1 00:00:13,070 --> 00:00:09,090 welcome to the skeptic zone the podcast 2 00:00:22,940 --> 00:00:13,080 from Australia for science and reason 3 00:00:28,140 --> 00:00:25,590 hello and welcome to the skeptic zone 4 00:00:31,140 --> 00:00:28,150 episode number 337 for the fifth of 5 00:00:33,660 --> 00:00:31,150 april 2015 richardsaunders here with you 6 00:00:35,820 --> 00:00:33,670 are enjoying Sydney skeptics in the pub 7 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:35,830 with me are a couple of people I think 8 00:00:39,930 --> 00:00:38,590 you know it's joe alabaster and may not 9 00:00:42,150 --> 00:00:39,940 here holding the mic and waving it 10 00:00:44,490 --> 00:00:42,160 around alert at it well done may not yes 11 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:44,500 we here having a great time at Sydney's 12 00:00:47,850 --> 00:00:45,790 skeptics in the pub had a really 13 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:47,860 interesting talk tonight about fad diets 14 00:00:51,690 --> 00:00:49,690 may not have you ever been on a fad diet 15 00:00:53,850 --> 00:00:51,700 well I have a bit of an Oprah thing 16 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:53,860 going on in that I fat busted my house 17 00:00:58,259 --> 00:00:56,170 which or despite having the Oprah thing 18 00:01:00,149 --> 00:00:58,269 in there it isn't but our Gabrielle told 19 00:01:02,579 --> 00:01:00,159 me wasn't a bad idea just get all chips 20 00:01:04,290 --> 00:01:02,589 chocolate biscuits ice cream ah da house 21 00:01:05,970 --> 00:01:04,300 so if you do feel like having it it's 22 00:01:07,380 --> 00:01:05,980 not there and the service station shut 23 00:01:09,540 --> 00:01:07,390 by the time I feel like having it so I'm 24 00:01:11,910 --> 00:01:09,550 right it sounds like good advice to me 25 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:11,920 me although the all musi bachelor diet 26 00:01:15,030 --> 00:01:13,570 she wasn't so keen on but you'll have to 27 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:15,040 have a listen to that later I've had 28 00:01:18,390 --> 00:01:16,690 some pretty strange diets in my time I 29 00:01:19,830 --> 00:01:18,400 must admit but the best diet I've ever 30 00:01:23,010 --> 00:01:19,840 discovered is they eat less exercise 31 00:01:25,170 --> 00:01:23,020 more diet which is the basic one what 32 00:01:26,910 --> 00:01:25,180 about you Joe oh goodness i'm actually 33 00:01:28,980 --> 00:01:26,920 calorie counting at the moment and i'm 34 00:01:31,170 --> 00:01:28,990 wondering going on Gabriel's talk 35 00:01:33,569 --> 00:01:31,180 whether i'm going to send myself a bit 36 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:33,579 crazy with it yeah okis god that can get 37 00:01:36,630 --> 00:01:35,530 a little obsessive too ok when you're 38 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:36,640 dealing with straight numbers like that 39 00:01:41,010 --> 00:01:39,430 yes certainly yeah well you've been 40 00:01:42,569 --> 00:01:41,020 calorie counting for quite some time but 41 00:01:44,249 --> 00:01:42,579 every time I ringer you at the gym I 42 00:01:45,270 --> 00:01:44,259 don't think you're actually exercising I 43 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:45,280 think you're having a beer there but 44 00:01:48,060 --> 00:01:46,450 it's very nice anyway that you'd go 45 00:01:50,730 --> 00:01:48,070 there Richard it's that sort of Jimmy 46 00:01:53,580 --> 00:01:50,740 that's not a gym coming up on this 47 00:01:56,639 --> 00:01:53,590 week's show I talk to dr. Karen Landsman 48 00:01:59,069 --> 00:01:56,649 from Israel about her efforts to help 49 00:02:02,429 --> 00:01:59,079 combat the anti-vaccination movement in 50 00:02:03,959 --> 00:02:02,439 that country is it quite strong sadly so 51 00:02:07,410 --> 00:02:03,969 yeah there's a there's a foothold there 52 00:02:08,910 --> 00:02:07,420 but dr. Karen lensman and her friends 53 00:02:11,940 --> 00:02:08,920 are doing something about it we'll find 54 00:02:16,010 --> 00:02:11,950 out more about that soon we have also a 55 00:02:17,940 --> 00:02:16,020 report from Joe alabaster Alvin Williams 56 00:02:19,830 --> 00:02:17,950 evidence please yeah what do you want 57 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:19,840 about this week I'm on about world 58 00:02:24,090 --> 00:02:22,090 homeopathy Awareness Week and raising 59 00:02:25,650 --> 00:02:24,100 awareness about homeopathy 60 00:02:27,090 --> 00:02:25,660 hmm and what do you think's the 61 00:02:28,380 --> 00:02:27,100 strangest thing you've learned about 62 00:02:31,770 --> 00:02:28,390 hoping up I thing as you've looked into 63 00:02:33,750 --> 00:02:31,780 it oh goodness me um the thing I 64 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:33,760 actually find strangest is the number of 65 00:02:40,410 --> 00:02:35,850 homeopathy proponents who are willing to 66 00:02:42,060 --> 00:02:40,420 find me on social media and talk to me 67 00:02:44,610 --> 00:02:42,070 and kind of push a point that I think 68 00:02:46,830 --> 00:02:44,620 I've already addressed or they're not 69 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:46,840 actually interested in discussing the 70 00:02:49,770 --> 00:02:48,490 argument they're trying to make per se 71 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:49,780 so much is just making the argument 72 00:02:54,660 --> 00:02:51,190 again and again and again without 73 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:54,670 actually getting into it oh ok that's 74 00:02:57,210 --> 00:02:55,690 yeah that sounds like a typical 75 00:02:58,800 --> 00:02:57,220 experience does it reduce you've had 76 00:03:00,450 --> 00:02:58,810 that happen on the internet if if you 77 00:03:01,950 --> 00:03:00,460 didn't go to bed until you had an 78 00:03:06,090 --> 00:03:01,960 argument on the internet you'd never get 79 00:03:08,490 --> 00:03:06,100 any sleep I don't get any sleep and also 80 00:03:10,170 --> 00:03:08,500 we have box pops with me night here at 81 00:03:11,940 --> 00:03:10,180 skeptics in the pub of course to not 82 00:03:14,430 --> 00:03:11,950 have been asking people the two main 83 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:14,440 important questions that everyone is 84 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:15,850 thinking this week and that is of course 85 00:03:20,730 --> 00:03:17,650 have you ever been on a fad diet if so 86 00:03:22,590 --> 00:03:20,740 what and the x-files is coming back for 87 00:03:24,390 --> 00:03:22,600 another season perhaps the skeptics 88 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:24,400 could give them some advice on plot 89 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:27,250 lines or plot devices or just a good 90 00:03:30,900 --> 00:03:29,320 story line for them I think that's a 91 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:30,910 really good idea Maynard I'm sure that 92 00:03:35,130 --> 00:03:32,770 the producers of The X Files get 93 00:03:37,470 --> 00:03:35,140 inundated with letters from skeptics 94 00:03:38,850 --> 00:03:37,480 from time to time yeah I'm sure they 95 00:03:40,590 --> 00:03:38,860 don't even answer them anymore well 96 00:03:42,270 --> 00:03:40,600 though I do believe the show did it was 97 00:03:43,770 --> 00:03:42,280 originally going to be a series of 98 00:03:45,270 --> 00:03:43,780 documentaries a bit like in search of 99 00:03:46,620 --> 00:03:45,280 but they decided that it would probably 100 00:03:48,990 --> 00:03:46,630 float better if they did it as a 101 00:03:50,490 --> 00:03:49,000 fictionalized thing I enjoyed it you 102 00:03:52,230 --> 00:03:50,500 know I look forward if there's a new 103 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:52,240 series I think it'll be something to sit 104 00:03:56,340 --> 00:03:54,010 back and binge-watch with popcorn why 105 00:03:58,350 --> 00:03:56,350 not hmm you look at a Gillian Anderson 106 00:03:59,790 --> 00:03:58,360 having a go at the medical terms during 107 00:04:02,250 --> 00:03:59,800 the first season there she was thrown 108 00:04:03,690 --> 00:04:02,260 into the deep end having to be a doctor 109 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:03,700 and do those big medical terms and they 110 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:05,290 had to do lots and lots of takes of her 111 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:06,790 with those complicated medical 112 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:08,710 explanations that she made with with no 113 00:04:11,940 --> 00:04:10,330 medical background I think she did very 114 00:04:13,380 --> 00:04:11,950 well there was touch and go for the 115 00:04:15,060 --> 00:04:13,390 wallet but she was actually going to 116 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:15,070 stay on the series because because they 117 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:16,810 had to do so many takes for certain 118 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:18,130 things but I mean that would be really 119 00:04:21,900 --> 00:04:20,470 difficult task one day you're just doing 120 00:04:24,570 --> 00:04:21,910 acting and next day you've got to be a 121 00:04:26,970 --> 00:04:24,580 doctor and you have to repeat like words 122 00:04:28,379 --> 00:04:26,980 this touches phenylalanine and no 123 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:28,389 cafeteria and 124 00:04:32,909 --> 00:04:30,610 yeah and and really appear like you know 125 00:04:34,409 --> 00:04:32,919 what you're talking about I try all 126 00:04:36,029 --> 00:04:34,419 right I think it's time for us to run 127 00:04:37,739 --> 00:04:36,039 back inside to the main room now 128 00:04:39,450 --> 00:04:37,749 everybody's having a good time crack 129 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:39,460 open another bottle of champagne what do 130 00:04:44,879 --> 00:04:41,650 you say that's a good idea because it's 131 00:04:46,649 --> 00:04:44,889 it's gluten-free it is while we're 132 00:05:12,380 --> 00:04:46,659 enjoying that I hope you enjoy the 133 00:05:16,590 --> 00:05:15,030 well the anti-vaccination story of 134 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:16,600 course is all around the world it's not 135 00:05:22,740 --> 00:05:19,090 only here in Australia and in the United 136 00:05:25,620 --> 00:05:22,750 States and Canada and oh man did great 137 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:25,630 britain to and parts of europe where the 138 00:05:31,380 --> 00:05:28,570 anti-vaccination brigade are out in 139 00:05:35,070 --> 00:05:31,390 force there's also a problem with this 140 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:35,080 in of all places Israel and joining me 141 00:05:42,260 --> 00:05:37,090 on the line now all the way from near 142 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:42,270 Tel Aviv is dr. Karen Landsman hello hey 143 00:05:47,340 --> 00:05:45,250 good to be hey I'm very well this 144 00:05:50,010 --> 00:05:47,350 morning its a bright beautiful day here 145 00:05:52,410 --> 00:05:50,020 in Sydney Australia it's a has been 146 00:05:54,210 --> 00:05:52,420 recording this it's Saturday here but I 147 00:05:58,310 --> 00:05:54,220 think it's very late for you on Friday 148 00:06:03,690 --> 00:05:58,320 night yeah it's almost midnight here oh 149 00:06:05,340 --> 00:06:03,700 now you guys okay you very very grateful 150 00:06:07,260 --> 00:06:05,350 you've got out of bed for me you're 151 00:06:09,030 --> 00:06:07,270 there with your your blankets and your 152 00:06:14,820 --> 00:06:09,040 cup of tea to try and keep warm and 153 00:06:16,290 --> 00:06:14,830 you're chatting to me I said I think 154 00:06:19,530 --> 00:06:16,300 it's just the opposite it's just the 155 00:06:22,830 --> 00:06:19,540 opposite this limit yeah it's good it's 156 00:06:24,740 --> 00:06:22,840 way too hot in here and and we can 157 00:06:26,700 --> 00:06:24,750 barely breathe without air conditioning 158 00:06:29,820 --> 00:06:26,710 it's good thing we have air conditioning 159 00:06:31,500 --> 00:06:29,830 I think somebody should weren't a nobel 160 00:06:33,930 --> 00:06:31,510 prize for whoever invented air 161 00:06:36,420 --> 00:06:33,940 conditioning I'd have to agree i've been 162 00:06:39,150 --> 00:06:36,430 coming from Sydney Australia which gets 163 00:06:41,250 --> 00:06:39,160 pretty pretty hot in the summertime and 164 00:06:44,370 --> 00:06:41,260 to where you are which I imagine is more 165 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:44,380 or less the same thing yeah we're right 166 00:06:50,130 --> 00:06:47,490 near this summer it feels like summer I 167 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:50,140 can't wait I can't wait till July and 168 00:06:55,410 --> 00:06:51,850 August the height of the summer here 169 00:06:57,930 --> 00:06:55,420 it's gonna be horrible good luck with 170 00:06:59,640 --> 00:06:57,940 that good luck with that now can before 171 00:07:02,719 --> 00:06:59,650 we really get into this what's this 172 00:07:04,780 --> 00:07:02,729 what's this thing that I noticed online 173 00:07:10,150 --> 00:07:04,790 reality bugs 174 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:10,160 oh that's my plug i have a blog it's a 175 00:07:15,130 --> 00:07:13,010 blog called in hebrew it's a Hebrew blog 176 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:15,140 called the end of the world of view from 177 00:07:20,530 --> 00:07:18,050 the balcony it's about different public 178 00:07:24,340 --> 00:07:20,540 health hazards and things that will kill 179 00:07:27,130 --> 00:07:24,350 us eventually I also have a Facebook 180 00:07:31,390 --> 00:07:27,140 page linked to the site which has 181 00:07:33,130 --> 00:07:31,400 different updates I try to update it 182 00:07:36,930 --> 00:07:33,140 daily I usually only updated weekly 183 00:07:40,660 --> 00:07:36,940 because you know life but I do my best 184 00:07:42,970 --> 00:07:40,670 my husband and we also have a youtube 185 00:07:47,980 --> 00:07:42,980 channel called the spacecraft their 186 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:47,990 spaceship sorry it's an online show we 187 00:07:53,650 --> 00:07:51,890 record once every two weeks and we've 188 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:53,660 got this lovely panel of two 189 00:07:58,360 --> 00:07:55,970 astrophysicist once your physicist was 190 00:08:01,120 --> 00:07:58,370 my husband is also a space engineer he's 191 00:08:03,220 --> 00:08:01,130 gonna lend a ship on the moon a robotic 192 00:08:05,890 --> 00:08:03,230 she pulled the moon his in spacer he's 193 00:08:08,740 --> 00:08:05,900 in special elder wow that's a good girl 194 00:08:10,330 --> 00:08:08,750 expert yeah he's so awesome my husband 195 00:08:12,270 --> 00:08:10,340 was really awesome you want to interview 196 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:12,280 he's underneath in the room make them 197 00:08:21,220 --> 00:08:16,690 but we might one day and we have a 198 00:08:23,470 --> 00:08:21,230 physicist it was a specialist in string 199 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:23,480 theory I mean he explained it to me 200 00:08:29,740 --> 00:08:25,490 about three times and then I was too shy 201 00:08:31,630 --> 00:08:29,750 to ask for they're all really really 202 00:08:33,940 --> 00:08:31,640 smart people at the end we talk about 203 00:08:35,980 --> 00:08:33,950 things come going on in space and 204 00:08:38,740 --> 00:08:35,990 different space news and different 205 00:08:41,589 --> 00:08:38,750 topics and it's a lovely show and it's 206 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:41,599 in Hebrew I'm afraid so if anybody 207 00:08:45,810 --> 00:08:43,610 speaks Hebrew or you can just listen you 208 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:45,820 don't have to speak it you can listen 209 00:08:54,370 --> 00:08:48,650 you can see us but now I'm very glad 210 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:54,380 that we've been put in touch because as 211 00:08:59,500 --> 00:08:56,890 I was saying before the anti-vaccination 212 00:09:02,200 --> 00:08:59,510 the forces of the anti-vaxxers are all 213 00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:02,210 around the world it is worrying and can 214 00:09:08,110 --> 00:09:04,220 you tell me what the situation is in 215 00:09:10,450 --> 00:09:08,120 Israel at the moment well we have a 216 00:09:13,270 --> 00:09:10,460 pretty strong anti-vaccination movement 217 00:09:15,460 --> 00:09:13,280 here it's been going on for a while 218 00:09:16,249 --> 00:09:15,470 actually we've got this whole lovely 219 00:09:18,530 --> 00:09:16,259 trend coming 220 00:09:20,689 --> 00:09:18,540 from the US we have really the 221 00:09:23,389 --> 00:09:20,699 anti-vaccination movement got its main 222 00:09:26,059 --> 00:09:23,399 publicity about two years ago when the 223 00:09:28,909 --> 00:09:26,069 national anti polio vaccination campaign 224 00:09:30,859 --> 00:09:28,919 started we had this silent outbreak 225 00:09:33,319 --> 00:09:30,869 which meant we had no cases we had 226 00:09:35,389 --> 00:09:33,329 nobody sick but we could find wild 227 00:09:37,340 --> 00:09:35,399 poliovirus in the sewers which meant 228 00:09:40,039 --> 00:09:37,350 somebody was treating Polly virus to the 229 00:09:43,189 --> 00:09:40,049 sewers it was later found that children 230 00:09:46,329 --> 00:09:43,199 who only had the inactivated poliovirus 231 00:09:49,489 --> 00:09:46,339 vaccine and not the oral polio vaccine 232 00:09:52,099 --> 00:09:49,499 we're secreting wild polio it was very 233 00:09:54,710 --> 00:09:52,109 complex situation both from the public 234 00:09:57,439 --> 00:09:54,720 health you both from the doctor's point 235 00:10:00,979 --> 00:09:57,449 of view it necessitated a national light 236 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:00,989 campaign vaccination campaign and the 237 00:10:04,849 --> 00:10:02,850 minute this campaign was announced that 238 00:10:06,650 --> 00:10:04,859 was exactly the second the 239 00:10:08,869 --> 00:10:06,660 anti-vaccination movement just raised 240 00:10:11,389 --> 00:10:08,879 their hands and started saying that 241 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:11,399 vaccines are necessary and they're only 242 00:10:16,969 --> 00:10:13,410 harmful well you know we know those 243 00:10:18,439 --> 00:10:16,979 arguments the thing is that nobody in 244 00:10:20,809 --> 00:10:18,449 the government was ready for that 245 00:10:24,019 --> 00:10:20,819 because the people who are running the 246 00:10:26,539 --> 00:10:24,029 country are one generation behind the 247 00:10:30,139 --> 00:10:26,549 people who are using the internet and 248 00:10:32,210 --> 00:10:30,149 it's what i like most of those people 249 00:10:33,949 --> 00:10:32,220 but they they're like Facebook what that 250 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:33,959 but why why do we need to say anything 251 00:10:38,239 --> 00:10:35,730 about Facebook just people should do 252 00:10:40,249 --> 00:10:38,249 what we tell them that's when a lot of 253 00:10:41,809 --> 00:10:40,259 my friends and me just stood up and said 254 00:10:45,379 --> 00:10:41,819 well somebody has to fight this fight 255 00:10:50,109 --> 00:10:45,389 and it's going to be us we started 256 00:10:52,849 --> 00:10:50,119 working together then to answer any 257 00:10:55,549 --> 00:10:52,859 anti-vaccination claim that we could 258 00:10:57,799 --> 00:10:55,559 find there was a lot of heated argument 259 00:11:00,349 --> 00:10:57,809 and the Israeli web at the time it was 260 00:11:02,329 --> 00:11:00,359 very hard we lost a lot of hours of 261 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:02,339 sleep over that we were very lucky 262 00:11:07,809 --> 00:11:05,850 nobody got fired because we used a lot 263 00:11:12,189 --> 00:11:07,819 of our time with work answering 264 00:11:16,309 --> 00:11:12,199 questions and when the campaign was over 265 00:11:19,869 --> 00:11:16,319 we realized that we can't just stop I 266 00:11:22,309 --> 00:11:19,879 mean you this isn't going to go away and 267 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:22,319 we had to somebody has to do something 268 00:11:28,540 --> 00:11:24,569 and that somebody is going to have to be 269 00:11:30,940 --> 00:11:28,550 us that's when our lovely Association 270 00:11:34,690 --> 00:11:30,950 it's called me that it means 271 00:11:38,230 --> 00:11:34,700 knowledgeable or from knowledge and it's 272 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:38,240 a volunteering Association if 273 00:11:44,019 --> 00:11:40,310 everybody's volunteer nobody's getting 274 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:44,029 paid unfortunately we would love to get 275 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:48,170 paid but you know and it is dedicated to 276 00:11:54,430 --> 00:11:51,170 spread the science-based medicine to the 277 00:11:56,079 --> 00:11:54,440 public that's fantastic and I noticed 278 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:56,089 that your kind enough to send me a 279 00:11:59,560 --> 00:11:57,890 little bit of information just over the 280 00:12:01,720 --> 00:11:59,570 benefit of our listeners and especially 281 00:12:05,639 --> 00:12:01,730 especially if you're listening to us 282 00:12:14,590 --> 00:12:05,649 from Israel the website to go to is 283 00:12:17,970 --> 00:12:14,600 madad o que el which is mid-1800s IL and 284 00:12:20,650 --> 00:12:17,980 what can people discover at that website 285 00:12:22,990 --> 00:12:20,660 well they can learn about us they can 286 00:12:25,150 --> 00:12:23,000 see a lot of data about different 287 00:12:29,139 --> 00:12:25,160 childhood diseases different 288 00:12:31,630 --> 00:12:29,149 immunizations immunization immunizations 289 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:31,640 during pregnancy immunizations in your 290 00:12:35,230 --> 00:12:33,170 adulthood obviously all childhood 291 00:12:38,110 --> 00:12:35,240 vaccinations everything in the in the 292 00:12:39,790 --> 00:12:38,120 plan that every child gets from the air 293 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:39,800 from the minute he is born till they're 294 00:12:44,710 --> 00:12:43,250 two years old and sick see ya yeah so 295 00:12:46,660 --> 00:12:44,720 it's great to see that that you've got a 296 00:12:48,639 --> 00:12:46,670 strong online presence there and what 297 00:12:52,870 --> 00:12:48,649 does that mean really how can people 298 00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:52,880 benefit from well that the mid org dot i 299 00:12:59,050 --> 00:12:55,570 IL and anything else you're doing online 300 00:13:00,699 --> 00:12:59,060 well we've got very active Facebook 301 00:13:03,970 --> 00:13:00,709 groups different facebook groups 302 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:03,980 dedicated two different questions mainly 303 00:13:10,389 --> 00:13:07,250 for parents mainly targeting parents and 304 00:13:13,449 --> 00:13:10,399 we've got lots of questions there do I 305 00:13:16,660 --> 00:13:13,459 sleep the vaccines can I postpone them 306 00:13:18,730 --> 00:13:16,670 what do I do what are the meanie my kid 307 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:18,740 got vaccinated two days ago now he's got 308 00:13:22,870 --> 00:13:20,810 a fever and the rash what do I do and 309 00:13:25,060 --> 00:13:22,880 then you give different advices usually 310 00:13:27,069 --> 00:13:25,070 we start with go see your doctor we 311 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:27,079 don't give medical I survive that's 312 00:13:32,199 --> 00:13:30,290 always good adviser thank you but then 313 00:13:36,009 --> 00:13:32,209 you start giving you know they're very 314 00:13:38,380 --> 00:13:36,019 easy questions do and measles mumps and 315 00:13:41,260 --> 00:13:38,390 rubella give autism no here are the 316 00:13:42,270 --> 00:13:41,270 arguments why do what do you do with all 317 00:13:46,210 --> 00:13:42,280 this 318 00:13:48,550 --> 00:13:46,220 one of the favorite arguments here is to 319 00:13:50,980 --> 00:13:48,560 many vaccinations it's a huge load on 320 00:13:52,780 --> 00:13:50,990 the immune system the my poor child 321 00:13:54,850 --> 00:13:52,790 can't handle that then you start 322 00:13:58,450 --> 00:13:54,860 explaining how the immune system works 323 00:14:00,610 --> 00:13:58,460 how vaccinations work everything and its 324 00:14:02,650 --> 00:14:00,620 really it's actually great because you 325 00:14:05,110 --> 00:14:02,660 get to talk to people you get to talk to 326 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:05,120 a lot of people because it's not only 327 00:14:09,130 --> 00:14:07,250 the person you're talking with online 328 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:09,140 it's all also the people who are reading 329 00:14:13,870 --> 00:14:12,170 the discussion later and are benefitting 330 00:14:15,610 --> 00:14:13,880 from it this is very interesting indeed 331 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:15,620 because it sounds to me like the 332 00:14:19,750 --> 00:14:17,210 questions you're getting and the 333 00:14:24,250 --> 00:14:19,760 concerns you're getting are from people 334 00:14:25,930 --> 00:14:24,260 who have read all the nonsense on the 335 00:14:28,140 --> 00:14:25,940 internet from the anti-vaxxers because 336 00:14:31,270 --> 00:14:28,150 we hear the exactly the same sort of 337 00:14:33,970 --> 00:14:31,280 arguments it's you know what's really 338 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:33,980 amazing I once looked at the arguments 339 00:14:40,390 --> 00:14:37,490 against smallpox vaccine in the 19th in 340 00:14:42,580 --> 00:14:40,400 the eighteen seventy something it was 341 00:14:45,970 --> 00:14:42,590 exactly the same arguments exactly the 342 00:14:49,390 --> 00:14:45,980 same amazing including the you'd better 343 00:14:51,190 --> 00:14:49,400 catch smallpox in real life then getting 344 00:14:53,290 --> 00:14:51,200 vaccinated because the vaccine is 345 00:14:56,110 --> 00:14:53,300 horrible and the disease is really minor 346 00:15:00,370 --> 00:14:56,120 and it's smallpox it's the thing that I 347 00:15:05,710 --> 00:15:00,380 should percent death rate on a good day 348 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:05,720 well I you may have heard that but the 349 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:08,570 people in Australia that and I'm sure in 350 00:15:12,490 --> 00:15:09,650 other parts of the world the 351 00:15:15,310 --> 00:15:12,500 anti-vaccination people many of them 352 00:15:18,790 --> 00:15:15,320 insists that their measles and mumps and 353 00:15:20,830 --> 00:15:18,800 these sort of diseases are natural 354 00:15:24,820 --> 00:15:20,840 wonderful things and children should get 355 00:15:26,830 --> 00:15:24,830 them and just be sick for a few days and 356 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:26,840 they're all happy and lovely afterwards 357 00:15:31,990 --> 00:15:29,930 oh and it gives him a growth boost 358 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:32,000 that's my favorite part you see them 359 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:34,130 very sick and that they have a growth 360 00:15:38,350 --> 00:15:36,710 sprite and I right yeah he was sick for 361 00:15:41,650 --> 00:15:38,360 a week of course it's gonna be happy to 362 00:15:43,660 --> 00:15:41,660 get out of bed and run why do you want 363 00:15:45,310 --> 00:15:43,670 your kids to be sick we have different 364 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:45,320 by the way one of the interesting thing 365 00:15:50,350 --> 00:15:47,930 is what brought everybody to our group 366 00:15:51,820 --> 00:15:50,360 to me that we have I mean I'm obviously 367 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:51,830 a doctor and I've got 368 00:15:56,980 --> 00:15:54,050 pediatricians and we've got GPS and got 369 00:16:00,010 --> 00:15:56,990 all different doctors and nurses or well 370 00:16:01,150 --> 00:16:00,020 we're there because it's what we do but 371 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:01,160 then you look at the different 372 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:03,410 volunteers and some of them are parents 373 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:05,810 and some of them are people who were 374 00:16:14,380 --> 00:16:10,250 actually are well how shall I put it you 375 00:16:16,390 --> 00:16:14,390 know they're sick term the vaccine it 376 00:16:18,940 --> 00:16:16,400 not like to see an injury then there's 377 00:16:22,170 --> 00:16:18,950 this medical term they use you know what 378 00:16:27,310 --> 00:16:22,180 I'm talking about the my child is 379 00:16:29,470 --> 00:16:27,320 damaged no damn it vaccine damage I know 380 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:29,480 what it's like in Hebrews I'm just using 381 00:16:35,250 --> 00:16:32,810 the term English it's the Jenny McCarthy 382 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:35,260 claim my child was hurt by vaccines 383 00:16:40,230 --> 00:16:37,490 man-eaters back they'll say they're 384 00:16:43,300 --> 00:16:40,240 either vaccine in judo vaccine damage 385 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:43,310 vaccine injured mass itself we've got 386 00:16:47,770 --> 00:16:45,290 we've got [\h__\h] vaccine injured people 387 00:16:50,290 --> 00:16:47,780 in our group and by vaccine injured I 388 00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:50,300 mean we have one of our wonderful 389 00:16:56,410 --> 00:16:52,910 volunteers who whose immune system isn't 390 00:16:58,840 --> 00:16:56,420 working cuz she had the bone marrow 391 00:17:02,320 --> 00:16:58,850 transplant in her past and now if she 392 00:17:06,430 --> 00:17:02,330 will even see a child with measles she 393 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:06,440 might die and we have another volunteer 394 00:17:13,570 --> 00:17:11,050 of very major leading character who got 395 00:17:16,270 --> 00:17:13,580 produces because nobody vaccinate 396 00:17:18,340 --> 00:17:16,280 against pertussis in her hometown so she 397 00:17:21,699 --> 00:17:18,350 got produces she was really really sick 398 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:21,709 and she cracked a rib while coughing 399 00:17:26,170 --> 00:17:23,690 from purchases so we've got vaccine 400 00:17:29,230 --> 00:17:26,180 injured people lack of anti-vaxxers 401 00:17:33,820 --> 00:17:29,240 injured people oh that's that's terrible 402 00:17:35,980 --> 00:17:33,830 because in our past him we can read 403 00:17:38,050 --> 00:17:35,990 reports of children with pertussis or 404 00:17:40,300 --> 00:17:38,060 whooping cough breaking ribs and all 405 00:17:44,170 --> 00:17:40,310 sorts of things from violent coughing it 406 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:44,180 must be just so bad and now of course 407 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:45,770 Israel is a very different country to 408 00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:48,050 Australia what's the medical situation 409 00:17:54,430 --> 00:17:51,080 is is it difficult to get vaccinations 410 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:54,440 out to the population in Israel well no 411 00:17:59,890 --> 00:17:57,170 that's the funny thing vaccines are are 412 00:18:03,070 --> 00:17:59,900 not obligatory by law but they're free 413 00:18:05,590 --> 00:18:03,080 they are giving for free but for every 414 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:05,600 child everybody don't even have to be 415 00:18:11,529 --> 00:18:07,850 citizen in order to get them we have 416 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:11,539 refugees who have no legal study and 417 00:18:17,409 --> 00:18:13,760 they still get vaccines when they get to 418 00:18:20,409 --> 00:18:17,419 Israel it's really released to get them 419 00:18:22,390 --> 00:18:20,419 there's world shortage of whooping cough 420 00:18:24,250 --> 00:18:22,400 vaccine right now but other than that I 421 00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:24,260 mean that affects the entire world no 422 00:18:29,380 --> 00:18:26,240 other than that it's really easy to get 423 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:29,390 vaccines and and there's no reason not 424 00:18:35,230 --> 00:18:32,210 to get them unless you read all this 425 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:35,240 well misconception and lies on the 426 00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:37,250 internet and you think that vaccine will 427 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:40,130 give you a third eye or something it's 428 00:18:47,350 --> 00:18:44,090 yeah what it it's it's true because as 429 00:18:50,289 --> 00:18:47,360 we can now see it's a real problem 430 00:18:52,299 --> 00:18:50,299 worldwide of these well-meaning parents 431 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:52,309 worried about their children going to 432 00:18:57,220 --> 00:18:54,890 the internet looking up vaccinations 433 00:18:59,200 --> 00:18:57,230 what should I do or something like that 434 00:19:00,580 --> 00:18:59,210 maybe they're even tried to look up the 435 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:00,590 best way to get their children 436 00:19:05,350 --> 00:19:02,690 vaccinated and as soon as they put their 437 00:19:07,630 --> 00:19:05,360 search in up comes our conspiracy 438 00:19:10,180 --> 00:19:07,640 theories and nonsense and discredited 439 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:10,190 arguments but they're they're put in 440 00:19:14,700 --> 00:19:12,530 such a way or leader that they seem real 441 00:19:17,470 --> 00:19:14,710 and I'm sure a lot of parents get scared 442 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:17,480 yeah I mean if you look for vaccines in 443 00:19:24,909 --> 00:19:20,210 Hebrew you get the Ministry of Health 444 00:19:27,460 --> 00:19:24,919 site which is you know an official site 445 00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:27,470 and nobody can trust it because it's 446 00:19:33,460 --> 00:19:30,980 official and you get one site from a 447 00:19:36,070 --> 00:19:33,470 hospital called falsin hospital which is 448 00:19:40,990 --> 00:19:36,080 a great site but it's just one site and 449 00:19:44,799 --> 00:19:41,000 that's it the entire web in Hebrew up 450 00:19:48,340 --> 00:19:44,809 until a few months ago was entirely made 451 00:19:50,620 --> 00:19:48,350 out of conspiracy theorists and that's 452 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:50,630 it that's this one of the reasons we've 453 00:19:57,700 --> 00:19:54,250 got me that is to have more data online 454 00:19:59,440 --> 00:19:57,710 to come up with search engines wow that 455 00:20:01,419 --> 00:19:59,450 that's that that's that's frightening 456 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:01,429 that's frightening but I'm very glad 457 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:04,850 that that people like you can see that 458 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:07,370 there is a need for something like me 459 00:20:11,580 --> 00:20:09,650 data and get yourselves organized and 460 00:20:13,930 --> 00:20:11,590 get it together so I'm very pleased that 461 00:20:16,450 --> 00:20:13,940 you've had the opportunity to speak to 462 00:20:18,700 --> 00:20:16,460 the skeptic zone today about it 463 00:20:20,980 --> 00:20:18,710 we should have been done with Polly know 464 00:20:22,930 --> 00:20:20,990 what's so frustrating about this folio 465 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:22,940 situation two years ago polio was 466 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:25,250 supposed to have been eradicated ten 467 00:20:30,490 --> 00:20:28,490 years ago we shouldn't have had this 468 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:30,500 problem to begin with it's only because 469 00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:33,050 anti-vaxxers that we have it it's 470 00:20:39,430 --> 00:20:37,580 driving me insane insane I tell you now 471 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:39,440 for the benefit for the benefit of the 472 00:20:43,900 --> 00:20:40,610 listeners out there we're actually 473 00:20:45,850 --> 00:20:43,910 skyping so i can see Karen at the moment 474 00:20:48,790 --> 00:20:45,860 and she's going insane as I look at her 475 00:20:51,610 --> 00:20:48,800 she's very animated and i can tell you 476 00:20:54,910 --> 00:20:51,620 you're very very passionate about this 477 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:54,920 topic it's horrible because you know i 478 00:20:59,890 --> 00:20:57,410 work we have so many problems so many 479 00:21:03,730 --> 00:20:59,900 health problems I can't single handedly 480 00:21:07,780 --> 00:21:03,740 eliminate diabetes and I can't prevent 481 00:21:10,060 --> 00:21:07,790 cancer and I can't prevent stroke and I 482 00:21:13,060 --> 00:21:10,070 can't prevent so many causes of deaths 483 00:21:15,490 --> 00:21:13,070 but we can prevent those things we can 484 00:21:17,350 --> 00:21:15,500 prevent polio we can prevent reasons we 485 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:17,360 can prevent all of those diseases and 486 00:21:21,460 --> 00:21:19,250 people aren't getting vaccinated I mean 487 00:21:25,300 --> 00:21:21,470 the thing with whooping cough you start 488 00:21:27,190 --> 00:21:25,310 vaccinating pregnant women to to protect 489 00:21:30,490 --> 00:21:27,200 their babies in the first two months of 490 00:21:32,740 --> 00:21:30,500 lives and and the anti-vaxxers instead 491 00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:32,750 of looking it and says look how 492 00:21:36,850 --> 00:21:34,670 wonderful it is we can protect the child 493 00:21:40,450 --> 00:21:36,860 before we can actually vaccinate him 494 00:21:42,010 --> 00:21:40,460 they look at it and say oh no this six 495 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:42,020 in safe because it wasn't tested 496 00:21:45,190 --> 00:21:43,610 properly and then when you tell them of 497 00:21:47,050 --> 00:21:45,200 course it was tested probably look at 498 00:21:50,050 --> 00:21:47,060 all the data and they say no no it was 499 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:50,060 never designed to be tested like that we 500 00:21:56,830 --> 00:21:52,690 should have this at-bat land come on 501 00:22:01,960 --> 00:21:56,840 sorry yes I and I'm keeping up keeping 502 00:22:05,230 --> 00:22:01,970 my voice down you are you are you're 503 00:22:06,910 --> 00:22:05,240 very you're very young she is folks 504 00:22:09,790 --> 00:22:06,920 she's really restraining yourself I mean 505 00:22:12,130 --> 00:22:09,800 I Bagatelle but but but of course the 506 00:22:14,470 --> 00:22:12,140 arguments you're telling me and now I'll 507 00:22:16,450 --> 00:22:14,480 do it it's amazing it's just the same 508 00:22:17,890 --> 00:22:16,460 thing all around the world that's I 509 00:22:19,630 --> 00:22:17,900 guess that's the good thing and the bad 510 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:19,640 thing about the Internet is that all the 511 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:21,350 good arguments you can have access to 512 00:22:25,990 --> 00:22:24,050 and all the bad arguments as well so 513 00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:26,000 it's so important it's so important that 514 00:22:30,310 --> 00:22:29,510 people like you are online being active 515 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:30,320 and putting this 516 00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:32,110 information together for the people 517 00:22:38,409 --> 00:22:35,990 where you live and even if I was 518 00:22:41,379 --> 00:22:38,419 speaking to you and you are from from 519 00:22:43,299 --> 00:22:41,389 Russia or Sweden or the UK or Canada or 520 00:22:46,210 --> 00:22:43,309 Mexico or China it doesn't matter you're 521 00:22:47,740 --> 00:22:46,220 someone local doing something for the 522 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:47,750 people where you live to counter these 523 00:22:53,139 --> 00:22:49,490 worldwide arguments and I think that's a 524 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:53,149 very good thing oh you actually asked 525 00:22:58,570 --> 00:22:55,490 what we what you can do for me that and 526 00:23:00,909 --> 00:22:58,580 if you speak Hebrew if any of your 527 00:23:03,190 --> 00:23:00,919 listeners speak Hebrew we do need help 528 00:23:05,860 --> 00:23:03,200 translating stuff and we do need help 529 00:23:08,350 --> 00:23:05,870 online presence so if you do speak 530 00:23:10,539 --> 00:23:08,360 Hebrew please contact us and we can use 531 00:23:14,460 --> 00:23:10,549 you and we will benefit you with hugs 532 00:23:17,019 --> 00:23:14,470 and cookies except the cookies perhaps 533 00:23:18,549 --> 00:23:17,029 they don't work it almost makes me want 534 00:23:21,490 --> 00:23:18,559 to run out and learn Hebrew right now 535 00:23:23,710 --> 00:23:21,500 but of course the skeptic zone has many 536 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:23,720 many listeners around the world and I'm 537 00:23:28,509 --> 00:23:26,330 sure many hebrew-speaking listeners so 538 00:23:35,049 --> 00:23:28,519 there's that there's your cue my friends 539 00:23:38,769 --> 00:23:35,059 head to mid-80s IL and you can find out 540 00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:38,779 a lot more information but for now dr. 541 00:23:43,269 --> 00:23:41,029 Karen landsman's thank you so much I'm 542 00:23:46,210 --> 00:23:43,279 glad we managed to hook up we had a 543 00:23:48,249 --> 00:23:46,220 slight confusion about the weird time 544 00:23:50,409 --> 00:23:48,259 zones between Sydney and Tel Aviv this 545 00:23:52,779 --> 00:23:50,419 morning which meant that we we had out 546 00:23:54,879 --> 00:23:52,789 lots of wires crossed but we finally we 547 00:23:57,909 --> 00:23:54,889 finally made contact and I'm very 548 00:23:59,769 --> 00:23:57,919 pleased we did I'm really glad to have 549 00:24:01,450 --> 00:23:59,779 met you you're really nice person I'm 550 00:24:04,419 --> 00:24:01,460 really glad to be on skeptic zone as 551 00:24:07,389 --> 00:24:04,429 well oh thank you very much dr. Karen 552 00:24:11,259 --> 00:24:07,399 lads but I hope you have a good rest of 553 00:24:31,220 --> 00:24:11,269 your evening thank you I hope you have a 554 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:34,470 hey svenska skeptical the vet valid 555 00:24:38,430 --> 00:24:36,490 veteran scope for billing in the boy to 556 00:24:41,070 --> 00:24:38,440 none hanger of the skeptic zone the 557 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:41,080 Tanakh so are fearful dog poop science 558 00:24:46,590 --> 00:24:43,050 quiz of skeptical cafe on thomasville 559 00:24:49,230 --> 00:24:46,600 queen pave very pumped for Punta safe at 560 00:24:51,540 --> 00:24:49,240 spawn I involve a luger luke alphania 561 00:24:53,670 --> 00:24:51,550 hun tamilanda Top Gun warmly boo 562 00:24:56,790 --> 00:24:53,680 installed identity is non-local training 563 00:25:01,920 --> 00:24:56,800 boffin to start I'm 12 your bottom add a 564 00:25:03,750 --> 00:25:01,930 new hello all skeptics in Sweden I'm 565 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:03,760 sure you already know that the Swedish 566 00:25:08,250 --> 00:25:06,250 skeptics Association not only is a big 567 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:08,260 fan of the skeptic zone but that we also 568 00:25:13,260 --> 00:25:10,930 organize lectures pop science quiz and 569 00:25:19,650 --> 00:25:13,270 skeptics in the pub all over the country 570 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:19,660 go to ww vof se to see what are seven 571 00:25:23,700 --> 00:25:22,330 local chapters are up to and if you live 572 00:25:26,850 --> 00:25:23,710 in a place where there is no local 573 00:25:35,580 --> 00:25:26,860 chapter why not start on yourself I'm 574 00:25:40,300 --> 00:25:38,290 welcome to a week in science from our oz 575 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:40,310 bringing you the science you need 576 00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:43,490 tonight mmm chocolate one of the world's 577 00:25:50,810 --> 00:25:45,680 favorite sweet foods words cannot 578 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:53,520 the cacao bean the key ingredients of 579 00:25:57,420 --> 00:25:55,690 chocolate originates from South America 580 00:25:59,610 --> 00:25:57,430 and was brought to Europe by the Spanish 581 00:26:01,050 --> 00:25:59,620 in the 16th century since then there 582 00:26:03,420 --> 00:26:01,060 have been a number of benefits being 583 00:26:04,860 --> 00:26:03,430 promoted however research has started to 584 00:26:06,570 --> 00:26:04,870 show you that chocolate may indeed have 585 00:26:09,180 --> 00:26:06,580 a number of good effects on our health 586 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:09,190 in particular Coco's and rich source of 587 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:10,930 flavonols chemicals which have an 588 00:26:15,180 --> 00:26:13,510 anti-inflammatory effect they accumulate 589 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:15,190 in the brain regions involved in 590 00:26:19,050 --> 00:26:16,810 learning and memory especially the 591 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:19,060 hippocampus flavonols have also been 592 00:26:22,290 --> 00:26:20,650 shown to increase blood flow to the 593 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:22,300 brain while this doesn't necessarily 594 00:26:28,590 --> 00:26:23,770 mean that chocolate will make you 595 00:26:30,420 --> 00:26:28,600 smarter well it can't hurt there is also 596 00:26:32,700 --> 00:26:30,430 evidence try and Coco's benefits for the 597 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:32,710 heart and circulation including reducing 598 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:34,690 blood pressure by relaxing vessel 599 00:26:38,820 --> 00:26:37,090 muscles dark chocolate reduces platelet 600 00:26:40,530 --> 00:26:38,830 aggregation and blood vessels which 601 00:26:42,330 --> 00:26:40,540 might help prevent blockages which can 602 00:26:43,620 --> 00:26:42,340 result in heart attacks we've only 603 00:26:45,510 --> 00:26:43,630 touched on the health benefits of 604 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:45,520 chocolate there is also evidence that 605 00:26:49,470 --> 00:26:47,410 has positive effects on cholesterol 606 00:26:51,570 --> 00:26:49,480 insulin resistance and blood vessel 607 00:26:53,550 --> 00:26:51,580 function and improves mood and 608 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:53,560 well-being it should be noted though 609 00:26:58,260 --> 00:26:55,810 that the processing of coco de chocolate 610 00:27:00,480 --> 00:26:58,270 reduces the flavonoid content so studies 611 00:27:02,490 --> 00:27:00,490 which show an effect using cocoa may not 612 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:02,500 necessarily have the same effect using 613 00:27:06,540 --> 00:27:05,050 processed chocolate as always talk to 614 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:06,550 your doctor about the best health plan 615 00:27:14,010 --> 00:27:09,490 for you and now for fast facts about our 616 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:14,020 favorite sweet food cacao beans the base 617 00:27:18,900 --> 00:27:15,970 ingredients of chocolate were used by 618 00:27:21,210 --> 00:27:18,910 the Aztecs as a form of currency cacao 619 00:27:24,270 --> 00:27:21,220 beans grow inside pods with each pod 620 00:27:26,010 --> 00:27:24,280 containing around 40 beans forty-three 621 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:26,020 percent of Nobel Prize winners eat 622 00:27:30,210 --> 00:27:27,690 chocolate more than twice per week 623 00:27:31,950 --> 00:27:30,220 compared to just twenty-five percent of 624 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:31,960 the general public and while we're 625 00:27:35,610 --> 00:27:34,090 talking about Nobel prizes countries 626 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:35,620 with the highest chocolate consumption 627 00:27:41,130 --> 00:27:38,170 also have the most Nobel Prize winners 628 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:41,140 that's it for this week in science wants 629 00:27:46,310 --> 00:27:42,730 to find out more about chocolate who 630 00:27:50,220 --> 00:27:46,320 wouldn't go to the Arias website are I a 631 00:27:52,860 --> 00:27:50,230 USDA you follow us on twitter at ra oz 632 00:28:03,230 --> 00:27:52,870 and like us on facebook i'm ben lewis 633 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:15,090 on Maynard calm da are you Morrissey is 634 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:17,890 some singer from some band called the 635 00:28:22,740 --> 00:28:20,050 Johnsons they were sort of big in the 636 00:28:25,980 --> 00:28:22,750 80s whatever that might mean he's now 637 00:28:28,230 --> 00:28:25,990 touring or is he round the world or is 638 00:28:31,470 --> 00:28:28,240 it explaining to people occasionally 639 00:28:32,820 --> 00:28:31,480 through song how they should behave how 640 00:28:34,620 --> 00:28:32,830 they should dance and never through 641 00:28:36,270 --> 00:28:34,630 dance you never explained through Dan he 642 00:28:38,850 --> 00:28:36,280 never explains through downtown Jones 643 00:28:41,250 --> 00:28:38,860 job that's how a Jones's job is playing 644 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:41,260 at the Opera House or is he he has a 645 00:28:47,910 --> 00:28:44,530 couple of orders that he's given his 646 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:47,920 clicked his heel and he has demanded 647 00:28:52,860 --> 00:28:50,010 that the Opera House not serve any food 648 00:28:55,740 --> 00:28:52,870 containing meet anytime he's in the 649 00:28:57,660 --> 00:28:55,750 building anywhere in the building he 650 00:29:00,120 --> 00:28:57,670 just wants people to either been 651 00:29:02,910 --> 00:29:00,130 drinking water or eating vegetables just 652 00:29:06,060 --> 00:29:02,920 vegetables by themselves you can imagine 653 00:29:09,270 --> 00:29:06,070 the horror I'm not going to be told by 654 00:29:18,460 --> 00:29:09,280 some English dweeb who sings only one 655 00:29:24,470 --> 00:29:21,980 dododo like a car alarm how I'm supposed 656 00:29:27,290 --> 00:29:24,480 to behave what I'm supposed to eat and 657 00:29:29,870 --> 00:29:27,300 what I'm supposed to wear Morrissey step 658 00:29:34,930 --> 00:29:29,880 off that has been Tim Ferguson's right 659 00:29:49,130 --> 00:29:45,140 on Maynard calm day you what we want is 660 00:29:53,269 --> 00:29:49,140 some more evidence please is Joe 661 00:29:53,279 --> 00:29:58,790 hello this is Joe alabaster 662 00:30:03,870 --> 00:30:01,590 world homeopathy Awareness Week is 663 00:30:08,180 --> 00:30:03,880 approaching once again to take place 664 00:30:10,770 --> 00:30:08,190 from the 10th to the 16th of April 2015 665 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:10,780 last year's World homeopathy Awareness 666 00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:13,330 Week took place just as the NHMRC s 667 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:15,790 draft information paper examining 668 00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:17,290 evidence on the effectiveness of 669 00:30:21,570 --> 00:30:19,120 homeopathy entreating health conditions 670 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:21,580 had been made public which led to a 671 00:30:26,010 --> 00:30:23,290 substantial amount of awareness raising 672 00:30:29,250 --> 00:30:26,020 via the media that homeopathy is not an 673 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:29,260 effective modality similarly this year 674 00:30:32,850 --> 00:30:31,090 world homeopathy Awareness Week is 675 00:30:35,580 --> 00:30:32,860 taking place the month following the 676 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:35,590 release of the NHMRC s completed review 677 00:30:40,620 --> 00:30:38,650 on homeopathy this review has led to 678 00:30:42,630 --> 00:30:40,630 headlines stating the findings that 679 00:30:45,270 --> 00:30:42,640 homeopathy is no more effective than a 680 00:30:46,830 --> 00:30:45,280 placebo which makes this and find public 681 00:30:49,950 --> 00:30:46,840 awareness of homeopathy from an 682 00:30:52,410 --> 00:30:49,960 evidence-based perspective world 683 00:30:57,350 --> 00:30:52,420 homeopathy awareness week's theme 4 2015 684 00:31:00,090 --> 00:30:57,360 is homeopathy for infectious diseases 685 00:31:02,370 --> 00:31:00,100 now there is no evidence for nor 686 00:31:05,070 --> 00:31:02,380 plausible mechanism by which homeopathy 687 00:31:07,350 --> 00:31:05,080 can be of any use in treating infectious 688 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:07,360 disease and I feel that it's highly 689 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:09,490 unethical and very dangerous to mislead 690 00:31:13,890 --> 00:31:12,010 people by claiming such particularly in 691 00:31:15,870 --> 00:31:13,900 the midst of the u.s. is current measles 692 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:15,880 outbreak and the ongoing Ebola epidemic 693 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:19,930 in West Africa the belief that homeo 694 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:22,090 prophylaxis also referred to as 695 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:25,090 homeopathic vaccination provides any 696 00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:27,010 protection from diseases which ought to 697 00:31:31,350 --> 00:31:29,710 be prevented with immunization leads to 698 00:31:33,300 --> 00:31:31,360 parents falsely assuming that they've 699 00:31:36,630 --> 00:31:33,310 adequately addressed preventative health 700 00:31:39,630 --> 00:31:36,640 care this false sense of safety is both 701 00:31:42,030 --> 00:31:39,640 incredibly dangerous and cruel homeo 702 00:31:44,670 --> 00:31:42,040 prophylaxis and homeopathy in general 703 00:31:46,170 --> 00:31:44,680 cheats consumers into believing that 704 00:31:50,730 --> 00:31:46,180 they're looking after their own and 705 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:50,740 their children's health speaking of 706 00:31:54,750 --> 00:31:52,570 unreliable and non-credible health 707 00:31:56,910 --> 00:31:54,760 advice the organizers of world 708 00:31:59,040 --> 00:31:56,920 homeopathy Awareness Week have uploaded 709 00:32:00,630 --> 00:31:59,050 an image as their cover photo on the 710 00:32:03,690 --> 00:32:00,640 facebook page for world homeopathy 711 00:32:06,330 --> 00:32:03,700 Awareness Week 2015 featuring a pro 712 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:06,340 homeopathy quote attributed to mahatma 713 00:32:12,330 --> 00:32:11,410 gandhi quote homeopathy cures a larger 714 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:12,340 percentage of cake 715 00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:14,770 than any other method of treatment and 716 00:32:20,070 --> 00:32:17,529 is beyond doubt a safe economical and 717 00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:20,080 the most complete medical science end 718 00:32:27,570 --> 00:32:25,120 quote Mahatma Gandhi is a widely 719 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:27,580 influential and highly esteemed man a 720 00:32:32,070 --> 00:32:30,490 peace activist civil rights pioneer and 721 00:32:33,990 --> 00:32:32,080 the preeminent leader of the 722 00:32:37,380 --> 00:32:34,000 independence movement in British ruled 723 00:32:38,970 --> 00:32:37,390 India his philosophies regarding human 724 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:38,980 rights and nonviolent civil disobedience 725 00:32:45,810 --> 00:32:42,010 and the nature of humanity are valued by 726 00:32:47,909 --> 00:32:45,820 many people worldwide did to disqualify 727 00:32:51,180 --> 00:32:47,919 him to speak on matters of medicine 728 00:32:53,549 --> 00:32:51,190 health with any authority though he had 729 00:32:56,250 --> 00:32:53,559 no medical training or expertise he was 730 00:32:58,380 --> 00:32:56,260 educated in law but nonetheless pender 731 00:33:01,350 --> 00:32:58,390 treat eyes on health matters in which he 732 00:33:02,700 --> 00:33:01,360 noted quote I have arrived at certain 733 00:33:05,190 --> 00:33:02,710 definite conclusions from that 734 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:05,200 experience and are now set them down for 735 00:33:11,940 --> 00:33:09,090 the benefit of my readers and quote a 736 00:33:14,430 --> 00:33:11,950 guide to health by Mahatma Gandhi is 737 00:33:17,430 --> 00:33:14,440 available as a free ebook courtesy of 738 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:17,440 Project Gutenberg it contains some quite 739 00:33:21,269 --> 00:33:19,210 fantastic claims and philosophies about 740 00:33:23,730 --> 00:33:21,279 the human body and the nature of disease 741 00:33:29,730 --> 00:33:23,740 which are generally described as ill 742 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:29,740 informed for example quote the world is 743 00:33:35,909 --> 00:33:31,570 compounded of the five elements earth 744 00:33:38,549 --> 00:33:35,919 water air fire and ether so too is our 745 00:33:41,490 --> 00:33:38,559 body it is a sort of miniature world 746 00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:41,500 hence the body stands in need of all the 747 00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:44,110 elements in due proportion pure earth 748 00:33:50,789 --> 00:33:47,710 pure water purifier or sunlight pure air 749 00:33:53,070 --> 00:33:50,799 and open space when any one of these 750 00:33:57,720 --> 00:33:53,080 fall short of its due proportion illness 751 00:34:02,820 --> 00:33:57,730 is caused in the body end quote on the 752 00:34:05,940 --> 00:34:02,830 course of fever quote as most fevers are 753 00:34:08,190 --> 00:34:05,950 caused by disorders of the bowels the 754 00:34:11,220 --> 00:34:08,200 very first thing to do is to starve the 755 00:34:13,460 --> 00:34:11,230 patient it is a mere superstition that a 756 00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:13,470 weak man will get weaker by starving as 757 00:34:18,180 --> 00:34:16,089 we have already seen only that portion 758 00:34:20,430 --> 00:34:18,190 of our food is really useful which is 759 00:34:24,119 --> 00:34:20,440 assimilated into the blood and the 760 00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:24,129 remainder only clogs the bowels in fever 761 00:34:27,930 --> 00:34:26,200 the digestive organs are very weak 762 00:34:30,629 --> 00:34:27,940 the tongue gets coated and the lips are 763 00:34:32,399 --> 00:34:30,639 hard and dry if any food is given to the 764 00:34:36,089 --> 00:34:32,409 patient in this condition it will remain 765 00:34:37,889 --> 00:34:36,099 undigested and aid to the fever starving 766 00:34:40,710 --> 00:34:37,899 the patient gives his digestive organs 767 00:34:42,540 --> 00:34:40,720 time to perform their work hence the 768 00:34:47,389 --> 00:34:42,550 need to stop him for a day or two and 769 00:34:51,780 --> 00:34:47,399 quote now here's Gandhi on smallpox 770 00:34:53,669 --> 00:34:51,790 quote in fact it is caused just like 771 00:34:56,310 --> 00:34:53,679 other diseases by the blood getting 772 00:34:58,740 --> 00:34:56,320 impure owing to some disorder of the 773 00:35:00,750 --> 00:34:58,750 bowels and the poison that accumulates 774 00:35:03,859 --> 00:35:00,760 in the system is expelled in the form of 775 00:35:08,339 --> 00:35:03,869 smallpox if this view is correct and 776 00:35:10,079 --> 00:35:08,349 quote it isn't quote then there is 777 00:35:13,859 --> 00:35:10,089 absolutely no need to be afraid of 778 00:35:15,900 --> 00:35:13,869 smallpox if it were really a contagious 779 00:35:18,060 --> 00:35:15,910 disease everyone should catch it by 780 00:35:21,859 --> 00:35:18,070 merely touching the patient but this is 781 00:35:24,450 --> 00:35:21,869 not always the case and quote 782 00:35:28,940 --> 00:35:24,460 incidentally Gandhi is highly quotable 783 00:35:31,710 --> 00:35:28,950 by anti-vaccination campaigners quote 784 00:35:33,809 --> 00:35:31,720 vaccination is a barbarous practice and 785 00:35:36,780 --> 00:35:33,819 it is one of the most fatal of all 786 00:35:38,790 --> 00:35:36,790 delusions current in our time not to be 787 00:35:44,069 --> 00:35:38,800 found even among the so-called savage 788 00:35:47,370 --> 00:35:44,079 races of the world end quote on first 789 00:35:49,290 --> 00:35:47,380 aid for burns quote if the skin has 790 00:35:50,730 --> 00:35:49,300 simply got red by the burn there is no 791 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:50,740 more effective remedy than the 792 00:35:54,990 --> 00:35:53,530 application of a mud poultice if the 793 00:35:57,300 --> 00:35:55,000 fingers have been burt care should be 794 00:35:58,880 --> 00:35:57,310 taken when the poultice is applied that 795 00:36:01,349 --> 00:35:58,890 they do not touch against one another 796 00:36:04,079 --> 00:36:01,359 this same treatment may be applied in 797 00:36:09,329 --> 00:36:04,089 cases of acid burns and scalds of every 798 00:36:11,370 --> 00:36:09,339 description end quote Gandhi himself 799 00:36:13,559 --> 00:36:11,380 ruminated on whether indeed he was 800 00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:13,569 qualified or correct in writing on 801 00:36:20,460 --> 00:36:18,250 health matters quote one question which 802 00:36:22,980 --> 00:36:20,470 I've asked myself again and again in the 803 00:36:25,950 --> 00:36:22,990 course of writing this book is why I of 804 00:36:28,380 --> 00:36:25,960 all persons should write it is there any 805 00:36:30,510 --> 00:36:28,390 justification at all for one like me who 806 00:36:32,130 --> 00:36:30,520 am no doctor and whose knowledge of the 807 00:36:34,770 --> 00:36:32,140 matters dealt with in these pages must 808 00:36:37,829 --> 00:36:34,780 be necessarily imperfect attempting to 809 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:37,839 write a book of this kind my defense is 810 00:36:41,220 --> 00:36:38,770 this 811 00:36:43,860 --> 00:36:41,230 the science of medicine is itself based 812 00:36:46,890 --> 00:36:43,870 on imperfect knowledge most of it being 813 00:36:48,930 --> 00:36:46,900 mere quackery but this book at any rate 814 00:36:51,990 --> 00:36:48,940 has been prompted by the purest of 815 00:36:54,150 --> 00:36:52,000 motives the attempt is here made not so 816 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:54,160 much to show how to cure diseases as to 817 00:36:58,050 --> 00:36:55,810 point out the means of preventing them 818 00:36:59,400 --> 00:36:58,060 and a little reflection will show that 819 00:37:01,680 --> 00:36:59,410 the prevention of disease is 820 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:01,690 comparatively simple matter not 821 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:03,210 requiring much specialist knowledge 822 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:05,890 although it is by no means an easy thing 823 00:37:10,950 --> 00:37:07,890 to put these principles into practice 824 00:37:13,740 --> 00:37:10,960 our object has been to show the unity of 825 00:37:15,420 --> 00:37:13,750 origin and treatment of all diseases so 826 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:15,430 that all people may learn to treat their 827 00:37:20,250 --> 00:37:17,290 diseases themselves when they do arise 828 00:37:22,290 --> 00:37:20,260 as they often do in spite of great care 829 00:37:27,540 --> 00:37:22,300 in the observance of the laws of health 830 00:37:29,610 --> 00:37:27,550 and quote unfortunately pure motives are 831 00:37:31,830 --> 00:37:29,620 not enough when it comes to dispensing 832 00:37:33,900 --> 00:37:31,840 health advice and nor was Gandhi 833 00:37:36,270 --> 00:37:33,910 necessarily qualified to pass judgement 834 00:37:39,450 --> 00:37:36,280 that most science-based medicine is mere 835 00:37:41,910 --> 00:37:39,460 quackery it's also pertinent to remember 836 00:37:44,310 --> 00:37:41,920 that Gandhi wrote this tree ties in 1921 837 00:37:46,020 --> 00:37:44,320 our body of knowledge in the field of 838 00:37:49,230 --> 00:37:46,030 medicine has grown immensely over the 839 00:37:51,330 --> 00:37:49,240 past century I invite you to have a 840 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:51,340 fossick around a guide to health his 841 00:37:55,230 --> 00:37:53,410 thoughts on chastity and childbirth are 842 00:37:57,150 --> 00:37:55,240 quite amazing and come to your own 843 00:37:59,190 --> 00:37:57,160 conclusions as to whether you think he's 844 00:38:01,860 --> 00:37:59,200 a reputable source of health advice I 845 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:01,870 ask you then to consider whether the 846 00:38:06,570 --> 00:38:04,090 endorsement of homeopathy is cited by 847 00:38:08,190 --> 00:38:06,580 world homeopathy Awareness Week holds 848 00:38:10,740 --> 00:38:08,200 much gravitas when you are aware of 849 00:38:15,090 --> 00:38:10,750 Gandhi's ideas on health and medicine in 850 00:38:17,010 --> 00:38:15,100 general finally please take into account 851 00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:17,020 what's possibly the icing on the cake 852 00:38:21,750 --> 00:38:19,510 here I've not been able to find any 853 00:38:23,850 --> 00:38:21,760 evidence that the quote used by world 854 00:38:27,060 --> 00:38:23,860 homeopathy Awareness Week can be 855 00:38:28,890 --> 00:38:27,070 reasonably attributed to Gandhi neither 856 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:28,900 of skeptics on Stack Exchange or 857 00:38:33,870 --> 00:38:31,570 commenters on a poster or acts like 858 00:38:35,610 --> 00:38:33,880 wires Twitter users zeno double O one 859 00:38:38,070 --> 00:38:35,620 has been searching for an original 860 00:38:39,660 --> 00:38:38,080 source for the quote to no avail but he 861 00:38:42,450 --> 00:38:39,670 has found some examples of Gandhi 862 00:38:45,570 --> 00:38:42,460 mentioning homeopathy seemingly not in a 863 00:38:47,910 --> 00:38:45,580 favorable light the only place i found 864 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:47,920 the gandhi quote homeopathy cures a 865 00:38:51,780 --> 00:38:49,930 larger percentage of cases than any 866 00:38:52,529 --> 00:38:51,790 other method of treatment and is beyond 867 00:38:54,359 --> 00:38:52,539 doubt a safe 868 00:38:58,019 --> 00:38:54,369 economical and most complete medical 869 00:39:01,469 --> 00:38:58,029 science or any variations thereof have 870 00:39:03,749 --> 00:39:01,479 been on pro homeopathy sites not in any 871 00:39:07,409 --> 00:39:03,759 independent archives of gandhi's ratings 872 00:39:11,819 --> 00:39:07,419 or speeches as such I think it's a fair 873 00:39:13,890 --> 00:39:11,829 call to label the quote as unverified so 874 00:39:16,049 --> 00:39:13,900 to summarize the world homeopathy 875 00:39:18,329 --> 00:39:16,059 Awareness Week organizers have used an 876 00:39:20,729 --> 00:39:18,339 unverified quote from a source whose 877 00:39:22,739 --> 00:39:20,739 health advice is highly questionable to 878 00:39:24,689 --> 00:39:22,749 promote awareness of a modality for 879 00:39:27,390 --> 00:39:24,699 which there is no evidence of efficacy 880 00:39:31,049 --> 00:39:27,400 in treating disease greater than that of 881 00:39:34,499 --> 00:39:31,059 a placebo world homie of the Awareness 882 00:39:36,659 --> 00:39:34,509 Week 2015 once again helping to arrays 883 00:39:41,789 --> 00:39:36,669 public awareness that homeopathy is 884 00:39:44,599 --> 00:39:41,799 bulldust for more evidence please you 885 00:39:47,909 --> 00:39:44,609 can find my blog at evidence please net 886 00:39:50,009 --> 00:39:47,919 evidence places also on Facebook and you 887 00:40:03,810 --> 00:39:50,019 can contact me on twitter at joe 888 00:40:08,470 --> 00:40:06,190 be reasonable it's a podcast in the 889 00:40:10,630 --> 00:40:08,480 merseyside skeptics society hosted by 890 00:40:12,370 --> 00:40:10,640 Michael Marshall in each monthly 891 00:40:14,530 --> 00:40:12,380 interview will examine belief from 892 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:14,540 outside of the mainstream exploring how 893 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:16,130 those views are constructed and what 894 00:40:20,530 --> 00:40:17,930 evidence people feel supports their case 895 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:20,540 on the latest episode i'm joined by alan 896 00:40:25,060 --> 00:40:22,970 butler an offer in historian who 897 00:40:26,860 --> 00:40:25,070 believes the moon and Sarah's have a far 898 00:40:29,770 --> 00:40:26,870 different origin than most astronomers 899 00:40:31,270 --> 00:40:29,780 realize the ultimate conclusion that we 900 00:40:33,780 --> 00:40:31,280 came to and anybody can see this 901 00:40:36,730 --> 00:40:33,790 information either online or in the book 902 00:40:40,090 --> 00:40:36,740 was that the moon must therefore have 903 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:40,100 been not a naturally occurring but an 904 00:40:46,860 --> 00:40:42,650 engineered object and that it was put 905 00:40:49,900 --> 00:40:46,870 where it was specifically to nurse 906 00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:49,910 infant life on the earth and to the 907 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:52,730 stage that it's at now hey what Alan had 908 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:54,650 to say as well as finding back issues of 909 00:41:01,810 --> 00:40:57,290 the show by visiting merseyside skeptics 910 00:41:12,010 --> 00:41:01,820 org UK fold / podcasts are searching be 911 00:41:20,980 --> 00:41:16,480 years may not spooky action at a 912 00:41:25,460 --> 00:41:23,510 well I'm just here skeptics in the pub 913 00:41:27,049 --> 00:41:25,470 in Sydney everyone's rushing around 914 00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:27,059 people are going to the bar people 915 00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:28,170 eating chicken and people are eating 916 00:41:31,849 --> 00:41:29,430 very carefully because we have a 917 00:41:33,799 --> 00:41:31,859 dietician coming on to talk to us later 918 00:41:35,480 --> 00:41:33,809 about healthy eating sevens trying to 919 00:41:37,309 --> 00:41:35,490 eat as healthily as possible or be seen 920 00:41:39,470 --> 00:41:37,319 do eat as healthy as possible we have 921 00:41:41,750 --> 00:41:39,480 someone who comes here every once in a 922 00:41:43,279 --> 00:41:41,760 while who we got in that puzzle and how 923 00:41:45,650 --> 00:41:43,289 often do come along those skeptics in 924 00:41:47,180 --> 00:41:45,660 the pub and twice do you call yourself a 925 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:47,190 bit of a card-carrying skeptics or 926 00:41:50,809 --> 00:41:48,690 you're a fellow traveler or a camp 927 00:41:53,720 --> 00:41:50,819 follower I literally have a pack of 928 00:41:56,599 --> 00:41:53,730 cards in my bag cool now tell us have 929 00:41:58,069 --> 00:41:56,609 you ever followed a fad diet I'm asking 930 00:41:59,420 --> 00:41:58,079 people about fad diets since we've got a 931 00:42:02,690 --> 00:41:59,430 dietician here tonight have you ever 932 00:42:05,089 --> 00:42:02,700 been on a fad diet yeah I did the Atkins 933 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:05,099 diet for a little while okay right yeah 934 00:42:09,620 --> 00:42:07,650 okay and how did you go on that did it 935 00:42:11,180 --> 00:42:09,630 actually work it was it was it the fact 936 00:42:14,450 --> 00:42:11,190 you of following something that it work 937 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:14,460 or had it go um it's just cuz I wasn't 938 00:42:18,799 --> 00:42:16,410 eating or like ninety percent of what it 939 00:42:20,569 --> 00:42:18,809 normally it's oh yeah calories in 940 00:42:21,950 --> 00:42:20,579 calories out yeah a lot of diets are 941 00:42:23,359 --> 00:42:21,960 like that you actually knock out a 942 00:42:24,349 --> 00:42:23,369 couple of the group's you'd normally eat 943 00:42:26,089 --> 00:42:24,359 and if you just did that without 944 00:42:27,650 --> 00:42:26,099 following a diet that would happen I 945 00:42:30,049 --> 00:42:27,660 mean I'm almost a bit of weight simply 946 00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:30,059 by not having any chocolate chips or 947 00:42:34,849 --> 00:42:32,730 biscuits in the house or ice cream just 948 00:42:37,130 --> 00:42:34,859 not in the house so I don't have the 949 00:42:38,930 --> 00:42:37,140 opportunity to lapse and eat it and 950 00:42:41,819 --> 00:42:38,940 that's not really a diet that's just 951 00:42:44,670 --> 00:42:41,829 removing those things from your diet 952 00:42:46,349 --> 00:42:44,680 yeah because there's times young man I'd 953 00:42:48,959 --> 00:42:46,359 like some solid fingertips and they're 954 00:42:51,299 --> 00:42:48,969 not there and the server station shut ya 955 00:42:53,309 --> 00:42:51,309 do it and the other question we're 956 00:42:55,650 --> 00:42:53,319 asking people tonight mr. mr. mr. Atkins 957 00:42:57,239 --> 00:42:55,660 diet is that the x-files are coming back 958 00:42:59,549 --> 00:42:57,249 for sixth season that's right the 959 00:43:00,930 --> 00:42:59,559 x-files are back and we're thinking whoa 960 00:43:03,809 --> 00:43:00,940 in a bunch of skeptics here we can offer 961 00:43:05,699 --> 00:43:03,819 them some fantastic plots for their 962 00:43:07,499 --> 00:43:05,709 episode you've got the idea what might 963 00:43:10,499 --> 00:43:07,509 make a good father an idea they could 964 00:43:13,529 --> 00:43:10,509 work with um I reckon an episode where 965 00:43:15,569 --> 00:43:13,539 they are in a NASA facility and that the 966 00:43:19,589 --> 00:43:15,579 episode doesn't have to be about it but 967 00:43:21,209 --> 00:43:19,599 if they just walked past a moon set just 968 00:43:24,209 --> 00:43:21,219 in the background that'd be awesome a 969 00:43:26,099 --> 00:43:24,219 bit like in the James Bond movie well 970 00:43:27,420 --> 00:43:26,109 the one diamonds are forever I think 971 00:43:29,069 --> 00:43:27,430 there's a scene where they're filming at 972 00:43:31,319 --> 00:43:29,079 the moon mission being faked in that 973 00:43:33,719 --> 00:43:31,329 yeah or Capricorn One which is another 974 00:43:35,819 --> 00:43:33,729 great conspiracy one yeah just a little 975 00:43:37,559 --> 00:43:35,829 a little moon landing easter egg better 976 00:43:38,910 --> 00:43:37,569 be awesome and an moulder could just 977 00:43:41,099 --> 00:43:38,920 quickly do a double-take ball keeping 978 00:43:42,599 --> 00:43:41,109 walking yeah that's good hey what is 979 00:43:43,890 --> 00:43:42,609 your favorite conspiracy theory by the 980 00:43:44,969 --> 00:43:43,900 way I like to ask people that while 981 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:44,979 we're here is there one that you go 982 00:43:48,239 --> 00:43:46,930 that's an interesting one or man that I 983 00:43:50,910 --> 00:43:48,249 just can't get enough of that one makes 984 00:43:53,359 --> 00:43:50,920 me laugh the Illuminati is pretty 985 00:43:55,890 --> 00:43:53,369 interesting i reckons because it's so 986 00:43:57,959 --> 00:43:55,900 attractive to think that there's a big 987 00:44:01,140 --> 00:43:57,969 cabal behind the scenes it's so nebulous 988 00:44:02,729 --> 00:44:01,150 too because depending on who you talk to 989 00:44:04,650 --> 00:44:02,739 that there they can be different sort of 990 00:44:07,199 --> 00:44:04,660 people all together yeah yeah so I mean 991 00:44:08,930 --> 00:44:07,209 I think everyone thinks it at some point 992 00:44:11,489 --> 00:44:08,940 because I always think the government is 993 00:44:13,430 --> 00:44:11,499 like working nefariously in some way or 994 00:44:16,140 --> 00:44:13,440 another so yeah it's very easy 995 00:44:17,819 --> 00:44:16,150 conspiracy theory to think okay look 996 00:44:19,259 --> 00:44:17,829 just this week I've heard some great 997 00:44:21,089 --> 00:44:19,269 stuff on a few of the shows i listened 998 00:44:23,279 --> 00:44:21,099 to I've heard some great flat earth 999 00:44:24,839 --> 00:44:23,289 stuff which you think Mike everyone's 1000 00:44:29,219 --> 00:44:24,849 given up on that but it's making a 1001 00:44:30,749 --> 00:44:29,229 comeback yeah it's so yeah there's not 1002 00:44:32,249 --> 00:44:30,759 much to say about that one and of course 1003 00:44:33,599 --> 00:44:32,259 I do a skipper on this and I don't 1004 00:44:35,039 --> 00:44:33,609 believe we've spoken before and that is 1005 00:44:37,049 --> 00:44:35,049 if there was one sort of what's the 1006 00:44:39,509 --> 00:44:37,059 favorite whew that gets your goat the 1007 00:44:40,720 --> 00:44:39,519 whew that annoys you the most it's got 1008 00:44:43,180 --> 00:44:40,730 to be honey update 1009 00:44:47,950 --> 00:44:43,190 okay gotta be home real face because I 1010 00:44:50,740 --> 00:44:47,960 it's just this so little evidence and 1011 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:50,750 it's so implausible and yet it's still 1012 00:44:56,050 --> 00:44:53,810 around Oh Eva Joe alabaster you probably 1013 00:44:57,220 --> 00:44:56,060 hear all over this episode doing various 1014 00:44:59,530 --> 00:44:57,230 things what have been up to with your 1015 00:45:01,360 --> 00:44:59,540 bat cave up there in the mountains I've 1016 00:45:02,170 --> 00:45:01,370 been batting my nerd yeah well I tell 1017 00:45:04,180 --> 00:45:02,180 you what and I think you're in the 1018 00:45:07,450 --> 00:45:04,190 skeptical magazine this month are you i 1019 00:45:09,310 --> 00:45:07,460 am i'm in there twice actually um my 1020 00:45:11,350 --> 00:45:09,320 report on what happened at the 1021 00:45:13,330 --> 00:45:11,360 convention this year and also a report 1022 00:45:16,660 --> 00:45:13,340 on chem trails which is an adapted 1023 00:45:19,150 --> 00:45:16,670 podcast that's that's pretty cool now 1024 00:45:20,830 --> 00:45:19,160 we've been talking about The X Files 1025 00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:20,840 have been talking about fad diets we've 1026 00:45:25,390 --> 00:45:22,250 got a dietitian here tonight have you 1027 00:45:27,610 --> 00:45:25,400 ever tried a bit of a fad diet no I 1028 00:45:29,830 --> 00:45:27,620 haven't actually I do recall my mother 1029 00:45:32,890 --> 00:45:29,840 tried one a while ago well when I was a 1030 00:45:35,010 --> 00:45:32,900 child that I actually took part in which 1031 00:45:37,300 --> 00:45:35,020 involved having a lot of omelets and 1032 00:45:40,300 --> 00:45:37,310 something called beef tea which was 1033 00:45:42,670 --> 00:45:40,310 basically a stock you beef to beef tea 1034 00:45:44,740 --> 00:45:42,680 it's a stock cube in hot water and 1035 00:45:46,870 --> 00:45:44,750 somebody's giving me the thumbs up here 1036 00:45:49,870 --> 00:45:46,880 so I so anybody had this diet was 1037 00:45:52,030 --> 00:45:49,880 supposed to work I'm guessing that it 1038 00:45:54,910 --> 00:45:52,040 was sort of a reasonably high protein 1039 00:45:58,029 --> 00:45:54,920 very low carb kind of issues so maybe a 1040 00:46:03,499 --> 00:46:00,499 and we're asking what about the x-files 1041 00:46:05,900 --> 00:46:03,509 cuz you know mold up a sexy guy Gillian 1042 00:46:08,479 --> 00:46:05,910 Anderson a sexy woman and they're both 1043 00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:08,489 scientists kind of except he's not but 1044 00:46:14,029 --> 00:46:11,369 thinks he is come on David Duchovny with 1045 00:46:15,859 --> 00:46:14,039 his pants off for goodness sake he's no 1046 00:46:19,009 --> 00:46:15,869 david bowie but it's coming pretty close 1047 00:46:20,569 --> 00:46:19,019 i suppose yeah probably 2nd Duke are 1048 00:46:24,170 --> 00:46:20,579 mcglaughlin I reckon in the pants off 1049 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:24,180 Department David Bowie still going with 1050 00:46:30,529 --> 00:46:27,690 Bowie I'll Emily and work if you could 1051 00:46:31,910 --> 00:46:30,539 do it all be involved in an x-files plot 1052 00:46:34,279 --> 00:46:31,920 for an episode what would it be Joe 1053 00:46:35,660 --> 00:46:34,289 alabaster Oh see I've got two favorite 1054 00:46:37,579 --> 00:46:35,670 episodes but I'm going to go with the 1055 00:46:39,739 --> 00:46:37,589 one that was the most fun the one that 1056 00:46:41,870 --> 00:46:39,749 actually had Jim rose and the ending 1057 00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:41,880 marina there was one based on freak 1058 00:46:45,049 --> 00:46:43,890 shows I'd like to see more of that 1059 00:46:47,930 --> 00:46:45,059 actually cuz i find that sort of thing 1060 00:46:49,609 --> 00:46:47,940 quite fascinating yeah just just for the 1061 00:46:51,890 --> 00:46:49,619 record my favorite one is the episode 1062 00:46:54,049 --> 00:46:51,900 that has the alien abduction at the 1063 00:46:56,809 --> 00:46:54,059 beginning and the alien abduction to get 1064 00:46:58,670 --> 00:46:56,819 alien abducted it's fantastic it's got 1065 00:47:00,859 --> 00:46:58,680 Charles Nelson Reilly in and what more 1066 00:47:04,700 --> 00:47:00,869 could you want the toughest man ever to 1067 00:47:06,739 --> 00:47:04,710 be on television David Bowie look David 1068 00:47:10,969 --> 00:47:06,749 Bowie's no Charles Nelson Reilly I'll 1069 00:47:12,499 --> 00:47:10,979 have you know that William Shatner 1070 00:47:15,170 --> 00:47:12,509 William Shatner should be on an episode 1071 00:47:17,450 --> 00:47:15,180 of wax files what was I thinking James 1072 00:47:20,660 --> 00:47:17,460 Spader actually I'm gonna go James lame 1073 00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:20,670 spider Bruce Willis karma blokland and 1074 00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:22,650 William Shatner on the same episode of 1075 00:47:27,890 --> 00:47:24,930 the x-files why not go boston legal 1076 00:47:31,729 --> 00:47:27,900 crossover oh I'm hyperventilating I'm 1077 00:47:33,620 --> 00:47:31,739 gonna have to sit down well he would 1078 00:47:35,509 --> 00:47:33,630 Jessica singer now or have you ever been 1079 00:47:36,469 --> 00:47:35,519 on a fad diet you strike me someone who 1080 00:47:38,959 --> 00:47:36,479 probably would never have done that 1081 00:47:41,569 --> 00:47:38,969 you're absolutely right i have never 1082 00:47:43,020 --> 00:47:41,579 been on a fad diet firstly i love food 1083 00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:43,030 too much 1084 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:45,610 I love all types of food and and that's 1085 00:47:50,700 --> 00:47:48,010 from being quite a fussy as a child so 1086 00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:50,710 I'm quite proud that now I eat things 1087 00:47:54,810 --> 00:47:52,930 from all food groups so what about any 1088 00:47:57,480 --> 00:47:54,820 peer group pressure to go on a fad diet 1089 00:47:59,160 --> 00:47:57,490 at any stage has no effect on me 1090 00:48:01,530 --> 00:47:59,170 whatsoever like I said I love food too 1091 00:48:04,530 --> 00:48:01,540 much also my mother-in-law is a 1092 00:48:06,450 --> 00:48:04,540 dietician so I hey I have access to a 1093 00:48:09,510 --> 00:48:06,460 lot of very sound common sense 1094 00:48:13,170 --> 00:48:09,520 scientifically based information on good 1095 00:48:20,100 --> 00:48:13,180 diet good nutrition and all of that your 1096 00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:20,110 complete aberration I don't think I'm an 1097 00:48:26,370 --> 00:48:23,050 aberration because my my weaknesses are 1098 00:48:30,060 --> 00:48:26,380 the four C's chocolate champagne cheese 1099 00:48:31,500 --> 00:48:30,070 oh and ice cream I don't so okay I'm so 1100 00:48:33,090 --> 00:48:31,510 gonna say cocaine I thought which 1101 00:48:35,700 --> 00:48:33,100 explains why you don't gain weight but 1102 00:48:39,120 --> 00:48:35,710 no champagne of course here no no I look 1103 00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:39,130 I'm i actually do gain weight I'm I am 1104 00:48:44,310 --> 00:48:41,530 very careful about what I eat but I make 1105 00:48:48,030 --> 00:48:44,320 sure I have a balanced diet and I make 1106 00:48:49,560 --> 00:48:48,040 sure that I have a nutritious diet as 1107 00:48:51,990 --> 00:48:49,570 well with you have all the all the 1108 00:48:53,820 --> 00:48:52,000 vitamins and minerals and I need for 1109 00:48:54,930 --> 00:48:53,830 good health let's move from one end of 1110 00:48:56,160 --> 00:48:54,940 the alphabet to the other you've talked 1111 00:48:58,170 --> 00:48:56,170 about the Seas let's talk about the 1112 00:48:58,980 --> 00:48:58,180 x-files if they're coming back and 1113 00:49:01,470 --> 00:48:58,990 because everyone thinks David 1114 00:49:05,610 --> 00:49:01,480 accompanies sexy he's almost up there 1115 00:49:07,320 --> 00:49:05,620 with William Shatner I think he's over 1116 00:49:08,910 --> 00:49:07,330 and above William Shatner okay well 1117 00:49:09,960 --> 00:49:08,920 we'll agree to differ on that one there 1118 00:49:12,450 --> 00:49:09,970 what what do you think could be a 1119 00:49:14,070 --> 00:49:12,460 possible plot for their season oh well 1120 00:49:18,450 --> 00:49:14,080 well yeah if we're talking about diet 1121 00:49:19,650 --> 00:49:18,460 nutrition why not poisoning and yes so 1122 00:49:21,180 --> 00:49:19,660 there's something everyone's eating and 1123 00:49:23,610 --> 00:49:21,190 it turns out that it's some sort of plot 1124 00:49:28,110 --> 00:49:23,620 to poisonous yeah dastardly deed a 1125 00:49:30,750 --> 00:49:28,120 conspiracy yeah psychopathic poisoner 1126 00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:30,760 whoo-hoo spikes something with no spikes 1127 00:49:35,340 --> 00:49:34,090 some some okay basically ya like like 1128 00:49:39,510 --> 00:49:35,350 something there's something that's even 1129 00:49:40,680 --> 00:49:39,520 more insidious and fluoride yes look at 1130 00:49:41,670 --> 00:49:40,690 thank you for your input on that one 1131 00:49:43,770 --> 00:49:41,680 I'll send that straight off of the 1132 00:49:46,410 --> 00:49:43,780 producers thank you very much i wanna i 1133 00:49:47,970 --> 00:49:46,420 want a royalty please well I got a 1134 00:49:50,940 --> 00:49:47,980 reasonably healthy looking man here who 1135 00:49:54,990 --> 00:49:50,950 have we sir richard richard ever gone on 1136 00:49:58,200 --> 00:49:55,000 a fad diet not so much fad diets i've 1137 00:50:01,280 --> 00:49:58,210 tried various products including a 1138 00:50:03,720 --> 00:50:01,290 substance that's supposed to UM 1139 00:50:05,730 --> 00:50:03,730 expanding your stomach that one right 1140 00:50:07,140 --> 00:50:05,740 and how did you go on now did you have a 1141 00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:07,150 rebound effect with it or do you just 1142 00:50:12,990 --> 00:50:09,490 give it away I go but a white didn't 1143 00:50:14,700 --> 00:50:13,000 work ok fair enough and what about an 1144 00:50:16,530 --> 00:50:14,710 episode of The X Files have been asking 1145 00:50:19,500 --> 00:50:16,540 people The X Files are coming back well 1146 00:50:20,880 --> 00:50:19,510 any plot device or I do you think they 1147 00:50:23,880 --> 00:50:20,890 could use in their episode that you've 1148 00:50:27,510 --> 00:50:23,890 been thinking oh look the I a gel 1149 00:50:30,510 --> 00:50:27,520 formula rum beautiful women sex and 1150 00:50:32,340 --> 00:50:30,520 monsters never fails get that tube yeah 1151 00:50:36,330 --> 00:50:32,350 well I'm yeah you should be a Hollywood 1152 00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:36,340 producer man yeah just put foot words in 1153 00:50:40,650 --> 00:50:38,530 a hat so and David accompanied with no 1154 00:50:42,330 --> 00:50:40,660 pants well following his career what 1155 00:50:45,420 --> 00:50:42,340 he's done he's done he's done something 1156 00:50:47,370 --> 00:50:45,430 for the red shoe diaries oh yeah oh yeah 1157 00:50:50,850 --> 00:50:47,380 he's done the x-files and Eddie's did 1158 00:50:52,750 --> 00:50:50,860 did California fornication yeah seems to 1159 00:50:55,660 --> 00:50:52,760 be a theme going here 1160 00:50:59,650 --> 00:50:55,670 it is yeah thanks a hell yeah we'll get 1161 00:51:01,210 --> 00:50:59,660 straight on to them about their yeah I'm 1162 00:51:04,090 --> 00:51:01,220 just watching at a discreet distance 1163 00:51:07,240 --> 00:51:04,100 which is Saunders allowing a table of 1164 00:51:08,860 --> 00:51:07,250 people with these spoon bending whole 1165 00:51:10,090 --> 00:51:08,870 bunch of people haven't seen it and of 1166 00:51:14,560 --> 00:51:10,100 course they're wondering how he bends it 1167 00:51:16,510 --> 00:51:14,570 I wonder that myself sometimes let's 1168 00:51:18,880 --> 00:51:16,520 listen in as rich in Wales the table 1169 00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:18,890 with his spoon bending apparently 1170 00:51:26,740 --> 00:51:25,130 paranormal ability if you petite them 1171 00:51:28,780 --> 00:51:26,750 another time then you'll get metal 1172 00:51:30,610 --> 00:51:28,790 fatigue you more break right that's not 1173 00:51:33,940 --> 00:51:30,620 what it's presumably that's what you're 1174 00:51:54,130 --> 00:51:33,950 making happen all I can say is I don't 1175 00:52:00,289 --> 00:51:57,469 ein grosses hello an ally Dawson to her 1176 00:52:01,880 --> 00:52:00,299 that the skeptics on podcasts boosted 1177 00:52:03,950 --> 00:52:01,890 year does aashayein Deutschland and in 1178 00:52:06,380 --> 00:52:03,960 skeptic a fab and kept her vital 1179 00:52:11,329 --> 00:52:06,390 information Oberon's on the skeptic 1180 00:52:15,709 --> 00:52:11,339 magazine reserved vvv point gavey OOP a 1181 00:52:18,859 --> 00:52:15,719 punk talk hv dejala vvv font give a 1182 00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:18,869 rupee potok hold on to the officer and 1183 00:52:41,760 --> 00:52:39,510 blow me down with a piece of toast what 1184 00:52:44,580 --> 00:52:41,770 an episode action-packed put gluten-free 1185 00:52:47,250 --> 00:52:44,590 gluten-free I do enjoy a gluten-free 1186 00:52:49,830 --> 00:52:47,260 skeptic zone I i have my gluten with 1187 00:52:51,270 --> 00:52:49,840 other podcast you know yeah I feel like 1188 00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:51,280 I've gained no weight whatsoever during 1189 00:52:57,839 --> 00:52:53,530 the show how about you Joe i have sat on 1190 00:52:59,640 --> 00:52:57,849 my glutes come on Richard pick it up get 1191 00:53:01,530 --> 00:52:59,650 it together man you're a professional I 1192 00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:01,540 am I'm corpsing on my own show this is 1193 00:53:04,200 --> 00:53:03,010 terrible thank you know but thank you 1194 00:53:06,120 --> 00:53:04,210 everybody for listening the skipper's 1195 00:53:08,130 --> 00:53:06,130 own this week coming up on the skeptics 1196 00:53:09,570 --> 00:53:08,140 own more reports from Joe Heidi and you 1197 00:53:12,420 --> 00:53:09,580 may not and I don't know what else 1198 00:53:13,470 --> 00:53:12,430 actually I'm I'd actually like to thank 1199 00:53:15,690 --> 00:53:13,480 the people that put a little bit of 1200 00:53:17,520 --> 00:53:15,700 money into the skeptic zone each week I 1201 00:53:18,480 --> 00:53:17,530 know Richard thanks you all but I'd like 1202 00:53:19,770 --> 00:53:18,490 to thank you on behalf of all the 1203 00:53:21,480 --> 00:53:19,780 skeptics here because a lot of people 1204 00:53:23,220 --> 00:53:21,490 really listen to the show and we didn't 1205 00:53:25,170 --> 00:53:23,230 always get feedback from people but we 1206 00:53:26,520 --> 00:53:25,180 really appreciate even the small amount 1207 00:53:28,200 --> 00:53:26,530 you give each month that really keeps 1208 00:53:30,450 --> 00:53:28,210 the show together because I see Richard 1209 00:53:32,910 --> 00:53:30,460 getting very tense when it comes towards 1210 00:53:34,770 --> 00:53:32,920 a Sunday he [\h__\h] this tide he doesn't 1211 00:53:36,330 --> 00:53:34,780 wear the right combination of socks it's 1212 00:53:39,030 --> 00:53:36,340 just not a good look and he goes for 1213 00:53:41,700 --> 00:53:39,040 that on a weekly basis I do i do 1214 00:53:43,589 --> 00:53:41,710 listeners it's just it's a pitiful sight 1215 00:53:46,380 --> 00:53:43,599 but your donations actually do really 1216 00:53:49,349 --> 00:53:46,390 help the skeptic zone very much all 1217 00:53:51,570 --> 00:53:49,359 coming up next week I think next week we 1218 00:53:55,050 --> 00:53:51,580 have an interview with the Hungarian 1219 00:53:56,880 --> 00:53:55,060 skeptics yeah they contacted me in the 1220 00:53:58,770 --> 00:53:56,890 end I said great let's have an interview 1221 00:53:59,940 --> 00:53:58,780 so that should be coming up to do they 1222 00:54:04,829 --> 00:53:59,950 know the woman that was on Green Acres 1223 00:54:07,109 --> 00:54:04,839 oh that was a vagabond yeah yeah I don't 1224 00:54:09,930 --> 00:54:07,119 draw shoes Hungarian I think she was in 1225 00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:09,940 a snow well okay and Joe you wanna say I 1226 00:54:12,990 --> 00:54:11,050 think before we go here it's been a 1227 00:54:15,780 --> 00:54:13,000 great action-packed calorie free gluten 1228 00:54:17,130 --> 00:54:15,790 free show I'm just curious as to whether 1229 00:54:19,050 --> 00:54:17,140 the piece of toast that was blowing you 1230 00:54:21,810 --> 00:54:19,060 down contained any gluten this will make 1231 00:54:23,490 --> 00:54:21,820 your yeast rise I couldn't have said it 1232 00:54:25,410 --> 00:54:23,500 better myself may not I couldn't have 1233 00:54:27,420 --> 00:54:25,420 said it better myself but for this week 1234 00:54:29,880 --> 00:54:27,430 this is Richard Saunders may night and 1235 00:54:32,430 --> 00:54:29,890 Joe alabaster signing off from Sydney 1236 00:54:34,200 --> 00:54:32,440 Australia and it's pronounced fennel and 1237 00:54:38,130 --> 00:54:34,210 allene I'm going to go get someone right 1238 00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:40,569 you've been listening to the skeptics 1239 00:54:47,230 --> 00:54:44,329 own podcast visit our website at wwc a 1240 00:54:50,680 --> 00:54:47,240 petting zoo TV for contacts an archive 1241 00:54:53,380 --> 00:54:50,690 of all episodes since 2008 and our 1242 00:54:55,289 --> 00:54:53,390 online store please support the skeptic 1243 00:54:58,450 --> 00:54:55,299 zone 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