Nonsense Podcast

News Items

Scientology DDOS attack:

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2687680.htm

 

10:23 homeopathy campaign:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8489019.stm 

http://www.1023.org.uk/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/29/homeopathy-10-23-overdose

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-1023-Campaign/410614220413 

 

Nonsense Investigation

Interview with an ex-scientologist

No available information

 

Get To Know Your Skeptic

Mike McCrae:

Science by Email

http://www.csiro.au/services/Science-By-Email-Main.html

Scientology Report:
Scientology and the Athena School:
ABC News Item
The Athena Schools Philosophy Webpage

Youth For Human Rights:
ABC News Item 1
ABC News Item 2

Homeopathy Stories:
Homeopathic Overdose:
Exmainer Article on Alexa Ray Joel

Selling homeopathy for belief:
Telegraph Article
Times Online Item

Homeopathic HIV Study:
Business Standard Article
The original article - Jpg
Life Force Website
Life Force HIV Case Study 1
Life Force HIV Case Study 2

Aliens, Baptism Refusal, Child Witches:
Aliens living among us:
The Register Article

Gay Baptism Refusal:
Google Translated Article
Skeptics Annotated Bible - Homosexuals
Skeptics Annotated Bible - Romans

Child Witches Update:
New Humanist Blog Item

Schools to teach ethics:
Sydney Morning Herald Article
Greens MP John Kaye's announcement
NSW Education Act -Special Religios Education
Inter Church Commission on Religious Educations Announcement
Premier Rees's Announcement
Federation of Parents & Citizens Associations of NSW Media Release

Explosive Bubble Gum Story:
NineMSN News Item

Scientology report:
Nick Xenephon speaks out about Scientology:
WA Today Article
ABC News Article
WA Today Article - About Rudds concerns

Scientologist sues for loss of business and relationship:
Independent.co.uk Article

Scientology hiding soldiers information update:
ABC News Article

Scientology rejecting girls death:
WA Today Article

Man wakes from coma and Facilitated Communication:
News Items:
Associated Press Article
NineMSN Article
CNN News Item with video
Times Online Article
Associated Press Article

Randi’s comments and the eSkeptic Magazine post:
James Randi's comments
ESkeptic Article (scroll down a little to find it)

Facilitated Communication:
PubMed - PMID 8210603
PubMed  - PMID 8050988
Autism Watch website
PubMed - PMID 8441353
Quackwatch Article
Autism Watch Article
Wikipedia Item on FC
Skeptics Dictionary Article

Augmentative & Alternative Communication:
Wikipedia Article

Obama kicks off science week:
Bad Astronomy Blog
Eureka Alert Article
Wired Article
Philadelphia Inquirer Article

Acupuncture trial in Victorian Hospitals:
Sydney Morning Herald Article
Australian College for Emergency Medicine Announcement
NSW Nurses Association Announcement
National Health and Medicine Research Council Media Statement
RMIT News Item
Science Daily Article
National Council Against Health Fraud Article
The Clinical Journal of Pain Abstract
Acupuncture in Medicine Abstract - Study on Sham Needles

TAM Australia:
Australian Skeptics - TAM Australia Announcement

Nonsense Investigation
Animal Telepathy:
Animal Liberation - Workshop Notification
Our Place On Earth Website
Our Place On Earth Facebook Group


Get To Know Your Skeptic
Simon Singh:
Sense About Science
Simon Singh and Libel Laws
Simon Singh's Website

LHC opening dimensional portals:
Natural Plane Blog Article
The Register News Article

Tribulus, the wonder herb?:
Today Show with Dr. Ric Gordon
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17530942
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15994038
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11601567
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10997957
Tribulus Wiki Page

Catholic church, No homosexual tourists!:
Gaytheists Blog
E Turbo News Item

John Edward in Australia:
7pm Project with John Edward
Today Show with John Edward
South Park, Series 6, Episode 15, "The Biggest Douche In The Universe"

Dystonia update:
Science Blogs Article
Steve Novella's Neurologica Blog
Skeptics Guide To The Universe 225
Skeptics Guide To The Uninverse 224

Book Burning update:
Book Burning Video on Pandagon

Telepathic Communication with animals:
http://www.ourplaceonearth.com/

Wilhelm Reich and Orgone Technology:
American College of Orgonomy
Wilhelm Reich Museum
Wilhelm_Reich - Wiki
Quackwatch item on Reich

GTKYS - Dave the Happy Singer:
http://davethehappysinger.com
http://twitter.com/HappySinger
http://myspace.com/davethehappysinger
Sydney Atheists Podcast
Skepticzone

Update on Scientology:
http://skepticalteacher.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/church-of-scientology-gets-pwned/
http://www.euronews.net/2009/10/27/fines-but-no-ban-in-french-scientology-fraud-ruling/
http://www.examiner.com/x-16713-LA-Higher-Consciousness-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Scientology-fraud-and-faith

Scientology hides information on soldiers death:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26247876-2702,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26248803-948,00.html
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/55366,news-comment,news-politics,scientology-in-the-frame-over-australian-suicide

Atheists Revenge:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/10/the_atheists_revenge.php
http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/10/21/ddos_from_god_with_love
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/cyber-attacks-smite-atheist-websites-20091021-h7ul.html
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/44373/108/
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1559226/religious-nuts-attack-atheist-websites

This Man:
http://thisman.org/
http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.guerrigliamarketing.it/&ei=ujvkStT8EdPP8QbP5u2HBw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dguerriglia%2Bmarketing%26hl%3Den

Bible Burning:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569121,00.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6346662/North-Carolina-church-plans-Halloween-Bible-burning.html
http://blog.seattlepi.com/bookpatrol/archives/182095.asp?from=blog_last3

H1N1 Vaccine caused Dystonia:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/919713/cheerleader-walking-backwards-after-flu-jab
http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php?/news/comments/cheerleader_desiree_jennings_gets_dystonia_flu_shot_story_vaccine_injury_is/2410090845am
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280957
http://www.examiner.com/x-15135-Global-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Can-a-flu-shot-give-you-Dystonia-Dystonia-facts-and-causes
http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/10/jenny-mccarthy-and-jim-carrey-reach-out-to-disabled-redskins-cheerleader.html?cid=6a00d8357f3f2969e20120a6144caf970b
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/dystonia.htm

LHC Future Update:
http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Skeptic_Check_Mind_Your_Body
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/biology_evolution/article6879293.ece
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/technology-blog/2009/10/large_hadron_collider_goes_bac.html
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/16/2101272.aspx
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/10/14/spooky-signals-from-the-future-telling-us-to-cancel-the-lhc/

Nonsense Investigation - Face Reading:
http://www.astrology.com.au/face/index.asp
http://www.yatan-ayur.com.au/face_reading_workshop.htm
http://www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au/index.php?show_section_id=2&action=page


GTKYS Interview - Joe Nickell:
http://www.joenickell.com/
http://www.csicop.org/author/joenickell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nickell
http://www.scifidimensions.com/May00/jnf.htm

News Items:

Ten worst verses in the bible
(http://www.ship-of-fools.com/features/2009/chapter_and_worse_results.html)

Cancer Vaccine kills UK girl
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/28/hpv-cervical-cancer-vaccine-death
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8279656.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8281673.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8284517.stm

Large Hadron Collider:
http://io9.com/5380647/is-the-large-hadron-collider-being-sabotaged-from-the-future

Thomas Sam, homeopath charged
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26138987-2702,00.html
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Homeopath-Thomas-Sam-And-Wife-Manju-Jailed-In-Australia-Over-Their-Baby-Daughter-Glorias-Death/Article/200909415394076?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_8&lid=ARTICLE_15394076_Homeopath_Thomas_Sam_And_Wife_Manju_Jailed_In_Australia_Over_Their_Baby_Daughter_Glorias_Death
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iMSADKUeu3NMJIvudaIP9GqiXGHAD9B0A5LG0

2 dead at “the secret” sweat lodge
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26194358-401,00.html
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/874537/woman-in-top-shape-before-sauna-death
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=73288

Sunday Night - child dying of liver cancer for natural remedies
http://www.youngausskeptics.com/2009/10/a-sad-story-of-sheer-stupidity/
http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/investigator/article/-/article/6214816/san-salvador-transcript/

Nonsense Investigation:
http://catchthefire.com.au/blog/2009/08/28/top-urgent-from-ps-danny-please-take-time-to-read-fresh-blood-found-from-sacrifice/
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26197969-29277,00.html

Get To Know Your Skeptic - Jeff Wagg
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/swift-blog-biographies.html
http://www.randi.org/site/
http://twitter.com/jeffwagg
http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/james_randi_educational_forum/
http://www.facebook.com/jeffwagg
http://rational-alchemy.com/

Scientology censorship:
http://techgeist.net/2009/09/scientology-censor-internet-australia-criminalize-online-anonymity/
http://www.inquisitr.com/36336/scientology-calls-for-internet-and-media-censorship-in-australia/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/09/anonymous_backfire/

Homebirths:
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/birthsStatistics.htm
http://www.homebirth.net.au/2008/06/homebirth-vs-hospital-statistics-to-die.html
http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr02-06-08-2.cfm

Witchcraft Killings:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/24/2694853.htm
http://www.steppingstonesnigeria.org/node/18
http://www.steppingstonesnigeria.org/files/UN_doc.pdf

Sydneys Child - Glenaeon, MINDD & DAN:
http://www.glenaeon.nsw.edu.au/
http://www.glenaeon.nsw.edu.au/faqs/
http://mindd.org/s/index.php?/categories/4-Frontpage
http://www.healthinourhands.com.au/index.html
http://www.healthinourhands.com.au/self_assessments/self_assessment_toddlers.pdf
(Good sources of information below)
http://www.bmri.org.au/
http://www.autismspectrum.org.au/a2i1i1l445l487/welcome.htm
http://autismaus.com.au/

Cameron/Comfort and The Origin of Species:
http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/09/18/ray-comfort-tries-to-sneak-creationism-into-on-the-origin-of-species/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN9zpf5cT0M&feature=player_embedded
http://www.talkorigins.org/

Dust Storm Psychic:
http://news.google.com.au/news?hl=en&q=sydney+dust+storms&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=NNTDSqutB5D26gOhyvGUBA&sa=X&oi=news_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQsQQwAA
 http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-AU&brand=ninemsn&vid=d8e469bd-65af-432d-a91d-ee5971ed0c70

Norman Bourlag:
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1970/borlaug-bio.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090913/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_borlaug

Skeptics Convention 2010:
http://www.skeptics.com.au/
http://www.skepticzone.tv/

Nonsense Investigation, the HCCC decision on the AVN:
http://www.facebook.com/stopavn?ref=ts
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=76305414878&ref=ts
http://twitter.com/stopavn
email: stopavn@gmail.com
http://www.youngausskeptics.com/2009/08/australian-vaccination-network/
http://atheistage.org/?page_id=1200
http://atheistage.org/?p=1708
http://atheistage.org/?p=1737
Meryl Dorey’s site (beware!): http://avn.org.au/library/


Get To Know Your Skeptic with Alison Smith:
http://projectskeptilove.blogspot.com/
http://www.skepticalanalysis.com/about.html
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/contact-the-jref/12-contacts/8-alison-smith.html

Yowie Sighting in NSW:
http://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/yowie-sighting-near-mount-george/1589771.aspx
http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2009/09/yowie-sighting-reported-mount-george.html

Deal or No Deal - Test of the Psychics:
Five parts;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh-oRCNPzgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39OcmRQ0ErE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Mh_E5V2Ps&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyZR6cMDBB8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixa91Ttpmwk&feature=related

Faith in Advertising:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/churches-put-faith-in-advertising/story-e6freuzr-1225770129131
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26035190-7582,00.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/02/2674056.htm

Pain Free Animals:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327243.400-painfree-animals-could-take-suffering-out-of-farming.html?full=true

Say a prayer before sex:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6125188/Say-a-prayer-before-sex.html
http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=16242

9/11 attack videos:
http://www.history.com/content/9-11/102-minutes
http://www.history.com/video.do?name=911&bcpid=1758282190&bclid=1755457181&bctid=1170502579
http://forums.randi.org/forumdisplay.php?f=64

Get To Know Your Skeptic with George Hrab:
http://www.geologicpodcast.com/
http://www.georgehrab.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/georgehrab
http://www.myspace.com/hrab

Loch Ness Monster found on Google Earth:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6097513/Is-the-Loch-Ness-monster-on-Google-Earth-just-a-boat.html
http://www.cruiselochness.com/fleet-and-crew.php

Mermaids in Israel:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Israel-Mermaid-Fever-Makes-A-Splash-Mythical-Creature-Spotted-Near-Haifa/Article/200908215358515?f=rss

Swine Flu Vaccines on 9am with David and Kim:
http://9am.ten.com.au/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=112095
http://www.uploadpedia.com/319BNJU3UZML/9AMTRANSCRIPT-AUGUST24-2009-pdf.html
http://www.youngausskeptics.com/2009/08/smug-deceptive-and-utterly-reprehensible/

World Health Organisation condemns homeopathy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8211925.stm

Placebos are getting stronger?:
http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/magazine/17-09/ff_placebo_effect?currentPage=all

Sex Clinic under fire:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/854294/longer-lasting-sex-clinic-under-fire

Scientists turning chickens into dinosaurs:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/854275/scientist-aims-to-turn-chickens-into-dinosaurs

Mind reading computers:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,644296,00.html

Nuclear plant converted to solar praised by Greenpeace:
http://depletedcranium.com/austrian-nuclear-plant-goes-100-solar-at-03-capacity/
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/award-nuclear-solar250709
http://www.pddnet.com/news-ap-austrias-dormant-nuclear-power-plant-now-produces--062609/
http://plarmy.org/zwentendorf/en/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.veoe.at/eunde.html?&L=2

Dungeons & Dragons responsible for hammer attack?:
http://www.sltrib.com/justice/ci_13146563
http://www.theescapist.com/

Heroic Emily saves the day:
http://macarthur-chronicle-campbelltown.whereilive.com.au/news/story/young-down-syndrome-girl-saves-dog-from-drowning/

Get To Know Your Skeptic with Rebecca Watson:
http://skepchick.org/blog/
http://www.theskepticsguide.org/

Organic food debate:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/agriculture/organic/5990451/FSA-stands-by-findings-that-organic-has-no-additional-health-benefits.html
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2009/08/10/117093/organic-farmers-fight-back-after-fsa-report.html
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25860131-30417,00.html
http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2009/jul/organic

Fortune teller predicts HELL for gay man:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/article_0476667c-82f9-11de-8e42-001cc4c03286.html
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/ocean-city-fortune-teller-predicts-hell-for-gay-customer

Complimentary Medicine and Mediums on Sunrise:
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/sunrise/30620/complementary-medicines-and-alternative-therapies
(sorry no link available for the medium Mitchell Coombes at this stage)

Aliens living with a family in the US:
http://www.nbc-2.com/global/story.asp?S=10841013
http://www.nbc-2.com/global/story.asp?s=10867568
http://www.northportdevil.com/

HCCC complaint and the AVN:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3796616497_d0007277d9_b.jpg
http://www.mediafire.com/?yydwyntgtwm
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop_avn/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=76305414878&ref=ts

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http://www.pointofinquiry.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pointofinquiry
http://www.myspace.com/pointofinquiry
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