in herbal remedies, evidence of the plants’ inherent danger emerged only recently. Aristolochic acid has been banned in most countries since 2003. But there are a lot of countries in Asia, like India, that still use it as part of their traditional herbal medicines. And even though it is banned in places like China, it is still readily available.
Demons can be sexually transmitted, say three young exorcists, and when it happens, it can be a real menace. The girls, who hail from Phoenix, Arizona, are featured in a new documentary by film Vice.com. They travel all over the world, meeting with people who have been afflicted with what they say are sexually transmitted demons, and commanding those demons to leave the person alone. The ringleader is Brynn Larson who was raised by televangelist Bob Larson, who claims he recently cured a man of a homosexual curse and the demon inside him. The elder Larson believes that about 50% of the entire world’s population is possessed by demons.
And now let’s look at some news in science.
Several vaccines for malaria have been developed over the past few decades, but none offer complete protection. Now, for the first time, US researchers have developed a vaccine that protects 100 percent of those given five doses of the vaccine, albeit in a very small trial. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites. It affects more than 200 million people annually and, according to the World Health Organisation, it killed 660,]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:27 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 73 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-73/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-73 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-73/#comments Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:41:36 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1587 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 73"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-73/feed/ 468 Calendar In 11 August 1999 a avut loc ultima eclipsa de Soare a secolului 20. A fost probabli cea mai urmarita eclipsa a tuturor timpurilor. Cea mai lunga durata a eclipsei putea fi observata in Romania in Ramnicu Valcea.
* In 11 August 1999 a avut loc ultima eclipsa de Soare a secolului 20. A fost probabli cea mai urmarita eclipsa a tuturor timpurilor. Cea mai lunga durata a eclipsei putea fi observata in Romania in Ramnicu Valcea. Mii de oameni au fost cu siguranta in strada in contrast cu cetatenii egipteni care au primit sfaturi de la clerici sa se inchida in casa.
* T Baron Russel a publicat o carte de futurologie in 1905. In ea spunea ca daca o doamna londoneza din anul 2000 ar fi transportata inapoi in timp pana in 1905 probabil ar lesina cand ar vedea ce oras curat era Londra. Pe vremea lui Russel, masinile nu existau si se considera evident ca tot mai mult balegar de cal va polua strazile
* In 11 August 2003 viermele de Windows Blaster a inceput sa circule pe internet. El afisa un mesaj care facea calculatorul sa se inchida in maxim 1 minut. Microsoft a estimat ca pana la 16 milioane de masini au fost infectate cu pierderi de aproximativ 320 de milioane de dolari

Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Demoni puși pe șotii

* http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/07/kill-it-with-fire/

Cercetare neurologică pe orfanii români

* http://www.aeonmagazine.com/world-views/can-research-on-romanian-orphans-be-ethical/
* http://www.descopera.ro/stiinta/11188719-drama-orfanilor-din-romania-cum-au-ajutat-acesti-copii-stiinta

Dubioșenia săptămânii
Un tip nu mai bea lapte. Nu se poate abtine sa dea niste motive. Proaste

* http://nick-teodorescu.eu/de-ce-nu-mai-beau-lapte/
* http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/76/3/675.short
* http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/milk-for-your-bones

Scepticism pe neasteptate
Când presa (nu) aberează

* Libertatea pentru femei despre aurele energetice

Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior: Cristian Român; câștigator Andrei Onea
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A făcut știință bălăcindu-se
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Singura greșeala adevărată este aceea din care nu înveţi nimic. Henry Ford
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:02:50 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, alimentatie, aure energetice, cercetare, demoni, industria alimentara, lapte, nutritie, orfani, sinestezie Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-02 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-02/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-08-02 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-02/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:12:46 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1585 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-08-02"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-08-02/feed/ 5 Skeptical Reporter for August 2nd, 2013 Moscow police have once again entered the dark realms of the paranormal, busting a Russian “psychic” ring that has been lifting curses for money after scaring clients into thinking they were jinxed. Moscow police have once again entered the dark realms of the paranormal, busting a Russian “psychic” ring that has been lifting curses for money after scaring clients into thinking they were jinxed. The alleged psychics ran a parapsychology center called Sapphira, complete with a call center. The psychics also promoted their company through shows on cable television. Sapphira staff convinced callers they were cursed, and claimed to be performing “magical” rituals during their phone conversations. The staff convinced their potential clients they needed supernatural help – which the center then provided for payment. Six alleged psychics now face up to 10 years in prison on fraud charges. The case is not the first incidence of Russian police taking on self-styled psychics. Last summer, more than 20 people were detained in a crackdown on another parapsychology center in Moscow, which reportedly employed more than 500 workers at its call center and had a monthly turnover of 500 million rubles ($15 million).
Authorities in southeastern Jiangxi province are investigating health techniques used by a qigong master who has ties with a long list of celebrities, including Jackie Chan and Jack Ma, and who has been accused of getting rich by defrauding believers of the supernatural. The inquiry comes after China Central Television aired two investigative news programmes, calling Wang Lin a phony and “a vulgar magician” living on “deluding celebrities and blinding the public”. The Luxi Health Bureau later explained that it was looking into Wang’s claims on qigong, a practice with roots in martial arts and Chinese medicine that emphasizes breathing and meditation to strengthen health. Wang has long been known at home as a “qigong master” who claims to be able to heal cancer and other complicated diseases with his supernatural abilities, which he allegedly acquired in the 1980s. He remained largely unknown to the general public until this month when photos of him with dozens of celebrities and senior officials emerged on the internet.
A short video on Valeria Lukyanova, known on the internet as the girl who turned herself into a real-life Barbie doll, gives the viewers a glimpse into the beliefs that the young girl is promoting through her online appearances. In the video, Lukyanova claims she is not a real girl at all, but a time-traveling spiritual guru whose purpose is to save the world from the clutches of superficiality and negative energy. She believes physical perfection is the best medium through which she can deliver life-changing philosophy to the human race. She states: ”Only love and joy exist in the place where I come from. Beings in our dimension are sexless. We do not have such definitions as husband, wife or children. We are able to look inside any being and see ourselves. I hear voices all the time and see different beings”. One of her friends declared that they both come from the ”Pleiades” and remember lots of planets on which they reincarnated in the past.
In England, another businessman has been found guilty of making and selling fake bomb detectors. Devices made by Gary Bolton, 47, were found to be nothing more than boxes with handles and antennae. The prosecution said he sold them for up to £10,000 each, claiming they could detect explosives. The trial heard the company had a £3m annual turnover selling the homemade devices. The prosecutor told the court that Bolton knew the devices - which were also alleged to be able to detect drugs, tobacco, ivory and cash - did not work but supplied them anyway to be sold to overseas businesses. They were made at Bolton's home and at the premises of his company Global Technology Ltd, near Ashford. One company X-rayed a device and found nothing inside the box.
And now let’s look at some news in science.
A team of astronomers from the University of Anitoquia, Colombia, have discovered a graveyard of comets.]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:28 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-26 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-07-26 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-26/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:02:33 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1580 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-26"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-26/feed/ 1320 Skeptical Reporter for July 26th, 2013 If you had placed your bet on the gender of Kate and William’s first royal offspring and you looked for the advice of psychics, you probably made a bad investment. Before the birth of the royal baby, on July 9th, If you had placed your bet on the gender of Kate and William’s first royal offspring and you looked for the advice of psychics, you probably made a bad investment. Before the birth of the royal baby, on July 9th, 62% of the 50 psychics surveyed at Psychic Source, the most respected psychic service provider, predicted that the royal couple will be welcoming a female heir. Representing the majority of psychics surveyed, Psychic Ricky stated matter-of-factly: “It will be a girl. At least one of her names will be Diana”.
In India, homeopathy doctors demanding permission to prescribe allopathic medicines and permanent employment in government hospitals continued their hunger strike at Azad Maidan. Around 100 doctors have been on strike since July 15th.  47 were admitted in Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) hospital. Two were admitted in ICU. Currently, there are around 60,000 homoeopathic doctors in the the state, with 10,000-15,000 in Mumbai alone. Prashant Shinde, an independent practitioner, said, ”Our demands have been pending for almost 35 years. We want removal of the word 'only' from Bombay Homoeopathic Practitioners Act 1959, which states that homoeopathy doctors can only practice homoeopathy and nothing else”. The other demands include appointment in each Public Health Centre, PHC sub-centres and rural hospitals.
Conspiracy theorists concerned with intentional weather modification will have to find someone else to blame, because HAARP (the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) has closed. The 35-acre ionospheric research facility in remote Gakona, Alaska shut down in early May 2013. HAARP has an antenna array used by scientists to study the outer atmosphere by zapping it with generated radio waves. HAARP became infamous among conspiracy theorists and some environmental activists, who believed it was responsible for intentional weather modification. Dire events – such as Hurricane Sandy in late 2012 – have been blamed on HAARP by people called “uninformed” by scientists and other commentators. HAARP’s program manager, Dr James Keeney, said in a press release: ”Currently the site is abandoned. It comes down to money. We don’t have any”.
The Independent Investigations Group, the international skeptical research and science advocacy organization, has announced the finalists to be honored in their annual awards ceremony recognizing the promotion of science in popular media and arts. These include Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, along with The Onion.com satirical website, the TV series “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” and “The Hamster Wheel”. “The IIG Awards recognize mainstream entertainment for promoting critical thinking and scientific values and dispelling myths and superstition. This has become an important annual event at the intersection of science and entertainment”, said James Underdown, Chair of the IIG. The awards presentation will be held on Monday Jul 29th at the Steve Allen Theater at the Center for Inquiry in Los Angeles.
And now let’s look at some news in science.
False memories have been implanted into mice, scientists say. A team was able to make the mice wrongly associate a benign environment with a previous unpleasant experience from different surroundings. The researchers conditioned a network of neurons to respond to light, making the mice recall the unpleasant environment. They say it could one day shed light into how false memories occur in humans. Just like in mice, our memories are stored in collections of cells, and when events are recalled we reconstruct parts of these cells - almost like re-assembling small pieces of a puzzle. It has been well documented that human memory is highly unreliable, first highlighted by a study on eyewitness testimonies in the 70s. Simple changes in how a question was asked could influence the memory a witness had of an event such as a car crash.]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:36 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 72 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-72/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-72 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-72/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:34:01 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1567 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 72"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-72/feed/ 2668 Discuții personale Despre Pacific Rim și Man of Steel Radovan Karadzic s-a ascuns cu succes drept practicant de medicină alternativă timp de 11 ani http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/jul/22/radovankaradzic.warcrimes?
* Despre Pacific Rim și Man of Steel
* Radovan Karadzic s-a ascuns cu succes drept practicant de medicină alternativă timp de 11 ani

* http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/jul/22/radovankaradzic.warcrimes?picture=354766381



Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* Motiv de sinucidere: o cioara
* http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/1/2013071920130719011807824aaa2e739/23yrold-engineer-ends-life-Reason-A-crow-sat-on-his-head.html

Operații estetice și zodiace

* http://www.unica.ro/detalii-articole/articole/horoscop-dragoste-sex-marime-sani-functie-zodie-vrei-silicoane-35112.html

Dubioșenia săptămânii

* http://www.descopera.ro/dnews/11123402-boala-lapte-si-fursecuri-o-afectiune-recent-descoperita-de-care-sufera-milioane-de-copii
* http://ahealthierwei.com/dr-wei/
* http://ahealthierwei.com/category/mcd/

Scepticism pe neasteptate
Fertilitate cu maioneză

* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2361112/Mayonnaise-miracle-babies-Theyd-endured-150-IVF-attempts--told-hope-But-controversial-jabs-egg-yolk-oil-theyre-mums-last.html

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Teller - câștigător/câștigătoare este qwerty
Dilema episodului
Sceptic național
Citatul episodului
Dacă nu citești ziarele, nu ești informat. Dacă citești ziarele ești dezinformat. - Mark Twain
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:08:36 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, alimentatie, astrologie, fertilitate, operatii estetice, produse minune, pseudostiinta, superstitie Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-19 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-07-19 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-19/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:21:23 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1564 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-19"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-19/feed/ 5 Skeptical Reporter for July 19th, 2013 Skechers is finally paying back the customers it's accused of deceiving with the false promise that its athletic shoes would magically tone their booties like TV stars. Skechers is finally paying back the customers it's accused of deceiving with the false promise that its athletic shoes would magically tone their booties like TV stars. The Federal Trade Commission is mailing more than half a million refund checks to purchasers of Shape-ups and other so-called toning shoes from Skechers after the company agreed to pay a $40 million settlement. The FTC said that Skechers (SKX) was paying the price for having "deceptively advertised its toning shoes, including making unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight, and strengthen and tone their buttocks, legs and abdominal muscles". Skechers recruited celebrities to tout the shoe's claims, like Brooke Burke of "Dancing with the Stars" and Kim Kardashian. Skechers isn't the only shoe company to pay the price of false booty-shaping claims. Reebok had to pay the FTC $25 million in 2011 for "deceptively" advertising the buttock-toning abilities of EasyTone shoes.
A group of skeptics has offered to help a Tasmanian ghost hunting organisation as it investigates paranormal activity. Evidence presented by the Tasmanian Ghost hunting Society has been criticized by the Launceston Skeptics group. Last week, the ABC was invited to join the society as it investigated the historic Franklin House in Launceston. The group says it recorded shapes and sounds in the 200-year-old house that defy explanation. But the Launceston Skeptics group has criticized the evidence which has been posted online, as spokesman David Tyler says the observations were not compelling. "It has to be good, if it's an extraordinary claim, that is that there are ghosts there it needs very solid evidence," he said. Despite their doubts, the skeptics have raised the possibility of helping the ghost hunters observe future investigations. The Ghost Hunting society says it is open to the idea, provided it is approached in the right spirit.
Unlucky in life and love? If you are used to having things in the palm of your hands, here's a lifeline. For the Koreans, those lovers of all things beautiful and cosmetic surgeons, have now turned the scalpel, the electric scalpel that is, to the palms to alter those lines on them that dictate destiny. All that is needed is 10 to 15 minutes out of one's existence to alter between five and 10 lines, and that stage of life is history. Cosmetic surgeons in Japan are increasing their income with this type of intervention. Takaaki Matsuoka, who has performed 20 such operations at Shonan Beauty Clinic's Shinjuku branch in Tokyo, gave one woman a wedding line and soon after she wrote to him saying she had married. Two others are said to have struck the lottery, with the luckier one winning 2.9 million yen.
In the UK, pregnant women with morning sickness have been told to visit their GP by public health experts, after a nutritional supplement marketed to reduce symptoms was found to contain high levels of heavy metals. The warning from Public Health England comes after they received reports pregnant women in Asian and African communities in London were using ‘calabash chalk’ to treat their morning sickness. The treatment - also known as Argile, La Craie, Mabele, Nzu or Shiley - was recently seized by environmental health officers and was shown to have elevated levels of the metals lead and arsenic. Dr Yvonne Doyle, regional director for PHE London, said: ‘It is of great concern to us that pregnant women may be taking these chalk products as a nutritional supplement during pregnancy. We strongly advise against taking any medicinal or “remedy” product while pregnant without talking to your GP or health visitor about the health risk’.
And now let’s look at some news in science.
An "intelligent" knife that can sniff out tumours to improve cancer surgery has been developed by scientists. The Imperial College London team hope to overcome the dangerous and common problem ...]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:00 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 71 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-71/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-71 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-71/#comments Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:34:21 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1551 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 71"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-71/feed/ 8 Discuții personale Nu toată lumea moare în Muntenegru Vaccinul anti-TBC, posibil motiv de proces împotriva statului http://www.realitatea.net/vaccinul-anti-tbc-motiv-de-proces-in-romania-ce-decizie-au-luat-familiile-bebelusilor-imunizati_1217771.
* Nu toată lumea moare în Muntenegru
* Vaccinul anti-TBC, posibil motiv de proces împotriva statului

* http://www.realitatea.net/vaccinul-anti-tbc-motiv-de-proces-in-romania-ce-decizie-au-luat-familiile-bebelusilor-imunizati_1217771.html



Calendar

* Ignaz Semmelweis
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis

Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* O femeie din Petroșani a fost înșelată de trei ori într-o zi
* http://www.mediafax.ro/social/o-femeie-din-petrosani-a-fost-inselata-prin-telefon-de-trei-ori-in-aceeasi-zi-11040440

Bacalaureat 2013

* http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-15148822-rezultate-bac-2013-promovabilitatea-judete-inainte-solutionarea-contestatiilor-comparatii-anii-trecuti.htm
* http://voxpublica.realitatea.net/politica-societate/in-cine-a-lovit-video-bac-ul-rezultatele-din-2013-o-veche-poveste-95572.html
* http://m.adevarul.ro/locale/sibiu/bac-2013-krisztina-pal-1_51dac7ebc7b855ff5617e67f/index.html

Scepticism pe neasteptate

* Slăbire a la Nicoleta Luciu?
* http://lyla.ro/sanatate/cum-sa-ai-un-abdomen-ca-al-nicoletei-luciu/

Terapia cranio-sacrala promovată, fără niciun fel de scepticism

* http://www.viata-libera.ro/societate/43678-galati-viata-libera-terapie-craniosacrala-vindecare-fara-durere
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosacral_therapy
* http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/cranial.html

Lapte nepericulos

* http://www.realitatea.net/socant-laptele-de-la-magazine-este-mai-rau-decat-iti-poti-imagina_1219535.html
* http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf200364w?journalCode=jafcau
* http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=107492&CultureCode=en

Când presa aberează

* Financiarul promovează dubioșenii legate de aspartam
* http://www.financiarul.ro/2013/07/02/documentarul-dulcea-nenorocire-peste-6000-de-produse-contin-un-indulcitor-care-otraveste-creierul/2/
* http://whatdoesthesciencesay.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/sweet-misery-fact-check-part-1/

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Nu avem câștigător pentru concursul episodului 70. Soluția corectă era Chris French.
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]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:06:17 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, alimentatie, antibiotice, bacalaureat, diete, e-uri, industria alimentara, inselatorii, pseudoterapii, sport Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-12 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-07-12 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-12/#comments Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:39:39 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1561 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-12"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-12/feed/ 6 Skeptical Reporter for July 12th, 2013 Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen is planning a trip to Scotland, to hunt for the Loch Ness monster. The Anger Management star, 47, is convinced he can solve the mystery of what lurks in the loch. Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen is planning a trip to Scotland, to hunt for the Loch Ness monster. The Anger Management star, 47, is convinced he can solve the mystery of what lurks in the loch. He revealed his plan on Twitter, posing for a snap in what he called his “hunting gear”, a bronze battle helmet, along with friend Brian Peck. Sheen was soon flooded with encouraging messages from fans all over the world wishing him the best of luck with the mission. Many expeditions have been launched in an effort to solve the mystery of Loch Ness, with some hunters speculating that a colony of plesiosaurs has somehow survived and flourished. But just this week geologist Luigi Piccardi said Nessie sightings were caused by bubbles from a “large and very active” fault line under the lake. Sheen, who has battled crack and cocaine addiction, is no stranger to off-the-wall ideas. He has previously claimed to be a “warlock” and a “rock star from Mars” who can cure diseases with his mind. He was sacked from sitcom Two And A Half Men after a meltdown in 2011.
In Australia, hundreds lined up for hours to hear the Californian-based teacher, author and healing evangelist Bill Johnson speak at a Brisbane church. Many in the 1750-strong crowd were young people attracted to the fifth generation pastor's teachings about 'encountering God' for themselves - and having the faith to pray for healing others. An inherent part of Johnson's teaching is 'treasure hunting' where people go through a town or shopping centre and ask God to show them people who may need encouragement or healing. The practice has already made headlines in Brisbane and drew following on YouTube with postings of people speaking of 'liquid love', a warm sensation, and healing experience. After the service, dozens of people claimed they had been healed after being prayed for. Others were not healed but Johnson said some did not receive their healing straight away but days later.
A Chinese magician has conjured up a personal fortune after setting up an online "spell" emporium that is reportedly earning him more than one million yuan ($180,000) each month. Luo Shun from Hunan province, started his internet business last October and has since been swamped with customers seeking paranormal solutions to their distinctly terrestrial problems. Luo is now reportedly making one million yuan each month from clients who hoped to find love, atone for sins or improve relations with their mothers-in-law. "Writing spells is a sacred thing. [You must] calm your heart, shower and change clothes [and] be guided by the Holy Spirit", he said. Last month the online shop sold 2,825 spells, the most popular a $53 love charm.
The Daily Mail reporters demonstrated once more that they don’t hold particularly good relations with science. They picked up a satirical blog post by doctor Dean Burnett and turned it into serious news. Burnett wrote the blog post on The Guardian website in order to ridicule those who lack an understanding of science and how evolution works. In the post he talks about the possible evolution of human beings in the modern environment and “predicts” that Homo Sapiens could grow flexible skeletons, tentacles, selective hearing, wings and even colour-changing skin. The Daily Mail reporters considered this to be serious news coming from a respectable scientist and wrote about it in very serious terms. They failed to read the last part of the entry which said: “I once spoke with someone who said he didn’t believe in evolution. When asked why, his main argument was that people don’t have wings. While this is definitely the case, I asked how this relates to evolution. His response was that “evolution is survival of the fittest, and wings are the best”. So there’s that. I don’t know how much research this person had done to arrive at this conclusion, so I’m putting it here just in case. Even if it is based on some half-baked observa...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:02 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-05 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-05/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-07-05 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-05/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:29:25 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1547 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-07-05"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-07-05/feed/ 5 Skeptical Reporter for July 5th, 2013 Netherlands is facing a measles outbreak. The number of reported cases of measles in the Bible Belt region has gone up to 161 and five children have been hospitalised, the public health institute declared. Netherlands is facing a measles outbreak. The number of reported cases of measles in the Bible Belt region has gone up to 161 and five children have been hospitalised, the public health institute declared. The true figure is likely to be higher because not all patients will go to their family doctor. The outbreak is largely affecting children aged four to 12 who attend orthodox Protestant schools. Many of the country's strict Protestant communities do not vaccinate their children on religious grounds. The outbreak began in May with 54 reported cases in the past ten days.
In the Phillipines, classes were suspended at a school in Mandaluyong City after around 20 students aged between 12 and 16 started acting strangely—screaming, crying, fainting and convulsing—prompting claims that they were possessed by evil spirits. Julie Esparagoza, an 8th Grade teacher at the public school, said the incident started shortly after 9 a.m. and initially involved two girls from her section. One of the girls suddenly stood up and began acting strangely while the other lost consciousness.  According to Editha Septimo, the officer in charge of the high school section, some of the affected students were taken to the principal’s office while the others were brought to a classroom where a doctor attended to them. She added that she had no choice but to suspend classes in the entire school after parents started rushing to the school to get their children out of fear that they would also be “possessed.” Those who witnessed the incident were divided about what happened. Septimo was skeptical and called the incident a case of “mass hysteria” caused by students who just wanted attention. A priest that was contacted to help the children said the incident was clearly a case of “evil spirits possessing the students.”
Ever heard about the curse of the pharaohs? Well, how about the curse of a 2,500-year-old chief of a nomadic Scythian tribe that brings about floods, droughts, livestock decimation and high atmospheric pressure? Though the curse of the pharaohs has repeatedly been debunked as myth, the Scythian curse is very real, say locals in a remote area of eastern Kazakhstan where the chieftain’s remains were discovered – and where they will be reinterred to appease his spirit, to the despair of archaeologists. In 2003, an archaeological expedition dug up a burial mound in the Shiliktinskaya Valley to find a Golden Man – a presumed leader of the Saka tribe, a branch of the Scythian nomads that populated Central Asia and southern Siberia in the 1st millennium BC. Since the mound was excavated, the area around it has been hit by several floods, a drought, a mass loss of livestock and an increase in births of children with learning disabilities, locals said. Scholars dismissed the rumors, pointing to global climate change as the reason for the area’s problems. But archeologists had to concede to reinter the Golden Man at the request of the Kazakh Culture Ministry and after “unrest” among locals.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international regulators shut down 1,677 illegal online pharmacy websites this week, and seized more than $41 million worth of illegal medicine worldwide, according to a statement by the FDA. The authorities seized the offending websites, and posted messages on them warning visitors about the websites' alleged illegal activities, and the potential harms of buying counterfeit drugs. Some websites used names similar to some major pharmacy retailers in the United States to imply an affiliation with these retailers. Other drugs sold on these websites included medications that have potentially life-threatening side effects, and should be used only when prescribed by a doctor.
And now let’s look at some news in science.
A telescope in Hawaii built to seek out asteroids that might one day threaten the Earth has discovered the 10,]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:17 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-28 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-28/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-06-28 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-28/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:12:51 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1543 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-28"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-28/feed/ 16 Skeptical Reporter for June 28th, 2013 In Scotland, the British Homeopathic Association intends to fight the NHS decision to no longer support homeopathy from public funds. The Association claims the unproven alternative medicine had been the victim of... In Scotland, the British Homeopathic Association intends to fight the NHS decision to no longer support homeopathy from public funds. The Association claims the unproven alternative medicine had been the victim of a “hate campaign”. The organization believes the removal of clinics, used by around 500 people a year in the region, constitutes a “major service change” and is therefore a decision for the Scottish Government, rather than NHS Lothian. Other groups have expressed delight that the service had been cut, calling the decision a victory for “evidence over superstition”. The decision to end funding had been largely based on a public consultation which found that almost three-quarters of Lothian residents did not think homeopathy should be free on the health service.
In the United States, local New York City doctors are seeing a spike in requests for intravenous vitamin treatments. It is the new health fad that has taken over the preferences and pockets of Americans in the Big Apple who wish to keep up their energy, combat colds, stay youthful or simply look better. Though they are not FDA-approved as treatments, IVs are being administered at the offices of even prominent physicians. In many cases, patients first begin with a blood workup, to determine what nutrients they need. Then, they sit with a drip from 30 minutes to an hour, at a cost ranging from $130 to $1,000 per session. “It’s basic biochemistry; when the body has its building blocks, it works better,’’ says Morrison, who recommends weekly drips during particularly stressful periods for a span of four to six weeks. According to Morrison, IVs first started to become popular with athletes about five years ago, when Major League Baseball players were rumored to use them, because the treatments allowed them to enhance their performance legally. Though doctors in a large range of specialties are now offering the IVs, critics say they are nothing more than snake-oil salesmen. “There is no evidence-based medicine to support the use of vitamin drips; they are just moneymakers”, says Elizabeth Kavaler, a urologist and assistant clinical professor at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
In his big speech on climate change, President Obama mocked Republicans who deny the existence of man-made global warming by derisively referring to them as members of “the Flat Earth Society”. As it turns out, there is a real Flat Earth Society and its president thinks that anthropogenic climate change is real. In an email to Salon, president Daniel Shenton said that while he “can’t speak for the Society as a whole regarding climate change,” he personally thinks the evidence suggests fossil fuel usage is contributing to global warming. “I accept that climate change is a process which has been ongoing since the beginning of detectable history, but there seems to be a definite correlation between the recent increase in world-wide temperatures and man’s entry into the industrial age. If it’s a coincidence, it’s quite a remarkable one,” he said. As for Obama’s dig at his group, which indeed thinks the world is flat, Shenton said he’s not surprised and doesn't take it personally.
And Australians are making progress in their fight against anti-vaccination groups. The Senate recently voted in favor of a proposition that the controversial anti-immunisation Australian Vaccination Network should “immediately disband”. Greens health spokesperson Senator Richard Di Natale won the support of all major parties for the motion and says it is important the Parliament take the lead in expressing its disdain for the group's activities. “I think it is important that we take them on, that the community recognizes them as a group that is actively harming kids”, he declared. The motion approved by the Senate calls on the AVN to “immediately disband and cease their harmful and unscientific scare campaign against vaccines”.
]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:38 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 70 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-70/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-70 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-70/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:47:53 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1538 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 70"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-70/feed/ 1445 Aparatul Torser este în sfârșit dovedit inutil http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/escrocheria-cu-discul-minune-de-240-de-euro-plin-cu-nisip-1043420.html http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/negustorul-de-aparate-minune-se-lauda-cu-protectia-lui-mazare-1043618.... http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/escrocheria-cu-discul-minune-de-240-de-euro-plin-cu-nisip-1043420.html
http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/negustorul-de-aparate-minune-se-lauda-cu-protectia-lui-mazare-1043618.html
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Și vânătoarea de fantome poate fi periculoasă
http://www.timesnews.net/article/9063800/woman-accused-of-shooting-bb-gun-at-haunted-tunnel-visitors
Educație/Informare științifică
Plagiatorii ar putea ajunge la închisoare
http://www.realitatea.net/plagiatorii-ar-putea-fi-trimisi-la-inchisoare_1209160.html
Nadia Comăneci și Luana Ibacka se bat cu margarină.
http://www.luanamedia.ro/nadia-comaneci-iubeste-margarina/
http://www.revistatango.ro/celebritati/interviuri/mihaela-bilic-un-copil-n-are-voie-sa-manance-margarina-si-branza-topita-niciodata-2125.html
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-eating/fats/Pages/butter-margarine.aspx
http://www.heartfoundation.org.nz/healthy-living/healthy-eating/food-for-a-healthy-heart/replace-butter/myth-busting-butter-versus-margarine
Dubioșenia săptămânii
Statuia care se mișcă de una singură
http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/externe/statueta-egipteana-muzeu-manchester-646200.html
Carmen Hara nu poate rata ocazia de a-și face publicitate din tragedia suferită de Alexandra Stan
http://www.ziarulring.ro/stiri/monden/214774/Carmen-Harra-Alexandra-Stan-a-fost-OMORATA-de-Marcel-Prodan
Antivacciniștii australieni au probleme cu autoritățile
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/australian-vaccine-network-under-pressure-to-cease-operation/story-fnet085v-1226669532088
Când presa aberează
Speculații legate de moartea lui James Gandolfini și egipteni
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2347869/James-Gandolfini-read-Egyptian-Book-Dead-hours-dying-massive-heart-attack.html
Despre cine vorbim?
Nu avem castigator în acest episod dar era vorba de Eugenie Scott
Dilema episodului
Redactorul sef al scepticilor
Citatul episodului
Dacă o pisică neagră îți trece calea, înseamnă că animalul se duce undeva.
Groucho Marx
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:02:25 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, alexandra stan, carmen harra, margarina, monden, nadia comaneci Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-21 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-21/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-06-21 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-21/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:42:14 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1534 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-21"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-21/feed/ 1 Skeptical Reporter for June 21st, 2013 Announcement: A new petition has been launched that aims at banning Creationism and Intelligent Design in the science classroom by federal law. The petition states: “Even after 150 years after the establishment of... Announcement:
A new petition has been launched that aims at banning Creationism and Intelligent Design in the science classroom by federal law. The petition states: “Even after 150 years after the establishment of evolution, some schools across the US are "teaching the controversy," including Creationism and Intelligent Design. Both of these so-called "theories" have no basis in scientific fact, and have absolutely zero evidence pointing towards these conjectures. These types of loopholes in our education are partially to blame for our dangerously low student performances in math and science. Therefore, we petition the Obama Administration to ban the teachings of these conjectures that contradict Evolution”. You can find the petition and sign it at petitions.whitehouse.gov.
And now, let’s look at the news in skepticism.
Naveena Shine, the Eastside woman testing whether she could live just on sunshine, gave up her experiment on day 47 of not eating, after losing 20 percent of her body weight. She explained that she had to end her experiment with the New Age spiritual idea of “breatharianism” because her money has run out and she doesn’t want to encourage others to try it without having their “belief systems lined up”. “I was just asking a question, but there was just so much negative response that that means the question can’t even be asked,” she said about her experiment. She also says that she didn’t want to be responsible for others trying “Living on Light”. Shine declared she simply wanted to know if “breatharianism,” a New Age belief that sunshine can substitute for food, was possible. She posted about her experiment on Facebook, YouTube and her Living on Light website. Doctors have warned that it is not possible for humans to photosynthesize, and four deaths have been linked to people who apparently had tried.
In the UK, a labor politician has defended his beliefs in extra-terrestrial life - after claiming to have fathered a child with an alien. Married father-of-three Simon Parkes, who represents Stakesby on Whitby Town Council, said his wife had rowed with him after revealing he had a child called Zarka with an alien he refers to as the Cat Queen. The 53-year-old driving instructor said he has sexual relations with the alien about four times a year. Councillor Parkes, who also claims his "real mother" is a green alien with eight fingers, said people only claim he is mad because they have not shared his experiences and that the encounters don't affect his work on behalf of Whitby residents.
Doctors were shocked by the case of a 12-year-old girl who was diagnosed  with acute pancreatitis, from the toxic side effects of more than 80 dietary supplements, which the girl's mother carried in a shopping bag. The girl's mother had been treating her with the supplements and other therapies for four years to treat the girl's "chronic Lyme disease," a condition that, experts say, doesn't actually exist. Doctors were able to control the girl's illness with standard therapies and although her story was unforgettable, it wasn't unusual. Parents now "routinely" bring children to her hospital with a variety of alternative remedies, hoping that nurses will administer them during a child's stay. There are more than 54,000 varieties sold in stores and the Internet, according to the Food and Drug Administration. About 50% of Americans use alternative medicine, and 10% use it on their children, notes Paul Offit, Children's Hospital's chief of infectious disease. He has published a book: “Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine” is which he paints a picture of an aggressive, $34 billion a year industry whose key players are adept at using lawsuits, lobbyists and legislation to protect their market. "It's a big business," says Offit, best known for developing a vaccine against rotavirus, a diarrheal illness that killed 2,]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:30 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 69 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-69/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-69 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-69/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:25:37 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1523 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 69"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-69/feed/ 1260 Ce se întâmplă când inviți un conspiraționist în platou http://www.theweek.co.uk/uk-news/53500/andrew-neill-calls-shock-jock-alex-jones-idiot-video Calendar 17 Iunie 1967, China a testat prima bombă cu hidrogen. http://www.theweek.co.uk/uk-news/53500/andrew-neill-calls-shock-jock-alex-jones-idiot-video
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17 Iunie 1967, China a testat prima bombă cu hidrogen.
În 1950 a avut loc primul transplant de rinichi în Chicago, într-o operație care a durat 45 de minute. Operația a fost efectuată de dr Richard H. Lawler
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
23 de tinere moarte în Nigeria după ce au avortat ilegal
http://www.osundefender.org/?p=102263
Educație științifică
O veste foarte bună pentru bărbați: nu faceți burtă de la bere
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-06/fyi-are-beer-bellies-myth
Un subiect de la ascultători: Coca Cola cu avortoni
http://www.aradon.ro/parintele-cleopa-nu-beti-cola-contine-avortoni/1268487#forum
http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/pepsi.asp
Marte produce exemple fantastice de paraidolie, încă o dată
http://www.realitatea.net/creatura-ciudata-descoperita-pe-marte_1192016.html
Când presa aberează
Romania, te iubesc - o emisiune antivaccin
http://videomasterro.blogspot.ro/2013/06/romania-te-iubesc-9-iunie-2013.html
Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este Sherlock Holmes. Câștigător este Eduard Morar
Dilema episodului
A luptat impotriva infractorilor neevoluati ai biologiei
Citatul episodului
Curiozitatea este inceputul înţelepciunii. - Socrate
Dacă vă place emisiunea noastră nu uitați să ne dați un review pe iTunes. Astfel îi ajutați și pe alții să ne găsească
http://itunes.apple.com/ro/podcast/id409088851
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:02:55 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, burta de bere, coca cola, marte, vaccin, vaccinare Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-14 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-06-14 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-14/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:42:24 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1531 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-14"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-14/feed/ 7069 Skeptical Reporter for June 14th, 2013 Jurors at the Michael Jackson trial heard testimony from a surprise witness: the ghost of Michael Jackson! Randy Phillips, CEO of concert promoter AEG Live, testified about a chat he had with his longtime friend B... Jurors at the Michael Jackson trial heard testimony from a surprise witness: the ghost of Michael Jackson! Randy Phillips, CEO of concert promoter AEG Live, testified about a chat he had with his longtime friend Brenda Richie, who claimed to have talked to a medium who had channeled the spirit of Michael after his 2009 death. Allegedly, Jackson’s ghost absolved Dr. Conrad Murray of any guilt in his death and admitted he “accidentally killed himself,” Phillips said. Brian Panish, a lawyer for Michael Jackson’s family, objected to Phillips’ ghost story, calling it triple hearsay, since Phillips was relaying a chat from Richie, who had heard from a medium, who — allegedly — spoke to the deceased. Remarkably — over the laughter of courtroom spectators — LA County Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos allowed Phillips’ explanation to stand. Jackson’s family is suing AEG Live, claiming that concert promoters knew the King of Pop was in declining health, but did nothing to help him — other than hire Murray. AEG officials insist they had no idea Jackson was in such fragile shape and argue the company shouldn’t be held liable for Murray’s criminal acts.
Deadly violence linked to witch hunts is an increasingly visible problem in Papua New Guinea — a diverse tribal society of more than 800 languages and 7 million people who are mostly subsistence farmers. Experts say witch hunting appears to be spreading to parts of the country where such practices never took place before, but they and government officials in the South Pacific nation seem at a loss to say why it appears to be growing. Some are arguing the recent violence is fueled not by the nation's widespread belief in black magic, but instead by economic jealousy since the country has experienced an economic boom. The changing economic situation has widened the divide between the rich and the poor and the unfortunate resort to the belief system to eliminate those who are perceived as well-off. The United Nations has documented hundreds of cases of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea in recent years and many more cases in remote areas are thought to have gone unreported. Until last month, the country's 42-year-old Sorcery Act allowed for a belief in black magic to be used as a partial legal defense for killing someone suspected of inflicting harm through sorcery. The government repealed the law in response to the recent violence.
Conspiracy theorists have dismissed US radio host Alex Jones as a government stooge designed to make conspiracy theorists look ridiculous, following his meltdown on live BBC television. Jones used his appearance on Andrew Neil’s Politics Show to make shouty conspiracy theorists appear mentally ill in front of an audience of millions. The BBC have been congratulated for opening their doors to those suffering from paranoid delusions and other undiagnosed mental disorders. However the conspiracy theorist movement have spoken out to disown Alex Jones in the strongest possible terms. Conspiracy blogger Chuck Matthews stated: “He’s not one of us, no way. Alex Jones is clearly a plant by a government desperate to silence the conspiracy theory movement by making us all look like complete idiots.” The BBC's Sunday Politics was the setting for a confrontation between host Andrew Neil and US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was labelled the worst person to be interviewed on the show and an idiot. He had been invited on the show alongside journalist David Aaronovitch to discuss the secretive Bilderberg conference, which took place near Watford.
The controversial Australian Vaccination Network is now effectively blacklisted as a media source after the Australian Communications and Media Authority reprimanded a regional broadcaster for using statements from founder Meryl Dorey. In an August 2012 report about a measles outbreak in Sydney, WIN News Illawarra included the following statement by Ms D...]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:05 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Interviuri Raționale – Atila Nyerges – Despre educație și religie în școli https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-atila-nyerges-despre-educatie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interviuri-rationale-atila-nyerges-despre-educatie https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-atila-nyerges-despre-educatie/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:11:40 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1517 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-atila-nyerges-despre-educatie/feed/ 5073 Un interviu rațional despre sistemul public de învățământ, educație, religia în școlile publice și poziția ASUR față de aceste probleme. ]]> sceptici.ro clean 15:47 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Dezbateri Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-07 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-07/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-06-07 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-07/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:44:14 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1513 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-06-07"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-06-07/feed/ 10320 Skeptical Reporter for June 7th, 2013 The number of New York parents who had their child skip at least one required vaccine due to religious reasons increased over the past decade, according to a new study. What's more, The number of New York parents who had their child skip at least one required vaccine due to religious reasons increased over the past decade, according to a new study. What's more, researchers found counties with high religious exemption rates also had more whooping cough cases - even among children that had been fully vaccinated. States set their own requirements on which vaccines a child must have received to enter school. All allow exemptions for medical reasons, and most, including New York, also permit parents with a religious objection to forgo vaccination. "Particularly in New YorkState, I do believe that parents are using religious exemptions for their personal beliefs," said Dr. Jana Shaw, who worked on the study. Studies have shown cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have been on the rise across the U.S. Researchers suspect that's due to the use of a new type of pertussis vaccine - which is safer, but less effective over the long run - and to more children missing or delaying vaccination.
Journalist Tony Ortega has written an article about the Church of Scientology using a natural disaster to spread the faith: “One of our tipsters forwarded to us an e-mail that will be all too depressingly familiar to our longtime readers. It probably won’t surprise you to learn that Scientology is leaping on the chance to take advantage of another natural disaster to promote itself. In this case, Texas Scientologists are being urged to head to Oklahoma, the site of several recent deadly tornadoes. Once they get there, the “volunteer ministers” will do what they've done in places like New York after 9/11 and Haiti after its big earthquake: set up yellow tents and pretend to be useful by giving out “touch assists” — running their fingers over people as if it were a form of faith healing — and handing out Scientology booklets”.
In the United States, the FDA is trying to better supervise mobile apps that promise users to help them with various medical conditions. The FDA said it will publish final guidelines for medical apps later this year, potentially sweeping tons of new apps under its jurisdiction. But some app makers and lawyers are worried that the FDA’s approach could be overkill. "If the FDA regulates in a broad brush fashion, that will stifle innovation," said Matthew Kaminer, general counsel for Epocrates, a company that makes a drug-reference app for doctors, which has more than 1 million active users. Part of this issue is that it remains unclear exactly what type of app should be considered "medical," and which of these should be regulated by the government. Medical apps can be grouped into two broad categories: those designed for patients to use on their own, and apps designed for healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, to help them treat patients. And there is a larger problem in distinguishing between apps that offer legitimate medical functions, and those that are little more than digital snake oil.
Turkey has a long history as a secular state, for mostly Islamic people. So it comes as no surprise that a TV program is promoting Creationism. But what may be surprising is the women, or at least how they're dressed, spreading that message. Turkey’s Islamic creationist guru Adnan Oktar is a regular fixture on his TV channel A9. Oktar and his cult-like organization have been in the Turkish media space for decades. But only last year did he deploy his new weapon in the battle against Darwinism: A flock of ostensibly attractive, curvy young women. The “kittens,” as he calls them, call him “master” and generally react at the right moments and nod their heads in agreement with whatever he says. Some of the women have their own programs in which they also “debunk” evolution, among other things. The spectacle has attracted attention beyond the creationist community. Turkish artist Pinar Demirdag describes herself as a “visual narrator” ...]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:51 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 68 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-68/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-68 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-68/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:23:42 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1499 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 68"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-68/feed/ 262 Conferința Umanistă a fost și ne-a plăcut Calendar: In 2 iunie 1896 primul patent pentru radio i-a fost acordat lui Guglielmo Marconi. Patentul se numeste "Imbunatatiri in transmiterea impulsurilor electrice intr-un aparat asociat" In 2 iunie 1891 Thom... Calendar:
In 2 iunie 1896 primul patent pentru radio i-a fost acordat lui Guglielmo Marconi. Patentul se numeste "Imbunatatiri in transmiterea impulsurilor electrice intr-un aparat asociat"
In 2 iunie 1891 Thomas Edison a primit un patent pentru Telegraph Sextuplex
In 2 iunie 1883 prima linie de tren supraterana a fost inaugurata in Chicago
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Peste 20 de copii morți în două congregații din Statele Unite care se bazează pe vindecarea prin credință

* http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Faith-Healing-Churches-Linked-to-Two-Dozen-Child-Deaths-208745201.html
* http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/4449267/Pair-convicted-for-praying-illness-away
* http://podcast.sceptici.ro/2010/12/24/sceptici-in-romania_episodul-7/

Anti-vacciniștii i-au hărțuit timp de patru ani pe părinții Danei McCaffery

* http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/grieving-mother-toni-mccaffery-was-vilified-by-anti-vaccination-bullies/story-fni0xqrc-1226650600820

Educatie facuta varză in Iowa

* http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/05/27/new-legislation-will-allow-iowas-homeschooling-parents-to-not-teach-their-children/
* http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/elertarchive.aspx?6654

Dubioșenia săptămânii

* Tratament dubios pentru cancer
* http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=444718512214903&set=a.427621337257954.94206.424067527613335&type=1&ref=nf

Angelina Jolie e pacalita de companii pentru profit ?

* http://piersicuta.blogspot.de/2013/05/pacienta-publica-numarul-unu-si.html


Despre cine vorbim
Soluția episodului anterior este Harry Houdini. Câștigător este Istvan Lakatos
Dilema episodului:
De bază, dragă.
Citatul episodului
Prefer adevărul mai mult decât iubirea, banii sau faima. - Henry David Thoreau
 
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:05:43 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, angelina jolie, anti-vaccin, cancer, conspiratie, educatie Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-24 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-24/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-05-24 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-24/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 12:17:14 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1494 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-24"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-24/feed/ 1323 Skeptical Reporter for May 24th, 2013 In the United States, Ball State University has agreed to investigate complaints that a course taught by a physics and astronomy professor has crossed a line from being about science to being about Christianity. In the United States, Ball State University has agreed to investigate complaints that a course taught by a physics and astronomy professor has crossed a line from being about science to being about Christianity. Science blogs have been discussing the course for a few weeks now. Ball State received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation charging that the course -- "The Boundaries of Science" -- is being used "to proselytize students and advance Christianity." The letter states that the course's description makes it seem "to be an honest objective investigation regarding the intersection of science and religion." But the letter notes that the syllabus and reading list includes creationists and "Christian apologists who lack any scientific credentials whatsoever," while leading proponents of the idea that evolution is true (embraced by a wide scientific consensus) are not represented.
The founder of a controversial anti-immunization group has been accused of using apprehended violence orders to gag her critics. Former Australian Vaccination Network president Meryl Dorey has applied for AVOs against three of her most vocal opponents. As a special condition of the AVOs, she wanted the men banned from making online comments about her in "any derogatory manner". She took out an AVO against Daniel Raffaele, who helped start the Stop the Australian Vaccination Network group, claiming he made threatening calls to her. Raffaele, who denied making any threatening calls, said he eventually agreed to the order because he was "sick of dealing with it", although he made sure her "gag order" was struck out. "The only thing I was never going to agree to was being silenced on the internet. The information (the AVN) spread is dangerous and it's not based on anything other than lies - and it costs lives", Raffaele said. Western Australia-based Dan Buzzard, another AVN opponent, said Ms Dorey probably saw taking out the AVOs as a "quick and easy" way to silence her critics. Ms Dorey refused to comment on the applications but denied using the AVOs to shut up her opponents. She said she had received anonymous death threats and had only taken the AVOs out at the suggestion of police.
Two Philadelphia faith-healing churches have a long history of the youngest members of their congregation dying because parents refused medical care. Families who attend Faith Tabernacle Congregation in North Philadelphia and First Century Gospel Church in Juniata Park have lost more than two dozen children to illness since 1971, according to non-profit Children’s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty, Inc. Both churches believe in the power of prayer over modern medicine. Two members, Herbert and Catherine Schaible stand charged with third-degree murder and other crimes after their 7-month-old son Brandon died from bacterial pneumonia, dehydration and a group B streptococcus infection on April 18. The Schaibles are members of the First Century Gospel Church. At least 22 children from the congregations have died from illnesses. In 1991, Faith Tabernacle lost five children to the measles after an outbreak. One child from First Century Gospel also died.
For the fourth time since 1956, voters in Portland, defeated a plan to add fluoride to the public water supply. For weeks, residents have been debating fluoridation, the addition of fluoride to tap water for the purpose of reducing cavities and tooth decay. About 60 percent of voters cast their ballots against fluoridation. "The measure lost even with my own 'yes' vote," Portland's mayor Charlie Hales said in a statement. "Disappointing, but I accept the will of the voters." More than $1 million dollars was spent on the campaign, which is a considerable sum for a Portland-only election issue. In the period before the vote, proponents of fluoridation outspent anti-fluoridation groups by a 3-to-1 margin, public records show.]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:31 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 67 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-67/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-67 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-67/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 16:02:39 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1477 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 67"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-67/feed/ 4 Oblivion - probleme ştiinţifice http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483013/?ref_=sr_1 Conferința Umanistă Biletele se vând prin rețeaua Eventim http://www.eventim.ro/ro/bilete/education-science-and-human-rights-bucuresti-palatul-parlamentului-316070/event.
* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483013/?ref_=sr_1

Conferința Umanistă

* Biletele se vând prin rețeaua Eventim
* http://www.eventim.ro/ro/bilete/education-science-and-human-rights-bucuresti-palatul-parlamentului-316070/event.html

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Steven Jay Gould, decedat la 20 mai 2002
Se împlinesc 11 ani de la decesul lui Stephen Jay Gould, cunoscut om de știință, paleontolog, biolog și istoric al științei.
Este cunoscut pentru teoria echilibrului punctat care spune ca, un organism poate evolua rapid în urma unor presiuni evoluționiste, urmat apoi de o perioada mai lunga de stabilitate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* Amanda Berry găsită în viață, după ce Silvia Browne a prezis că a murit

* http://www.wkyc.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=26501
* http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/Cleveland-police-dispatch-Missing-teens-Amanda-Berry-and-Gina-DeJesus-found-alive



Unele medicamente funcționează, dar pentru o persoana

* http://boingboing.net/2013/05/10/what-happens-when-a-drug-works.html

O abordare rațională a slăbirii

* Despre Noom, o aplicație care ajută persoanele care vor să slăbească prin sfaturi bazate pe știință, dar care face afirmații înșelătoare legate de versiunea Pro.
* http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wsl.noom

Dubioșenia săptămânii

* Se poate obține aur din apa?
* http://io9.com/germany-s-post-world-war-i-scheme-to-extract-gold-from-499793752

Scepticism pe neașteptate

* Horoscopul manipulabilității
* http://www.eva.ro/psihologie/autocunoastere/horoscop-ce-tipuri-de-oameni-se-folosesc-de-tine-in-functie-de-zodia-ta-articol-51301.html

Homeopate găsite în condiții improprii

* http://adevarul.ro/locale/ploiesti/medicamente-homeopate-1_51909e00053c7dd83f9340b3/index.html

Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este Thomas Midgley Jr.. Câștigător este Andrei Onea.
Dilema episodului
Evadez nemiraculos
Citatul episodului
Ceva nu e adevărat doar pentru că cineva moare pentru acel lucru. - Oscar Wilde
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:02:30 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, alchimie, astrologie, diete, evenimente si conferinte, filme, homeopatie, medicina, teste clinice Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-17 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-17/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-03-17 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-17/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 11:40:59 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1490 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-17"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-17/feed/ 940 Skeptical Reporter for May 17th, 2013  Announcement: Romania will host the first international humanist conference in Eastern Europe, on the 25th of May. The conference „Education, Science and Human Rights” is hosted by the Romanian Humanist Associatio... Announcement:
Romania will host the first international humanist conference in Eastern Europe, on the 25th of May. The conference „Education, Science and Human Rights” is hosted by the Romanian Humanist Association in partnership with the International Humanist and Ethical Union and the European Humanist Federation. The event will take place at the Parliament Palace and has speakers such as PZ Meyers and Richard Wiseman. So, if interested, don’t hesitate to purchase a ticket now.
A research endeavor in China, regarding the genetic sources of genius has come under fire.  Researchers at BGI (formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute) in Shenzhen, China, the largest gene-sequencing facility in the world, are searching for the quirks of DNA that may contribute to superior intelligence. Plunging into an area that is littered with failures and full of controversy, the researchers are scouring the genomes of 1,600 genius subjects in an ambitious project to find the first common genetic variants associated with human intelligence. The project, which was launched in August 2012 and will begin data analysis in the next few months, has spawned wild accusations of eugenics plots, as well as more measured objections by social scientists who view such research as a distraction from pressing societal issues. Some geneticists, however, take issue with the study for a different reason. They say that it is highly unlikely to find anything of interest — because the sample size is too small and intelligence is too complex. Earlier large studies with the same goal have failed. But scientists from BGI’s Cognitive Genomics group hope that their super-smart sample will give them an edge, because it should be enriched with bits of DNA that confer effects on intelligence. “An exceptional person gets you an order of magnitude more statistical power than if you took random people from the population. I’d say we have a fighting chance,” says Stephen Hsu, a theoretical physicist from Michigan State University, who acts as a scientific adviser and is one of the project’s leaders.
Family Radio, the Oakland-based evangelical network run by Harold Camping, who predicted the end of the world in May 2011 is in financial trouble, according to public financial documents. The nonprofit that runs Family Radio has sold its three largest radio stations, all cash generators. At the start of 2007, Family Radio was worth $135 million, according to its tax returns. By the end of 2011 its net assets had dropped to $29.2 million, even though Family Radio received $85.2 million in donations over that five-year period. In 2012, records show it took out a $30 million bridge loan to keep operating while awaiting the station sales proceeds; it is not clear whether that loan has been paid off. Former and current insiders allege the situation may be even worse than it appears, claiming donations have dropped almost 70 percent since the Rapture prediction proved incorrect, leading to numerous layoffs of longtime Family Radio staff members. Those insiders say the nonprofit mishandled the sales of the stations, reaping far less than they were worth, and is on the hook for millions of dollars to devotees who have loaned them money over the years.
A rhino-head heist spree swept Europe in 2011, as thieves raided museums and auctions houses in seven countries, prompting 30 investigations by Europol, 20 of which are ongoing. Similar heists have also been on the rise in Africa, as well as in the odd American backwater town. One happened in Dublin just last month. Sales in Vietnam are driving these robberies. The country’s appetite for rhino horn is so great that it now fetches up to $100,000/kg, making it worth more than its weight in gold. The surge in Vietnamese demand is fairly recent. Though rhino horn elixirs for fevers and liver problems were first prescribed in traditional Chinese medicine more than 1,]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:51 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-10 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-05-10 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-10/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 11:42:22 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1471 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-10"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-10/feed/ 2 Skeptical Reporter for May 10th, 2013 Announcement: Romania will host the first international humanist conference in Eastern Europe, on the 25th of May. The conference „Education, Science and Human Rights” is hosted by the Romanian Humanist Association... Announcement:
Romania will host the first international humanist conference in Eastern Europe, on the 25th of May. The conference „Education, Science and Human Rights” is hosted by the Romanian Humanist Association in partnership with the International Humanist and Ethical Union and the European Humanist Federation. The event will take place at the Parliament Palace and has speakers such as PZ Meyers and Richard Wiseman. So, if interested, don’t hesitate to purchase a ticket now.
After three women were freed in Cleveland, a decade after they disappeared, it was revealed that psychic Sylvia Browne declared that one of them, Amanda Berry, was dead. Amanda Berry’s mother traveled to New York to tell her story to psychic Sylvia Browne on the Montel Williams Show. Amanda Berry’s mother wanted to know if her daughter was still alive. “Can you tell me…Is she out there?” Berry’s mother Louwana Miller asked. “I hate when they’re in the water,” Browne said. “She’s not alive honey.” “It hurts my mind but it eases it; now I know,” Miller explained after hearing the prediction by the world-renowned psychic. Years later, Amanda Berry was found alive, together with two other women who had been held captive for a decade. Unfortunately, Amanda’s mother passed away and never got to see her daughter again.
The long-running saga of San Francisco's proposed cell phone warning labels appears to finally be coming to a close. The law would have required cell phone makers to place labels on their devices that detail the typical energy they transfer to the human body. According to Reuters, the city government has now settled the lawsuit by accepting that the law will never come into effect, after an injunction  The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, which sued the city, argued that the law was a bit of a mess. The Federal Communications Commission has established a safety level for wireless radiation exposure, and no phones sold in the US are allowed to exceed it. The ordinance was forcing companies to disclose numbers that were all below the legal limit. Complicating matters further, the exact dose users receive would vary depending on the wireless network the device was on and the manner in which it was being used. More generally, there are no clear indications that wireless hardware creates any health risks in the first place, which raises questions of what, exactly, the legislation was supposed to accomplish. Although a number of small, preliminary studies have suggested potential dangers, larger, more comprehensive works indicate that any potential risks take decades to be felt, and cell phones simply haven't been in use long enough for us to know for sure.
Childcare centers should have the right to ban unvaccinated kids from childcare centers and preschools under a "no jab, no play" policy proposed in Australia. The Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph launched a campaign to stop the rise in the number of children succumbing to preventable diseases because parents are failing to have them fully immunized  Although only 1.5 per cent of parents are "vaccine refusers" or conscientious objectors, many parents are forgetful, leaving areas of New South Wales with vaccination rates below 85 per cent - despite the inarguable scientific proof that the vaccination program has saved thousands of lives and eradicated diseases that crippled children just a generation ago, including polio. Despite effective vaccines, Australia has been unable to eradicate diseases such as whooping cough because some parents do not immunize  leaving small babies and children with cancer and other immune-compromising conditions vulnerable. The Australian Medical Association believes tougher measures - potentially including bans for non-immunized children - should be introduced to make life harder for "free-riding" parents who refuse or forget to vaccinate.
]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:17 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Interviuri Raționale – Remus Cernea – Partea a 2-a – Finanțarea cultelor https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-a-2-a-finantarea-cultelor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-a-2-a-finantarea-cultelor https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-a-2-a-finantarea-cultelor/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 15:55:16 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1454 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-a-2-a-finantarea-cultelor/feed/ 1860 Un interviu rațional cu deputatul Remus Cernea despre finanțarea cultelor. Participați la Conferința Umanistă cumpărând bilete de aici: http://www.eventim.ro/ro/bilete/education-science-and-human-rights-bucuresti-palatul-parlamentului-316070/event.html Participați la Conferința Umanistă cumpărând bilete de aici:
http://www.eventim.ro/ro/bilete/education-science-and-human-rights-bucuresti-palatul-parlamentului-316070/event.html
]]> sceptici.ro clean 32:14 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Dezbateri, finantarea cultelor, interviu, interviuri raționale, remus cernea Interviuri Raționale – Remus Cernea – Partea 1 – Parteneriatul Civil. https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-1-parteneriatul-civil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-1-parteneriatul-civil https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-1-parteneriatul-civil/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 15:50:47 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1451 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/interviuri-rationale-remus-cernea-partea-1-parteneriatul-civil/feed/ 620 Un interviu rațional cu deputatul Remus Cernea pe tema parteneriatului civil. Participați la Conferința Umanistă din 25 mai cumpărând bilete aici: http://www.eventim.ro/ro/bilete/education-science-and-human-rights-bucuresti-palatul-parlamentului-316070... Participați la Conferința Umanistă din 25 mai cumpărând bilete aici:
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]]> sceptici.ro clean 25:29 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Dezbateri, interviu, interviuri raționale, parteneriatul civil, remus cernea Sceptici în România – Episodul 66 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-66/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-66 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-66/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 15:45:15 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1442 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 66"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-66/feed/ 1112 Anunt important - Conferința Umanistă http://www.eventim.ro/ro/bilete/education-science-and-human-rights-bucuresti-palatul-parlamentului-316070/event.html Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Faith healing promovat în România http://www.evz. http://www.eventim.ro/ro/bilete/education-science-and-human-rights-bucuresti-palatul-parlamentului-316070/event.html
Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
Faith healing promovat în România
http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/terapia-salvatoare-cum-ne-putem-vindeca-prin-rugaciune-video-1032894.html
În timp ce în America e aplicat cu ”succes”
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/04/24/christian-couple-kills-their-second-child-with-prayer/
Victorie în schimbarea legii anti-defăimare în UK

http://www.nature.com/news/england-s-libel-laws-reformed-in-a-victory-for-science-campaigners-1.12874

Scepticism pe neașteptate

* Horoscop pentru slăbit?

Deepak Chopra are pareri legate de TEDx
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/dear-ted-is-it-bad-scienc_b_3104049.html
Cum sta vaccinarea in Romania
http://www.realitatea.net/pediatrii-vaccinarea-scade-ingrijorator-iar-incidenta-bolilor-inregistreaza-cresteri-alarmante_1164302.html
Raport Unicef despre perceptia vaccinari un Europa de Est
http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/media_24017.html
Moartea nu există! Dovezi din fizica cuantică!
http://www.enational.ro/dezvaluiri/romania-mea/s-a-dovedit-stiintific-moartea-nu-exista-232315.html/#ixzz2PhiLHY78
Când presa aberează
Jurnalistii romani se simt confuzi cu ocazia "Lunii roz"
http://www.zmescience.com/other/great-pics/moon-eclipse-blood-red-27062011/
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/
Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este Lawrence Krauss. Câștigător este Eduard Morar
Dilema episodului
Organismul care a avut cel mai mare impact asupra atmosferei.
Citatul episodului
"Cea mai incitanta fraza pe care o poti auzi in stiinta, cea care marcheaza descoperiri, nu este ""Eureka!"", ci ""Ce ciudat!"".
Isaac Asimov
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:04:21 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (ovidiu)Episoade, cna, deepak chopra, faith healing, libel laws, luna roz, scientilogie, simon singh, tedx, vaccinare, vindecare prin credinta Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-03 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-03/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-05-03 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-03/#respond Sun, 05 May 2013 14:28:27 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1467 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-03"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-03/feed/ 0 Skeptical Reporter for May 3rd, 2013 Announcement: Romania will host the first international humanist conference in Eastern Europe, on the 25th of May. The conference „Education, Science and Human Rights” is hosted by the Romanian Humanist Association ... Announcement:
Romania will host the first international humanist conference in Eastern Europe, on the 25th of May. The conference „Education, Science and Human Rights” is hosted by the Romanian Humanist Association in partnership with the International Humanist and Ethical Union and the European Humanist Federation. The event will take place at the Parliament Palace and has speakers such as PZ Meyers and Richard Wiseman. So, if interested, don’t hesitate to purchase a ticket now.
In most of the world, the use of graphology in recruitment is marginal. But in France - despite an appreciable decline of writing in recent years thanks to computers - the technique is proving remarkably resilient. Reliable figures are hard to come by. Graphologists themselves say that between 50% and 75% of companies make some use of hand-writing analysis, even if it is only occasional. The last independent study was in 1991, and it found that a massive 91% of public and private organisations in France were then making use of handwriting analysis. According to psychology professor Laurent Begue, there is no scientific basis for the use of graphology: "Lots of studies over the years have shown that it is all a load of rubbish, and not fit for use in any professional setting. If you ask a group of graphologists to study the same piece of handwriting, they all come out with different interpretations. It's no different from astrology or numerology." According to Begue, most graphologists are able to pull off the trick because they use the content of candidates' letters - the detail about their lives, motivation and so on - to draw up a psychological profile.
Former Senator Mike Gravel has stated that the White House helped keep the truth about the “extraterrestrial influence that is investigating our planet” from the public. “It goes right to the White House, and of course, once the White House takes a position, ‘well there's nothing going on’...it just goes down the chain of command, everyone stands toe,” Gravel declared. He is one of six former congress representatives who were paid $20,000 by the UFO advocacy group Paradigm Research to participate in a Congressional-style Citizen Hearing on Disclosure in Washington, where witness after witness has presented first-hand accounts of UFO sightings and extraterrestrial visits. Gravel says the strongest accounts of alien encounters are from former military officers, such as retired Air Force Captain Robert Salas, who testified that UFOs temporarily disabled nuclear weapons on his watch. Gravel says the media has aided what he sees as a government cover-up by not taking reports of ET encounters seriously.
Nobody knows what exploded over Siberia in 1908, but the discovery of the first fragments could finally solve the mystery. The Tunguska impact event is one of the great mysteries of modern history. On 30 June 1908, a vast and powerful explosion engulfed an isolated region of Siberia near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. The blast was 1000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, registered 5 on the Richter scale and is thought to have knocked down some 80 million trees over an area of 2000 square kilometers  The region is so isolated, however, that historians recorded only one death and just handful of eyewitness reports from nearby. But the most mysterious aspect of this explosion is that it left no crater and scientists have long argued over what could have caused it. The generally accepted theory is that the explosion was the result of a meteorite or comet exploding in the Earth’s atmosphere. That could have caused an explosion of this magnitude without leaving a crater. Andrei Zlobin from the Russian Academy of Sciences has announced that he found three rocks from the Tunguska region with the telltale characteristics of meteorites. If he is right, these rocks could finally help solve once and for all what kind of object...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:51 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-31 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-31/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-05-31 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-31/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 12:32:08 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1509 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-05-31"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-05-31/feed/ 2 Skeptical Reporter for May 31st, 2013 David Colquhoun (UCL) and Steven Novella (Yale) have written an article on why acupuncture doesn't work. The journal “Anesthesia & Analgesia” has published the article: “Acupuncture is a theatrical placebo” togethe... David Colquhoun (UCL) and Steven Novella (Yale) have written an article on why acupuncture doesn't work. The journal “Anesthesia & Analgesia” has published the article: “Acupuncture is a theatrical placebo” together with another article written by supporters of acupuncture as a form of alternative therapy.  On his blog, Colquhoun wrote about his reasons for writing the article: “Acupuncture is an interesting case, because it seems to have achieved greater credibility than other forms of alternative medicine, despite its basis being just as bizarre as all the others. As a consequence, a lot more research has been done on acupuncture than on any other form of alternative medicine, and some of it has been of quite high quality. The outcome of all this research is that acupuncture has no effects that are big enough to be of noticeable benefit to patients, and it is, in all probability, just a theatrical placebo. After more than 3000 trials, there is no need for yet more. Acupuncture is dead”.
One former conspiracy theorist, Charlie Veitch, has opened up about the consequences of him changing his mind. After years of promoting the idea that the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States was just a controlled demolition, Veitch posted a video on his YouTube channel announcing that he had been wrong. Veitch had expected a few spiteful comments from the so-called “Truth Movement”. What he had not expected was the size or the sheer force of the attack. In the days after he uploaded his video, entitled “No Emotional Attachment to 9/11 Theories”, Veitch was disowned by his friends, issued with death threats and falsely accused of child abuse in an email sent to 15,000 of his followers. “I went from being Jesus to the devil,” he says now. “It was relentless. A guy in Manchester set up a YouTube channel called ‘Kill Charlie Veitch’. It said, ‘Charlie, I hope you know I’m going to come and kill you. Enjoy your last few days. Goodbye.’ So many hate videos were posted – my face superimposed on a pig and someone’s killing the pig.” Another message featured images of his sister’s young children incorporated within a video of child pornography. Alex Jones posted a film in which he claimed he’d known “all along”, and that Veitch had “psychopath, sociopath eyes”. His mother called, devastated, believing the pedophilia “confession” which she’d been emailed, along with 15,000 others, was real. Looking back, he describes the conspiracy community as an “evil-worshiping paranoia. As someone who’s been deep in it, and seen the hatred and the insanity, I think big terrorist attacks will come from conspiracy theorists.”
A man claiming to be Jesus is gaining followers and causing concern among cult experts in Australia. Former IT specialist Alan John Miller, or AJ as he prefers to be known, runs a religious movement known as the Divine Truth from his home near the small town of Kingaroy. Miller claims that not only is he Christ, but his partner, Australian Mary Luck, is in fact Mary Magdalene, who according to the Bible was present at the crucifixion. He told Sky News: “I have very clear memories of the crucifixion, but it wasn't as harrowing for me as it was for others like Mary who was present. When you are one with God you are not in a state of fear, and you have quite good control over your body's sensations and the level of pain that you absorb from your body”. He holds seminars near his home and also travels around the world teaching people how to have a personal relationship with God, often by delving deep into their emotions. Dozens of his followers are understood to have bought properties in the area to be closer to him.  After his crucifixion the Australian claims he entered the spirit world where he met Plato, Socrates, popes and presidents. Whilst critics dismiss his claims the seminars attract large groups of people, up to 150 a time.
In New South Wales, Australia,]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:16 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-26 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-04-26 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-26/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:25:24 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1435 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-26"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-26/feed/ 1263 Skeptical Reporter for April 26th, 2013 Jim McCormick has been found guilty of a multi-million-pound fraud involving the sale of fake bomb detectors to Iraq and around the world. A jury found McCormick guilty on three counts of fraud over a scam that i... Jim McCormick has been found guilty of a multi-million-pound fraud involving the sale of fake bomb detectors to Iraq and around the world. A jury found McCormick guilty on three counts of fraud over a scam that included the sale of £55 million of devices based on a novelty golf ball finder to Iraq. They were installed at checkpoints in Baghdad through which car bombs and suicide bombers passed, killing hundreds of civilians. Last month they remained in use at checkpoints across the Iraqi capital. McCormick, who faces up to eight years in jail when he is sentenced next month, also sold the detectors to Niger, Syria, Mexico and other countries including Lebanon where a United Nations agency was a client. He claimed they could detect explosives at long range, deep underground, through lead-lined rooms and multiple buildings. In fact, the handheld devices were useless. Their antennae, which purported to detect explosives, and in other cases narcotics, were not connected to anything, they had no power source and one of the devices was simply the golf ball finder with a different sticker on it. "Both civilians and armed forces personnel were put at significant risk in relying upon this equipment," said Detective Inspector Ed Heath, who led Avon and Somerset police's three-year investigation.
In a recently published study, Korean researchers evaluated whether CAM-use influenced the survival and health-related quality of life of terminal cancer patients. From July 2005 to October 2006, they prospectively studied a cohort study of 481 cancer patients. Their multivariate analyses of these data showed that, compared with non-users, CAM-users did not have better survival. Using mind-body interventions or prayer was even associated with significantly worse survival. CAM users reported significantly worse cognitive functioning and more fatigue than nonusers. In sub-group analyses, users of alternative medical treatments, prayer, vitamin supplements, mushrooms, or rice and cereal reported significantly worse health related quality of life. The authors conclude that “CAM did not provide any definite survival benefit, CAM users reported clinically significant worse health related quality of lives.” Similar data have been reported before. For instance, a Norwegian study from 2003 examined the association between CAM-use and cancer survival. Death rates were higher in CAM-users (79%) than in those who did not use CAM (65%).
The 'cinnamon challenge' went viral online and still has takers, but can result in choking, aspiration and lung damage. The decades-old stunt in which thrill-seeking teens swallow a tablespoon of dry cinnamon with no water, gag and spew out a cloud of orange dust went viral in 2012, resulting in more than 50,000 YouTube video clips of young people attempting the so-called "cinnamon challenge." Although the immediate physical effects -- coughing, choking and burning of the mouth, nose, and throat -- are temporary in most cases, attempts to swallow a large quantity of the dry spice may result in "long-lasting lesions, scarring and inflammation of the airway" or even lung damage, says a new research paper examining the dare. Nationwide in the US, at least 30 cases last year stemming from the challenge required medical attention, including ventilator support for some teens who suffered collapsed lungs, says the paper. The American Association of Poison Control Centers, which issued a March 2012 alert about the dare, reported 222 cinnamon-related exposures in 2012, up from 51 in 2011. So far this year, 20 exposures were reported from between Jan. 1 and Mar. 31.
During the armed confrontations following the Boston bombings, a post on Twitter from ”The Astrology Show” announced that astrology had predicted the death of a campus officer at MIT. The response from other users was not a welcoming one and the ”Heresy Club” blog commented on the statement: ”Sometime around...]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:12 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-19 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-04-19 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-19/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:16:08 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1429 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-19"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-19/feed/ 8 Skeptical Reporter for April 19th, 2013 Almost 80,000 Australian children are not immunized against deadly diseases, and the highest number live in Sydney's west. Experts say the "baby Einstein" demographic - parents who take an intensive interest in t... Almost 80,000 Australian children are not immunized against deadly diseases, and the highest number live in Sydney's west. Experts say the "baby Einstein" demographic - parents who take an intensive interest in their children's education and health, eat organic food and use alternative medicines - is responsible. Sydney's west has an immunization rate of 90 per cent for five-year-olds but last financial year was home to 3.600 children who were not fully immunized. In wealthy Manly, Mosman and eastern Sydney, however, fewer than 85 per cent of children are immunized in some age groups. The figures are contained in a National Health Performance Authority report. The World Health Organization says immunization rates for measles must be above 93 per cent to prevent its spread. Immunization expert Julie Leask says parents who perform extensive research and are often suspicious of medicine are more likely to object to vaccination. "I think what these figures say is... you can't rely on herd immunity in your region," the University of Sydney academic said.
Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture announced that it will be extending the deadline for applications for this year's two intensive nine-day seminars on science, society and intelligent design for college and graduate students. The official deadline fell on April 15th, but applications will still be accepted through Monday, April 22nd. The Center’s seminars are free, but it still has not managed to attract a sufficient number of students. The first study track, the Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences, will prepare students to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design, according to the description. The second study track, the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, will explore the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts.
In the United States, the Tampa Bay Times won a Pulitzer Prize for the nith time for a series of editorials last year by Tim Nickens and Daniel Ruth after the Pinellas County Commission moved to stop putting fluoride in the drinking water, affecting the dental health of 700,000 people in the county. As Nickens and Ruth wrote in the last of the 10 editorials submitted for the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing, "It took nearly 14 months, an election and the clarion voice of PinellasCounty voters to persuade county commissioners to correct a serious error in judgment". And the newly reconstituted commission quickly moved to vote to restore fluoride to the water system. Here is what the Pulitzer nominating letter said: “In October 2011, the Pinellas County Commission turned back the clock. The commission, pressured by antifluoride zealots and tea party conservatives, abruptly voted to stop adding fluoride to the drinking water. The commissioners ignored established science and the public health, and in January 2012 the Pinellas water system suddenly became one of the nation’s largest without fluoridated water. More than 700,000 residents no longer benefited from what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls one of the nation’s greatest health care advances. The Tampa Bay Times editorial board went on mission to correct this travesty. With original reporting and persuasive arguments, Tim Nickens and Dan Ruth educated readers and delivered a clarion call for action on behalf of those who need fluoridated water the most: the poor families and the children of Pinellas County”.
In Great Britain, the GP and Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston is calling on homeopathy's governing bodies to make it clear to parents that their alternative remedies will not protect children from measles outbreaks. Large numbers of children have not had the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, largely because of the scare that followed the publication of research by Andrew Wak...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:53 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 65 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-65/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-65 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-65/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:42:06 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1416 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 65"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-65/feed/ 18 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism Un reportaj local despre 'secte' și despre aruncarea banilor pe diverși guru http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/pericol-depresia-o-alee-spre-o-secta-1031369.html Un interesant articol istoric despre nutriție http://www.
* Un reportaj local despre 'secte' și despre aruncarea banilor pe diverși guru

* http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/pericol-depresia-o-alee-spre-o-secta-1031369.html



Un interesant articol istoric despre nutriție

* http://www.descopera.ro/cultura/10717052-ce-mancau-romanii-acum-100-de-ani

Scepticism pe neașteptate

* Reclame înșelătoare - cașcaval comparat cu muzică și cărți

Pseudo-sceptici care fac "debunking" argumentelor unor sceptici

* http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/Articles.htm

Detoxifiada în farmaciile Dona

* http://www.farmaciiledona.ro/campanii/competitia-nationala-detoxifiada-I63
* http://www.detoxifiada.ro/
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17224253
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22897500

Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este Orson Welles. Câștigător este Istvan Lakatos.
Dilema episodului
Nimic nu-i chiar nimic.
Citatul episodului
Nici un fulg de zăpadă din avalanșă nu s-a simțit vreodată responsabil de ceva. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
]]> sceptici.ro clean 59:33 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, detoxifiere, istorie, nutritie, scepticism, secte, tara Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-12 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-04-12 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-12/#respond Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:11:19 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1409 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-12"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-12/feed/ 0 Skeptical Reporter for April 12th, 2013 In Great Britain, public health officials say a big increase in the demand for MMR vaccinations suggests parents' "legacy of mistrust" over the jab is being overcome. In Great Britain, public health officials say a big increase in the demand for MMR vaccinations suggests parents' "legacy of mistrust" over the jab is being overcome. Take-up for the MMR vaccine in the area dropped significantly in the late 1990s when research - which has since been discredited - raised concerns over the jab. After an outbreak of measles, hundreds of people have started queuing at hospitals offering drop-in clinics for children and young adults. Families began queuing at the drop-in MMR clinic at Swansea's MorristonHospital an hour before it opened during the weekend. Before the introduction of the MMR vaccination in 1988, some half a million children in the UK caught measles each year and about 100 died from it. The latest figures for Wales, which cover October to December 2012, show that uptake of the first dose of MMR vaccine in two-year-old children was 94% and ranged by local authority from 87% to 97%.
The scientists who were recruited to appear at a conference called Entomology-2013 thought they had been selected to make a presentation to the leading professional association of scientists who study insects. But they found out the hard way that they were wrong. The prestigious, academically sanctioned conference they had in mind has a slightly different name: Entomology 2013 (without a hyphen). The one they had signed up for featured speakers who were recruited by e-mail, not vetted by leading academics. Those who agreed to appear were later charged a hefty fee for the privilege, and pretty much anyone who paid got a spot on the podium that could be used to pad a résumé. “I think we were duped,” one of the scientists wrote in an e-mail to the Entomological Society. Those scientists had stumbled into a parallel world of pseudo-academia, complete with prestigiously titled conferences and journals that sponsor them. Many of the journals and meetings have names that are nearly identical to those of established, well-known publications and events. Steven Goodman, a dean and professor of medicine at Stanford and the editor of the journal Clinical Trials, which has its own imitators, called this phenomenon “the dark side of open access,” the movement to make scholarly publications freely available.
Ali Razeghi, a Tehran scientist has registered "The Aryayek Time Traveling Machine" with the state-run Centre for Strategic Inventions. The device can predict the future in a print out after taking readings from the touch of a user. Razaeghi said the device worked by a set of complex algorithims to "predict five to eight years of the future life of any individual, with 98 percent accuracy". As the managing director of Iran's Centre for Strategic Inventions, Razeghi is a serial inventor with 179 other inventions listed under his own name. "I have been working on this project for the last 10 years," he said. Razeghi says Iran's government can predict the possibility of a military confrontation with a foreign country, and forecast the fluctuation in the value of foreign currencies and oil prices by using his new invention. "Naturally a government that can see five years into the future would be able to prepare itself for challenges that might destabilise it," he said.
In the United States, a natural medicine lobbyist dropped off a bottle of nutritional capsules labeled "Calm" to the office of state Sen. Charles Schwertner. They had the opposite effect. Staffers in Schwertner's office called the Texas Department of Public Safety after the supplements were dropped off by a representative of the Texas Health Freedom Coalition, an advocacy group for natural health and alternative medicine. Coalition executive committee member Radhia Gleis said the senator’s office overreacted to the gift. The senator's chief of staff, Thomas Holloway, said the office was complying with direction from DPS and wasn't trying to worry anyone. Still,]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:57 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 64 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-64/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-64 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-64/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:58:57 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1378 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 64"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-64/feed/ 1942 Pericolele lipsei de scepticism - Naturopat dat în judecată după ce nașterea "naturală" a lăsat copilul cu leziuni cerebrale severe http://www.khon2.com/mostpopular/story/Heartbroken-mother-suing-alternative-medical/cHUL42Xbv0KTdDxXaAa6_w.
* http://www.khon2.com/mostpopular/story/Heartbroken-mother-suing-alternative-medical/cHUL42Xbv0KTdDxXaAa6_w.cspx

Dubioșii săptămânii - un articol spectaculos de la Adevărul

* http://adevarul.ro/sanatate/medicina-naturista/reportaj-cabinetele-escrocilor-imbogatesc-suferinta-oamenilor-pietre-argila-aur-monoatomic-vandute-leacuri-cancer-1_5155da7700f5182b85645d5e/index.html

Scepticism pe neașteptate
CNA interzice reclame la suplimente nutritive

* http://www.realitatea.net/ce-spoturi-a-interzis-cna-de-la-difuzare_1145977.html

Când presa aberează...

* Realitatea ne prezintă o mama care nu-și vaccinează copiii de parca e erou

* http://www.realitatea.net/nu-am-medic-de-familie-si-nu-mi-am-vaccinat-copiii-mama-care-prefera-homeopatia_1145654.html


* http://www.bzb.ro/index.php?page_name=stire_detalii&id_stire=83278


Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este William Gibson. Câștigător este Istvan Lakatos.
Dilema episodului
Fugiți, fugiți, vin extratereștrii!
Citatul episodului
Omul superior înţelege ce e corect; omul inferior înţelege ce se va vinde. Confucius
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:00:46 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, antivaccin, homeopatie, natalitate, naturiste, pseudoterapii, reclama indoielnica, reclame, supliment alimentar Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-05 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-05/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-04-05 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-05/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:46:32 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1404 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-04-05"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-04-05/feed/ 0 Skeptical Reporter for April 5th, 2013 TED, the nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, has revoked its prestigious TEDx licensing for an upcoming West Hollywood event. The goals of the TEDx event, TED, the nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, has revoked its prestigious TEDx licensing for an upcoming West Hollywood event. The goals of the TEDx event, titled Brother can you spare a paradigm?, were to "illuminate the urgent need to change our fundamental value system or worldview to one in which humanity pulls together rather than separately," the official website for the event states. The conversation the TED representative had with the organizers reveals the reason behind the decision: “When we look at your speaker line-up, we see several people who promote — as fact — theories that are well outside what most scientists would accept as credible. The problem is not the challenging of orthodox views. We believe in that. We've had numerous talks which do that. But we have rules about the presentation of science on the TEDx stage. We disallow speakers who use the language of science to claim they have proven the truth of ideas that are speculative and which have failed to gain significant scientific acceptance”.
The Church of Scientology is planning a publicity drive in Australia to challenge what it calls “misconceptions” among the public and the media. The controversial religious group kicked off a PR drive with an appearance on Seven breakfast show Sunrise. The Sunrise interview followed the publication of a guide for journalists that outlined the areas where the organisation feels it has been wrongly represented in the past. The Church of Scientology plans to launch a localised version of a US-made TV ad that ran around the Super Bowl, use direct marketing activity to promote its videos and books, and encourage people to visit its churches to learn about Scientology for themselves. The TV ad bears similarities to Apple’s ‘Think different’ classic from 1997. Scientology has used PR agency Wells Haslem since 2009, the year that Scientology was branded a “criminal organisation” by South Australian senator Nick Xenophon.
Measles is responsible for thousands of tragic (and preventable) deaths each year. Which is perhaps why there has been enormous backlash against a new (and apparently self-published) book by Stephanie Messenger, an Australian author and anti-vaccine activist. According to the author’s page, “Melanie’s Marvelous Measles” was written to: educate children on the benefits of having measles and how you can heal from them naturally and successfully. The description says: “Often today, we are being bombarded with messages from vested interests to fear all diseases in order for someone to sell some potion or vaccine, when, in fact, history shows that in industrialized countries, these diseases are quite benign and, according to natural health sources, beneficial to the body”. Amazon reviewers have not taken kindly to Messenger’s suggestion that measles can be an “adventure,” either. Australian Medical Association president Dr Steve Hambleton said the disease was still dangerous, potentially fatal, and that anyone promoting it should be ashamed of themselves. He said children with measles were very ill and at risk of death or brain damage. In Australia, the book has been removed from sale, by the largest online bookstore.
Australian neuroscientists have attacked a taxpayer-funded brain-training and exercise program used in classrooms for making ''silly'' pseudo-scientific claims when explaining how it works. The Brain Gym program, created in the 1970s by an American educator and taught in more than 80 countries, is being used by teachers in all states in an attempt to improve students' learning. Practitioners usually charge $660 for the basic Brain Gym 101 course, aimed at teachers and students. But the program has generated controversy overseas, with the British Neuroscience Association in 2008 slamming the product for promoting neuromyths. Teachers can train with more than 60 Brain Gym practitioners in Australia outside school ho...]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:45 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-29 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-29/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-03-29 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-29/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:25:23 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1373 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-29"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-29/feed/ 12 Skeptical Reporter for March 29th, 2013 Professor Edzard Ernst, a researcher specializing in the study of complementary and alternative medicine, was fired from the journal “Homeopathy”, by the editor in chief. Professor Edzard Ernst, a researcher specializing in the study of complementary and alternative medicine, was fired from the journal “Homeopathy”, by the editor in chief. He has published part of the letter in which he was informed of the decision: “This is to inform you that you have been removed from the Editorial Board of Homeopathy.  The reason for this is the statement you published on your blog on Holocaust Memorial Day 2013 in which you smeared homeopathy and other forms of complementary medicine with a ‘guilt by association’ argument, associating them with the Nazis”. Edzard Ernst who has explained that he was merely recounting historical facts disagrees that he used a fallacy in the text on his blog: “My article and my motives for writing it could have been thoroughly misunderstood – in my view, this is unlikely because I explained my motives in some detail both in the article and in the comments that follow the article. Another explanation could be that Dr Fisher, who also is the Queen’s homeopath, lacks sufficient skills of critical thinking to understand the article and its purpose. Alternatively, he has been waiting for an occasion to fire me ever since I became more openly critical of homeopathy about five years ago”.
Parents may be growing increasingly reluctant to immunize their teenage daughters with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a new study suggests. In 2008, almost 40 percent of parents surveyed said they did not intend to vaccinate their daughters against HPV, according to the study. But that number rose to nearly 44 percent by 2010, even as more parents said their pediatricians recommended the series of three shots. "Our study is the first to look at the reasons parents report for not getting their children immunized over time, and it's one of the few studies to look at this in a national sample," said study author Paul Darden, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Safety concerns about the HPV vaccine and worries about its side effects grew dramatically among parents over the study period. But the most common reason parents gave for not immunizing their children was parents' belief that this vaccine was not needed. Darden said that the rate of acceptance for the HPV vaccine is rising much more slowly than for other teen immunizations, and he suspects parents' fears are tied to sex.
The future of reality TV could be kids who think they've had past lives. A Los Angeles production company is currently holding a nationwide casting call for children who claim to have, or have had, past life memories. The casting is held for a new reality series, "Ghost Inside My Child," scheduled to air on the Bio Channel later this year. A pilot episode of the series aired a few months ago, with three kids who had gone through various steps of recovering memories of their alleged past lives. Now, producers Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina -- who are married to each other -- are looking for other families with kids who, as the request states, "have inexplicable memories and experiences of another life." The producers want to eliminate stories that are fabricated or kids whose tales of past life seem obviously prepped. There is another criteria to which the reincarnated rugrats will have their alleged past lives explored: access to documentation. Parents should make sure to analyze possible sources of information that may have inspired a child's "past existence."
A California creationist is offering a $10,000 challenge to anyone who can prove in front of a judge that science contradicts the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis. Joseph Mastropaolo, who says he has set up the contest, the Literal Genesis Trial, in the hope of improving the quality of arguments between creationists and evolutionists, has pledged to put his own money into an escrow account before the debate.]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:06 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 63 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-63/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-63 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-63/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:19:13 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1356 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 63"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-63/feed/ 1255 Superstiție http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWo3kTYb8W0 Calendar Bernard Jensen - 25 Martie - un iridolog implicat în tot felul de alte pseudoștiințe. Pericolele lipsei de scepticism 375.000 de lire sterline din bugetul local pentru că o casă e "bântuit...

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWo3kTYb8W0

Calendar

* Bernard Jensen - 25 Martie - un iridolog implicat în tot felul de alte pseudoștiințe.

Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* 375.000 de lire sterline din bugetul local pentru că o casă e "bântuită"

* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9857121/Council-gives-away-375000-manor-because-it-is-haunted.html


* Fetiță de 6 ani omorâtă de tată pentru că el a crezut un lider religios că fetița ar fi fost vrăjitoare

* http://www.osundefender.org/?p=95049




* Nuntă între un copil de 8 ani și o femeie de 61 de ani pentru că "așa comandat mortul"

* http://www.click.ro/news/extern/nunta-sotie-mire-africa-Sanele_Masilela-secol-comanda_0_1575442521.html



Dieta de slabire cu lamaie

* http://www.news-slabire.ro/stiri-slabire-descoperire-lamaie/

Dubioșenia săptămânii

* Provita huiduie o expoziție internațională pentru că moartea e incomprehensibilă

* http://life.hotnews.ro/stiri-prin_oras-14415041-asociatie-cere-blocarea-expozitiei-trupuri-umane-muzeul-antipa.htm


* Producătorii răspund

* http://life.hotnews.ro/stiri-prin_oras-14416243-producatorii-expozitiei-the-human-body-este-una-dintre-cele-mai-educative-expozitii-care-oamenii-vor-vedea-motiv-pentru-care-multi-tineri-vor-alege-cariera-medicina.htm



Scepticism pe neașteptate
Luminița Anghel pretinde că "a fost atacata energetic" la Eurovision

* http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/luminita-anghel-atacata-energetic-eurovision-438680.html
* http://www.realitatea.net/lumini-a-anghel-atacata-energetic-la-eurovision_1132303.html

Șarlatanul clarvăzător Ioan Istrate a fost dat în vileag de Libertatea

* http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/sarlatan-trateaza-cancerul-cu-seu-de-oaie-ranced-438681.html

Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este Phil Plait. A răspuns corect Eduard Morar.
Dilema episodului
Vizionar al cyber-culturii care nu a avut modem până în 1996.
Citatul episodului
Dacă nu înveți în timp ce lucrezi pentru un venit, te înșeli singur, pentru că te privezi de partea mai bună a compensației - Napoleon Hill
]]> sceptici.ro clean 58:06 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, atacuri energetice, clarvazatori, diete, evenimente si conferinte, muzee Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-22 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-03-22 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-22/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:20:54 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1369 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-22"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-22/feed/ 0 Skeptical Reporter for March 22nd, 2013 Three “male enhancement” products being sold online say they’re all herbal, but they contain hidden prescription drug ingredients and could be dangerous, the Food and Drug Administration warned. Three “male enhancement” products being sold online say they’re all herbal, but they contain hidden prescription drug ingredients and could be dangerous, the Food and Drug Administration warned. The three contain compounds similar to the active ingredients in the erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra and Cialis and can cause serious problems in men being treated for heart disease. They should not be taken without a doctor’s supervision. The names of the three products -- “Rock-It Man”, “Libido Sexual Enhancer” and “Stiff Days” -- leave little doubt what they are supposed to be used for. But while they are marketed as alternatives to the prescription drugs to be used without the guidance of a doctor, they are in fact virtual copies, without any oversight to ensure they are safe. Anyone who has bought any of the products should just toss them, the FDA advises. “Consumers who have experienced any negative side effects should consult a health care professional as soon as possible,” it adds.
The Psychic Access organization is warning the public about the possibility of being conned by psychic scammers. Normally they explain that their organization can provide people with legitimate psychic services while others may take advantage of people without offering “professional” advice. This is what an announcement for Psychic Access has to say: “Psychic Scams conjured up by fake fortune-tellers continue to be a major concern for legitimate, professional psychic companies. Every day unsuspecting members of the public are conned into forking out ridiculous amounts of money to line the pockets of con artists, despite the fact that potential victims have access to online information on the subject. Phony psychics not only damage the reputation of other legitimate psychic services, but they also wreak havoc in the lives of innocent, vulnerable people”. In an effort to combat the prevalence of online psychic fraud and swindles, Psychic Access has now published a set of tips and guidelines on their website.
Dr. Oz is being sued by a man who suffered severe injuries after taking the advice promoted on Oz’s show in order to help him sleep. Frank Dietl was watching an episode of Dr. Oz that recommended viewers warm their socks in the microwave with rice inside. Dietl is suing Dr. Oz, his production company and NBC Studios for recommending on television a cure for insomnia with an Oz remedy, called the knapsack heated rice footsie. The only warning he offered was to not get the socks too hot in the microwave. Oz capped the segment by telling viewers, “If you do this the right way, you’ll be thanking me for years to come”. But Dietl revealed he suffers from neuropathy, or numbness in his feet, due to diabetes — a condition Oz did not address. “There were no proper instructions or proper warnings,” Dietl’s lawyer explained. The man didn't realize how hot the socks were until he got up in the middle of the night and tried to walk. Tim Sullivan, a spokesman for Harpo Productions, which produces “The Dr. Oz Show,” said the company could not comment until it had reviewed the lawsuit. “However, we stand by the content in our program as safe and educational for our viewers,” Sullivan said.
The Australian Vaccination Network has to come up with a new name for the group in a short amount of time. Last year, the New South Wales Department of Fair Trading ordered the organisation to come up with a new title that accurately describes its position on immunisation. This follows complaints from medical groups that the network's name was misleading to the public. The Australian Medical Association said the name gave the impression that the Network provided unbiased information for and against immunisation. The Fair Trading Assistant Commissioner, Robert Vellar, says a more appropriate title is needed for the organisation. "We had a look at the Australian Vaccination Network's name and thought their name ...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:33 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-15 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-15/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-03-15 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-15/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:15:01 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1346 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-15"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-15/feed/ 43 Skeptical Reporter for March 15th, 2013 The majority of homeschooled children in America belong to evangelical Christian families, but some parents are dismayed by the textbooks they can use to teach their children. For many evangelical families, The majority of homeschooled children in America belong to evangelical Christian families, but some parents are dismayed by the textbooks they can use to teach their children. For many evangelical families, the rationale for homeschooling has nothing to do with a belief in Young Earth Creationism or a rejection of evolutionary theory. Now, evangelical families who embrace modern science are becoming more vocal about it -- and are facing the inevitable criticism that comes with that choice. At least one publisher, Christian Schools International in Grand Rapids, Michigan has noted the demand and produced textbooks that promote Christian values and modern science. "Most science textbooks that attempt to present the content from a Christian perspective also attempt to discredit the theory of evolution," says Ken Bergwerff, a science curriculum specialist at Christian Schools International. "Some do it discreetly; others are quite blatant. The CSI science curriculum clearly presents science from a Christian perspective, but does not attempt to discredit the theory of evolution. The content presents God as the author of all of creation, no matter how he did it or when he did it."
Following six years of preparations, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) school in the Canadian province of British Columbia has applied to local educational authorities to become the first institute in the country to offer a TCM curriculum at university-degree level. PCU College of Holistic Medicine in Burnaby wants to launch a five-year degree program in TCM this September. Currently, the college offers three-year diploma programs in both acupuncture and Chinese medicine. With some 1,400 TCM practitioners and 400 students currently registered in the western Canadian province, PCU College Dean Dr. John Yang exaplined in a recent interview that he hopes this move will offer a greater public acceptance of the practice. He also supports the idea that TCM shouldn't be taken in tandem with western medicines.
In Australia a new study has revealed that sickness being attributed to wind turbines is more likely to have been caused by people getting alarmed at the health warnings circulated by activists. Complaints of illness were far more prevalent in communities targeted by anti-windfarm groups, said the report's author, Simon Chapman, professor of public health at Sydney University. His report concludes that illnesses being blamed on windfarms are more than likely caused by the psychological effect of suggestions that the turbines make people ill, rather than by the turbines themselves. "If windfarms were intrinsically unhealthy or dangerous in some way, we would expect to see complaints applying to all of them, but in fact there is a large number where there have been no complaints at all," Chapman said. The report, which is the first study of the history of complaints about windfarms in Australia, found that 63% had never been subject to noise or health complaints. In the state of Western Australia, where there are 13 windfarms, there have been no complaints. The study shows that the majority of complaints (68%) have come from residents near five windfarms that have been heavily targeted by opponent groups. The report says more than 80% of complaints about health and noise began after 2009 when the groups "began to add health concerns to their wider opposition".
In Malawi, a traditional healer has been sentenced to eight years imprisoned with hard labour for wounding two 10-month-old babies when he was cleansing them from witchcraft. Frank Josamu was arrested on February 21st for wounding the children in a witchcraft cleansing ritual which ended in the babies sustaining second degree burns that covered 18 percent of their total body surface. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Lloyd Kachotsa told the court that the accused deserved the harsh sentence due to the permanent scars inflicted on the unsusp...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:16 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 62 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-62/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-62 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-62/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:07:40 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1329 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 62"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-62/feed/ 33 Proiectul sceptici pe Wikipedia http://youngausskeptics.com/2013/02/what-is-your-excuse-for-not-editing-wikipedia/ http://guerrillaskepticismonwikipedia.blogspot.com/ Calendar 10 martie 1982 - Cartea Efectul Jupiter - catastrofe mondiale de la alinere ...
* http://youngausskeptics.com/2013/02/what-is-your-excuse-for-not-editing-wikipedia/
* http://guerrillaskepticismonwikipedia.blogspot.com/

Calendar

* 10 martie 1982 - Cartea Efectul Jupiter - catastrofe mondiale de la alinere planetara

Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* Copil atacat în Tanzania pentru că era albinos; mâna i-a fost tăiată pentru a fi folosită în ritualuri magice/vrăjitorie

* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280107/Attackers-hack-hand-seven-year-old-albino-boy-Tanzania-use-body-witchcraft.html


* Pictură vandalizată de o doamnă care crede în conspirațiea 9/11

* http://news.yahoo.com/woman-defaces-famous-louvre-painting-black-pen-122311226.html



Un OZN-ist crede că meteoritul a fost doborât de un OZN

* http://www.realitatea.net/ufolog-rus-meteoritul-de-saptamana-trecuta-a-fost-doborat-de-un-ozn_1118347.html
* http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/ufolog-meteoritul-de-saptamana-trecuta-doborat-de-un-ozn-1024884.html

Corecții și continuări

* Despre expresia "până și orbul a nimerit Brăila"

Despre Goji Berry si minunile marketingului

* http://blogs.smh.com.au/thedailytruth/archives/2007/06/berry_bad_things.html

Scepticism pe neașteptate

* http://www.antena3.ro/stiinta/avocado-fructul-minune-care-iti-mentine-sanatatea-si-silueta-205502.html

Despre Open Access în jurnale științifice


* http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1211410?af=R&rss=currentIssue&

Când presa aberează...

* Rușii și extratereștrii

* http://www.realitatea.net/dosarele-x-sovietice-a-fost-realizat-contactul-cu-o-alta-civiliza-ie_1118360.html



Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este Carl Sagan, câștigător este Istvan Lakatos.
Dilema episodului
Astronom cu un tatuaj care reprezintă distrugerea lumii din pricina unui meteorit.
Citatul episodului

Anti-intelectualismul și-a lăsat urma dintotdeauna prin viața noastră politică și culturală, hrănită de falsa noțiune că democrația înseamnă 'ignoranța mea este pe picior de egalitate cu cunoștințele tale' - Isaac Asimov
]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:00:19 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, 911, ozn, produse minune, superfructe, vrajitorie Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-08 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-08/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-03-08 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-08/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:29:50 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1341 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-08"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-08/feed/ 3 Skeptical Reporter for March 8th, 2013 Continuing their raid on quacks and faith healers, health officials in India nabbed as many as 36 persons this week. The officials said a self-proclaimed doctor they cayght had more medicines than food items in hi... Continuing their raid on quacks and faith healers, health officials in India nabbed as many as 36 persons this week. The officials said a self-proclaimed doctor they cayght had more medicines than food items in his kitchen. The quack was identified as M K Singh who fled from the spot when he saw the team arriving. His neighbours told the health team that Singh retired as a sweeper from a central public sector undertaking. Chief medical offices Dr Yadav said, "These so-called doctors are playing with the health of the rural people. The quacks not only fleece them, they spoil their medical condition. In many cases, the quacks are to be blamed for the death of patients." He revealed that his teams had to face resistance at three different places. In Kakori, the superintendent of the community health centre heading the team was held hostage by the employees of Seher nursing home. Officials in the health team revealed that the quacks were well connected. In many places, the moment the health team cracked down, cell phones of the team leaders started ringing. "Politicians and their aides used all sorts of measures to deter us. Block pramukhs and government officials also pleaded for certain quacks," said a deputy chief medical officer who preferred to remain anonymous.
The tsunami that engulfed northeastern Japan two years ago has left some survivors believing they are seeing ghosts. But in a society like Japan’s, where people are wary of admitting to mental problems, many are turning to exorcists for help. Tales of spectral figures lined up at shops where now there is only rubble are what psychiatrists say is a reaction to fear after the March 11, 2011, disaster in which nearly 19,000 people were killed. "The places where people say they see ghosts are largely those areas completely swept away by the tsunami," said Keizo Hara, a psychiatrist in the city of Ishinomaki, one of the areas worst-hit by the waves. In some places destroyed by the tsunami, people have reported seeing ghostly apparitions queuing outside supermarkets which are now only rubble. Taxi drivers said they avoided the worst-hit districts for fear of picking up phantom passengers.
An analysis of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America has revealed how the centers manage to promise survival rates better than national averages after turning away patients. CTCA is not unique in turning away patients. A lot of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers in the United States decline to treat people who can't pay, or have inadequate insurance, among other reasons. What sets CTCA apart is that rejecting certain patients and, even more, culling some of its patients from its survival data lets the company tout in ads and post on its website patient outcomes that look dramatically better than they would if the company treated all comers. CTCA reports on its website that the percentage of its patients who are alive after six months, a year, 18 months and longer regularly tops national figures. For instance, 60 percent of its non-small-cell lung cancer patients are alive at six months, CTCA says, compared to 38 percent nationally. And 64 percent of its prostate cancer patients are alive at three years, versus 38 percent nationally. Such claims are misleading, according to nine experts in cancer and medical statistics who were asked to review CTCA's survival numbers and its statistical methodology. The experts were unanimous that CTCA's patients are different from other patients, in a way that skews their survival data. It has relatively few elderly patients, even though cancer is a disease of the aged. It has almost none who are uninsured or covered by Medicaid - patients who tend to die sooner if they develop cancer and who are comparatively numerous in national statistics. Accepting only selected patients and calculating survival outcomes from only some of them "is a huge bias and gives an enormous advantage to...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:16 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-01 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-01/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-03-01 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-01/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:54:47 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1320 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-03-01"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-03-01/feed/ 11477 Skeptical Reporter for March 1st, 2013 Universal Pictures has won a bidding battle for movie rights to Proof Of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey Into The Afterlife, the runaway bestselling non-fiction book about a man who glimpsed the afterlife during ... Universal Pictures has won a bidding battle for movie rights to Proof Of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey Into The Afterlife, the runaway bestselling non-fiction book about a man who glimpsed the afterlife during a near death health crisis. It was a six figures deal and three studios chased the book. Proof of Heaven has topped The New York Times bestseller list since it was published in late October by Simon & Schuster. It is a first person account by Eben Alexander, a neurosurgeon who taught at HarvardMedicalSchool and other universities, embracing science over faith. Despite being a Christian, he did not embrace religious theories of the afterlife. That was until he contracted a rare bacterial meningitis that penetrated his cerebro-spinal fluid and attacked his brain. He lay near death, comatose for seven days in 2008. He awoke with a clear recollection of what he described as a journey to heaven. Several studios went after a book for its huge appeal to a faith-based readership.
Scientists are skeptical about a device that claims it can 'remotely detects hepatitis C', called C-Fast. The developers say C-Fast – developed from bomb detection technology – will revolutionize diagnosis of other diseases, being able to “scan” the body for hepatitis. The prototype operates like a mechanical divining rod – though there are digital versions. It appears to swing towards people who suffer from hepatitis C, remaining motionless in the presence of those who don't. One of the developers claimed the movement of the rod was sparked by the presence of a specific electromagnetic frequency that emanates from a certain strain of hepatitis C.  The device's scientific basis has been strongly contested by physicists. A Nobel prize-winner has said that it "simply does not have sufficient scientific foundation".
In the United States, two bills in Arizona and Oklahoma that might have hindered the teaching of science have not passed the respective Senates. Arizona's Senate Bill 1213 died on February 22, when the deadline for Senate bills to be heard in their Senate committees passed. A typical instance of the "academic freedom" strategy for undermining the integrity of science education, the bill targeted "biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming and human cloning" as supposedly controversial.  Senate Bill 758, the so-called Oklahoma Science Education Act, which would have undermined the integrity of science education has also failed to pass. February 25, 2013, was the deadline for Senate bills to pass their committees, but the Senate Education Committee adjourned its February 25, 2013, meeting without considering it. If enacted, SB 758 would have required state and local educational authorities to "assist teachers to find more effective ways to present the science curriculum where it addresses scientific controversies" and permitted teachers to "help students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories pertinent to the course being taught."
In South Africa, a woman claiming to be a psychic, who has requested to address the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on the "mental state" of athlete Oscar Pistorius who is accused of murder, has approached the Constitutional Court. The woman, who identified herself as Annamarie said she was contacted in a dream by Pistorius's late mother Sheila, who told her to make sure Pistorius was sent for psychiatric evaluation. After being rebuffed by the magistrate, she approached the High Court with her request to halt the bail application, but this court also rejected her application. Pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The athlete has had bail set at 1 million Rand or more than 100.000 dollars. Annamarie claims to be the ex-wife of Dr Gerald Versfeld, who amputated Pistorius's legs when he was a c...]]> sceptici.ro clean 8:27 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 61 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-61/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-61 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-61/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:51:17 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1301 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 61"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-61/feed/ 1512 Introducere Obsesia "Take the red pill" satirizată https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hL1J8nFHWg Ancient Aliens Debunked http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9w-i5oZqaQ Calendar  S-a nascut unul dintre cei doi creatori ai NLP (programare neurolingvistica), Obsesia "Take the red pill" satirizată

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hL1J8nFHWg
Ancient Aliens Debunked

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9w-i5oZqaQ

Calendar

*  S-a nascut unul dintre cei doi creatori ai NLP (programare neurolingvistica), Richard Bandler pe 24 februarie 1950.

Pericolele lipsei de scepticism

* Mancatorii de argila: http://ligiapop.com/2013/02/13/noua-mea-dragoste-argila-galbena/
* Pica: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_%28disorder%29

Scepticism pe neașteptate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hetherington
O pasăre? Un avion? Poate un meteorit? Nu, e o rachetă americană, aberează un politician rus

* http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/externe/teorie-socanta-lansata-de-un-politician-rus-nu-a-fost-nici-o-ploaie-de-meteoriti-americanii-testeaza-arme-noi-636836.html

Ce se stia de mult, plantele nu sunt inutile, dar nu exista standarde

* http://medlive.hotnews.ro/produsele-naturale-pot-fi-la-fel-de-eficace-ca-medicamentele-sintetice-dar-cu-practicile-curente-sunt-de-10-pana-la-100-de-ori-mai-slabe.html
* Studiul complet: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0049969

Când părerile sunt confundate cu o poziție bazată pe dovezi

* http://www.realitatea.net/zaharul-vindeca-ranile-atunci-cand-antibioticele-nu-au-efect_1115931.html

Când presa aberează, vede fantome pe pereți

* Pareidolie în Google Earth

* http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/externe/fantoma-capturata-de-google-earth-intr-un-oras-demolat-in-1946-nu-crezi-in-povesti-verifica-si-te-vei-convinge-video-636785.html
* https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Charlton+Road&hl=ro&ll=51.517983,-2.59717&spn=0.001043,0.002803&sll=51.518419,-2.59718&sspn=0.001043,0.002803&t=h&radius=0.07&hq=Charlton+Road&z=19




* Pareidolie fonică

* http://www.realitatea.net/dovada-ca-fantomele-exista-interviu-infrico-ator-la-bordul-unui-portavion-american_1114065.html



Despre cine vorbim?
Soluția episodului anterior este Isaac Newton, câștigător este Eduard Morar.
Dilema episodului
Explorator virtual al universului care explică știința și tehnologia
Citatul episodului

Mă întrebați dacă mă deranjează că mulți oameni mă urăsc? Chiar deloc. Mă uit la calitatea oamenilor care mă urăsc - James Randi
]]> sceptici.ro clean 59:06 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, ancient aliens, argila, astronomie, fantome, fitoterapie, naturiste, parapsihologie, produse minune Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-22 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-02-22 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-22/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:00:28 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1317 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-22"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-22/feed/ 2 Skeptical Reporter for February 22nd, 2013 Announcement. Registrations for this years Amaz!ng Meeting have begun. The Amaz!ng Meeting or TAM is the leading conference focused on scientific skepticism. People from all over the world come to TAM each yea... Announcement.
Registrations for this years Amaz!ng Meeting have begun. The Amaz!ng Meeting or TAM is the leading conference focused on scientific skepticism. People from all over the world come to TAM each year to share learning, laughs, and the skeptical perspective with their friends and a host of distinguished guest speakers, panelists, and workshop presenters. The theme of this year’s program is “Fighting the Fakers,” focusing on scientific skepticism. The Amaz!ng Meeting will take place in Las Vegas, US, from the 11th to the 14th of July, this year.
And now for some skeptical news.
Australian Skeptics are again organising a major test of water divining, repeating an exercise last undertaken 11 years ago at the Mighty Mitta Muster in northern Victoria. Organised by the Borderline Skeptics with input from Australian Skeptics Inc and the Victorian Skeptics, diviners putting themselves up for the test will, depending on their results, be in the running for the Skeptics $100,000 challenge. The Mighty Mitta Muster is an annual event, held on the Victorian Labour Day weekend, featuring the usual range of events at rural shows – woodchopping, tent pegging, stunt riding and egg throwing – but it hasn’t had a water divining test since the last time the Skeptics rolled up in 2002. At the 2002 event, 30 diviners put their skills to the test, but out of 20 bottles containing either water or sand (a 50/50 chance of being correct), the highest score was only 13, which is well within the realms of chance alone. The excuses used post-trial to explain away the failures were many and varied. A video report on the event by Richard Saunders can be seen on YouTube. The 2013 divining challenge will be held on March 10, and will again be conducted by placing water in plastic containers covered by paper bags.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK warned people not to buy or use potentially dangerous unlicensed Chinese medicines sold online after some products were found to contain excessive levels of mercury or lead. Health authorities in Hong Kong told the MHRA that various products are being recalled and they should not be used by people in the UK because of an increased toxic poisoning risk. The toxic effects of lead include abdominal pain, anaemia, changes in blood pressure, reproductive disorders such as miscarriage, weakness, concentration problems, weight loss, insomnia, dizziness, kidney and brain damage. The toxic effects of mercury include irritability, tremors, memory loss, insomnia, concentration problems, kidney and brain damage. There is no evidence that these products are available on the UK market but they could have been purchased over the internet or by people traveling to Hong Kong. MHRA Head of Herbal Policy, Richard Woodfield said: “We would advise any one who has taken these products to seek GP advice immediately. This highlights the dangers of buying unlicensed herbal medicines and the risk to people’s health. These medicines contain toxic impurities and the side effects can be serious”.
The James Randi Educational Foundation has announced it is publishing a book series on Science-Based Medicine. This is what the representatives of the foundation explained: “In cooperation with the Science-Based Medicine blog, which is an invaluable source of expert information on all manner of medical topics, JREF is publishing a number of books on the topic. Led by executive editor Dr. Steven Novella, who heads JREF’s Science-Based Medicine Project, the blog’s team of writers regularly shine the light of good science on spurious health claims, and these new books anthologize their best writing on issues ranging from vaccines and naturopathy to homeopathy and nutritional supplements. Their science-based and skeptical treatment of these issues are of interest to skeptics, non-skeptics, and educated medical consumers alike”.]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:13 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-15 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-15/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-02-15 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-15/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:22:30 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1297 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-15"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-15/feed/ 10 Skeptical Reporter for February 1st, 2013 We begin this edition of the skeptical reporter with an announcement. The editors at Doubtful News are working on a guideline on skepticism for the media. They are welcoming contributions and suggestions to mak... We begin this edition of the skeptical reporter with an announcement.
The editors at Doubtful News are working on a guideline on skepticism for the media. They are welcoming contributions and suggestions to make this document complete, easy to understand and use. This is what the announcement had to say: “the purpose is to provide a clear, easy to read guide about the “skeptical” viewpoint as subscribed to by many who might call themselves Skeptics or critical thinkers; to distinguish practical skepticism from the popular use of the phrase “I’m skeptical,” and from those who claim to be “skeptics” regarding some widely accepted conclusion (such as climate change)”. So if you have time, do not hesitate to bring your contribution to this initiative, here: http://doubtfulnews.com/media-guide-to-skepticism/.
And now for some skeptical news
An attorney for a former student of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment is barred from asking the school’s leader, JZ Knight, about alleged practices such as encouraging students to drink a liquid containing lye that, according to the former student’s affidavit, is supposed to “accelerate our individual enlightenment.” Knight’s videotaped deposition will be part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by the mystic teacher against a former student of her school, Virginia Coverdale. The suit seeks damages in response to Coverdale’s release of videos showing Knight making derogatory comments about Mexicans, Catholics and others last year. Reposting of the videos by a local conservative think tank, the Freedom Foundation, prompted Republicans to call for Democratic candidates to give back campaign contributions they had received from Knight. The suit also seeks a permanent injunction barring Coverdale from releasing any other unauthorized materials belonging to the school. The school alleges the materials are protected by a contract Coverdale signed upon enrollment. A restraining order barring any such release of protected materials is in place pending the outcome of the lawsuit. In court filings, attorneys for the Ramtha school accused Coverdale of attempting to authorize lines of questioning during Knight’s deposition with the intent to “embarrass and harass” Knight.
In 2009, when the Texas State Board of Education adopted new science curriculum standards, some noted that proponents of creationism had inserted language they would later try to exploit to pressure publishers into including their arguments against evolution in new textbooks. Barbara Cargill, the Republican state board chair from The Woodlands near Houston, has recently done so, suggesting materials for students should from now on include arguments on “all sides” of evolution. Speaking at a Senate Education Committee hearing in Austin about CSCOPE, a curriculum management tool developed by Education Service Centers around the state and used by many school districts, Cargill said she thinks CSCOPE doesn’t conform to the science standards because it doesn’t teach “all sides” about evolution: “Our intent, as far as theories with the [curriculum standards], was to teach all sides of scientific explanations… But when I went on [the website] last night, I couldn’t see anything that might be seen as another side to the theory of evolution. Every link, every lesson, everything, you know, was taught as ‘this is how the origin of life happened, this is what the fossil record proves,’ and all that’s fine, but that’s only one side”.
In Great Britain, the Foundation for Integrated Medicine persuaded officials to neuter advice about homeopathy on the NHS Choices patient website. Draft guidance for the website NHS Choices warning that there is no evidence that homeopathy works was suppressed by officials following lobbying by a charity set up by the Prince of Wales. Homeopathy is "rubbish",]]> sceptici.ro clean 10:15 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 60 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-60/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-60 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-60/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:11:38 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1232 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 60"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-60/feed/ 874 Introducere - 1:00 An Honest Liar http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/220588101/an-honest-liar-the-amazing-randi-story Calendar - 3:31 Oliver Joseph Lodge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Joseph_Lodge Pericolele lipsei de scepticism - 4:56 Un poli...

* An Honest Liar
* http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/220588101/an-honest-liar-the-amazing-randi-story

Calendar - 3:31


* Oliver Joseph Lodge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Joseph_Lodge

Pericolele lipsei de scepticism - 4:56


* Un polițist omorât în Pakistan în timp ce apăra persoanele responsabile cu campania de vaccinare anti-poliomielită

* http://news.yahoo.com/policeman-protecting-pakistani-polio-team-killed-120627955.html


* http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21381773

Corecții și continuări - 8:16


* Depresia de la băuturile îndulcite a fost testată pe oameni în vârstă
* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108162135.htm

Scepticism pe neașteptate - 10:02


* http://www.realitatea.net/secretul-longevita-ii-adventi-tilor-a-fost-dezvaluit_1108288.html

Sunt câinii capabili să miroasă/detecteze cancerul? - 15:41


* Cancer pulmonar și mamar

* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060106002944.htm
* http://ict.sagepub.com/content/5/1/30.full.pdf+html
* http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm219658.htm


* Cancer ovarian:

* http://ict.sagepub.com/content/7/2/76


* Cancer de colon:

* http://gut.bmj.com/content/60/6/814.full.pdf+html


* Cancer pulmonar:

* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817194548.htm
* http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/39/3/669


* Instrumente create pentru detecția cancerului

* http://gut.bmj.com/content/61/4/554.abstract
* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101220121103.htm
* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080826124401.htm



Favorizează sexul cumva apariția cancerului sau a altor boli? - 37:10


* http://www.familiaortodoxa.ro/2012/11/20/sexualitatea-excesiva-creste-riscul-cancerului-de-san-in-timp-ce-dragostea-il-micsoreaza/

Când presa aberează... - 50:16


* OTV amendat la două săptămâni după ce a fost închis
* http://www.realitatea.net/otv-amendat-din-nou-de-cna-la-doua-saptamani...]]> sceptici.ro clean 58:56 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, caini, cancer, depresie, educatie sexuala, longevitate, reclame, sex, vaccin Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-08 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-08/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-02-08 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-08/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:00:17 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1246 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-08"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-08/feed/ 176 Skeptical Reporter for February 8th, 2013 A self proclaimed faith-healer from Canada has been charged with sexual assault. Claude Provencher believes he has a God-given gift to heal people with a touch of his hands. A self proclaimed faith-healer from Canada has been charged with sexual assault. Claude Provencher believes he has a God-given gift to heal people with a touch of his hands. But his clients have accused him of trying to do more than just heal them. On January 21st, Provencher was convicted of six counts of sexual assault and 22 counts of breach of recognizance and probation at the Superior Court in Haileybury. He will be sentenced May 27th. It's not the first time the self-described faith healer has been convicted of sexually abusing his clients. In late 2012, Provencher served more than a month in jail for two sexual assault charges that dated back to 2007. He inappropriately touched a female patient during a session in his Sudbury office. He was sentenced to six months in jail, but had already served more than four months for a breach of probation in 2011. Provencher was also given a 10-year weapons prohibition and had to register to the sexual offender registry for 20 years. His probation order prevented him from being alone with patients for any spiritual sessions. He has defended himself, stating that the 22 charges for breach of probation were due to an error of interpretation. Following his conviction in Sudbury, Provencher was forbidden to be alone with his patients for spiritual sessions, but he explained that the sessions were not spiritual in nature, but merely healing sessions. Provencher does not have any health-related certification.
In the United States, OhioUniversity students showed up in hordes to take a peek into their futures. Several psychics sat down in the Baker Ballroom for a Psychic Fair organized by the CampusInvolvementCenter, while winding lines of students waited to be seen. Everything from rune stone and fingerprint reading to palm reading and tarot cards was available. Many students seemed satisfied with their readings, and in some cases, even astounded by their accuracy. "I expected it to be like a tarot reading, but it was a more of an affirmation of, 'This is what your personality can be; take that and apply it to a goal in life'", said OU student Drew Sanders, who had just left the numerology table. Though a number of students were deterred by the wait time, many stayed until the cutoff time, strictly enforced by workers of the CampusInvolvementCenter. Cynthia McGinnis, who ran the biorhythm and horoscope station, noted that although the readings can appear to be accurate, the fair and many of the psychics' endeavors are simply for entertainment.
Nine female polio vaccinators have been killed in two shootings at health centres in northern Nigeria. In the first attack in Kano the polio vaccinators were shot dead by gunmen who drove up on a motor tricycle. Thirty minutes later gunmen targeted a clinic outside Kano city as the vaccinators prepared to start work. Some Nigerian Muslim leaders have previously opposed polio vaccinations, claiming they could cause infertility. Recently, a controversial Islamic cleric spoke out against the polio vaccination campaign, telling people that new cases of polio were caused by contaminated medicine. Such opposition is a major reason why Nigeria is one of just three countries where polio is still endemic. But this is believed to be the first time polio vaccinators have been attacked in the country. A health official confirmed that those killed in the second attack in Hotoro were female health workers. According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, there were 121 cases of polio in Nigeria last year, compared to 58 in Pakistan and 37 in Afghanistan. In the past month, polio workers have also been targeted in Pakistan.
Notorious Manhattan psychic, Sylvia Mitchell, aged 38, has been caught by the police after scamming a client. The woman is known for having run her con game in New York City, Connecticut and Florida, and was busted once again for swindling a woman out of more than $120,]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:17 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-01 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-01/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skeptical-reporter-2013-02-01 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-01/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:28:56 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1228 ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-01"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/skeptical-reporter-2013-02-01/feed/ 6 Skeptical Reporter for February 1st, 2013 Until a few days ago, the name Mark Lynas was little known outside the environmental community. An effective campaigner against genetically modified organisms, Lynas has also written several well-received books... Until a few days ago, the name Mark Lynas was little known outside the environmental community. An effective campaigner against genetically modified organisms, Lynas has also written several well-received books, including Six Degrees and The God Species. Recently, Lynas gave a speech at a conference on farming at OxfordUniversity, where he stated, in measured and scientific terms, that he had changed his mind. Lynas had been a leading voice against using GMOs in farming. He was also sounding the alarm over climate change, and had immersed himself in climate science. When he belatedly did the same with GMOs, he found that a careful reading of the scientific evidence revealed that his previous opposition was untenable. At Oxford Lynas said he was, in a word, sorry: “I want to start with some apologies. For the record, here and upfront, I apologize for having spent several years ripping up GM crops. I am also sorry that I helped to start the anti-GM movement back in the mid 1990s, and that I thereby assisted in demonizing an important technological option which can be used to benefit the environment”.
Actress Jenny McCarthy was dropped from the Bust a Move fundraiser organized by a Canadian cancer foundation. The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation reacted to a public backlash in signing the anti-vaccine campaigner to the Ottawa breast health fundraiser.
McCarthy was to headline a fitness class for the 2nd of March fundraiser at the Ottawa Athletic Club. The actress, author and former Playboy playmate is best known these days for her unconventional views on autism, specifically her anti-vaccination writings. Her son Evan Joseph was diagnosed with autism in 2005, but McCarthy says now her son is in “recovery” and is doing much better. McCarthy has claimed in interviews that her son was healed by experimental and unproven biomedical treatments, and she blamed the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine for giving her son autism. Yet despite her views, for which scientists have labeled her a menace to vaccination efforts, McCarthy was the choice of the cancer foundation for the fundraiser.
Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan, the police said. The attack took place as dozens of polio workers — including several women — were going door to door to vaccinate children in Gullu Dheri village. None of the polio workers the police officer was protecting were hurt in the attack, he said. Some Islamic militants oppose the vaccination campaign, accuse health workers of acting as spies for the U.S. and claim the polio vaccine is intended to make Muslim children sterile. Pakistan is one of the few remaining places where polio is still rampant. In a separate incident in the northwest, a man wounded a polio worker with an axe. In December, gunmen killed nine polio workers in similar attacks across Pakistan, prompting authorities to suspend the vaccination campaign in the troubled areas.
Psychic and medium James Van Praagh, creator and executive producer of "Ghost Whisperer,” is suing his sister, who is now using the surname again after decades of marriage. Van Praagh claims his sister has started using her maiden named to cash in on his success, even though she took her husband’s surname, Gratton, four decades ago. James Van Praagh "is one of the most recognized spiritual mediums in the world", he argues in court papers filed last week in federal court on Long Island. The suit argues Gratton's use of the Van Praagh name will confuse and deceive the public. But Lynn Van Praagh-Gratton claims she’s a psychic in her own rights — a “bridge between worlds” who has the “gift of communicating on the other side with those who have passed”. It’s also unclear what value the Van Praagh name still has. James' reputation took a hit in 2008 when Barbara Walters debunked h...]]> sceptici.ro clean 9:19 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (miruna)SkepRep Sceptici în România – Episodul 59 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-59/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sceptici-in-romania-episodul-59 https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-59/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:01:19 +0000 http://podcast.sceptici.ro/?p=1195 ...continue reading "Sceptici în România – Episodul 59"]]> https://podcast.sceptici.ro/sceptici-in-romania-episodul-59/feed/ 1926 01:00 - 10:00 Introducere și un anunț important An Honest Liar http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/220588101/an-honest-liar-the-amazing-randi-story Link-uri pentru Facebook: http://kck.st/W3RVWs http://www.facebook.com/AnHonestLiarDoc http://www. An Honest Liar

* http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/220588101/an-honest-liar-the-amazing-randi-story
* Link-uri pentru Facebook:

* http://kck.st/W3RVWs
* http://www.facebook.com/AnHonestLiarDoc
* http://www.anhonestliar.com



11:00 - 13:13 - Calendarul științei și scepticismului
13:23 - 19:15 - Pericolele lipsei de scepticism
În provincia Aceh din Indonezia, femeile pasager pe motociclete trebuie să facă echilibristică și sa stea pe-o parte, nu cu șaua între picioare

* http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20896966
* http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-04/indonesian-town-to-ban-women-from-straddling-motorbikes/4452954?WT.mc_id=newsmail

19:16 - 26:26 - Previziuni pentru 2013 de la Rasputin

* http://jurnalul.ro/stiri/externe/profestiile-lui-rasputin-2013-633343.html

26:30 - 28:30 - Ce s-a întâmplat cu tipul care a zis că o să sară pe 21 dec 2012? A sărit sau ne-a păcălit?


* http://www.1111invitation2012.info/1111Invitation2012/Welcome.html (ATENȚIE! NU DESCHIDEȚI LA SERVICIU!)

28:45 - 32:44 - Există legătură între băuturi dietetice și depresie?

* http://jurnalul.ro/viata-sanatoasa/starea-de-sanatate/bauturi-dietetice-depresie-633330.html
* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108162135.htm

32:45 - 44:45 - Dubioșenia săptămânii
Morgellons - o boala stranie sau imaginație hiperactiva

* http://saccsiv.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/video-morgellons-o-boala-stranie-gandaci-umbla-prin-corp-apoi-fire-ciudate-ies-prin-piele-exista-o-legatura-cu-organismele-modificate-genetic/

44:46 - 55:49 - Scepticism pe neașteptate

* http://www.realitatea.net/studiu-numarul-ideal-de-parteneri-sexuali-din-viata-unei-femei_1096686.html

55:50 - 1:07:25 - România pe locul 3 în Europa la obezitate / 50% supraponderali in Romania?


* http://www.realitatea.net/romania-pe-locul-al-treilea-in-topul-supraponderalilor-din-europa_1064754.html
* http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Overweight_and_obesity_-_BMI_statistics

1:07:30 - 1:12:50 - Reclamă mincinoasă al unui produs-minune interzisă în Marea Britanie

* http://www.realitatea.net/reclama-la-crema-care-promite-un-corp-ca-al-milei-kunis-considerata-mincinoasa-si-interzisa_1092243.html

]]> sceptici.ro clean 1:27:36 andrei.badila1@gmail.com (eddy)Episoade, 2012, depresie, diete, evenimente si conferinte, ne-boli, predictii, produse minune, reclame, religie, România, sanatate, sex