Podcasts about doubtful news

Gene and Randall present Sharon A. Hill, who researches paranormal topics, pseudoscience, and natural anomalies with a special scholarly interest in how paranormal investigators use science and interact with the public. She has written Scientifical Americans: The Culture of Amateur Paranormal Researchers, published in 2017, the only comprehensive study of modern ghost investigators, cryptozoologists and Ufologists that assesses claims of the paranormal. A trained geologist with a Masters in Education, she has written for Skeptical Inquirer and Fortean Times, and created and ran the popular weird news website Doubtful News for many years, as well as producing a related podcast, 15 Credibility Street.

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:35 Sharon Hill We talk to Sharon Hill about her web site 'Doubtful News' and look into the merits (or not) of Ghost Tours. Also... Bad Clowns? http://doubtfulnews.com 0:26:42 Anti-vaccine nurses and midwives A visit to the 'reasonable hank' blog and the reading of a list of anti-vax memes posted by the very people who should know better. https://reasonablehank.com/?s=Anti-vaccine+nurses 0:36:06 Bad Clowns and Loch Ness with Ben Radford Ben tells us more about the strange reports of' Bad Clowns running round and making trouble. Also news of the lastest photo from Loch Ness. http://benjaminradford.com Also... An evening with Dr Ben Goldacre – Think Inc. https://www.thinkinc.org.au/events/ben-goldacre Skeptic Zone LIVE - 6th October in Sydney https://www.meetup.com/AustSkeptics/events/232095906/ Skeptics Dinner Meeting with Lyne Kelly - 24th September http://www.skeptics.com.au/2016/08/11/sydney-dinner-sept-24-wisdom-of-the-ancients NZ Skeptics Conference 2016 - Queenstown, 2nd-4th December http://conference.skeptics.nz

Today Jeb and I interview Sharon Hill from Doubtful News. We talk about skepticism, blogging, geology, weird questions, and how rocks are not Sasquatch skulls.

Today Jeb and I interview Sharon Hill from Doubtful News. We talk about skepticism, blogging, geology, weird questions, and how rocks are not Sasquatch skulls.Links Natural History Needed by Biologists article Magic Artificial Investigation Practices And here's the specific article Archaeology stories on Doubtful News Sharon Hill's Thesis “Amateur Paranormal Research and Investigation Groups Doing ‘Sciencey’ Things”,Skeptical Inquirer 36:2 March/April 2012. Sounds Sciencey column Facebook Group of FortWebsite - blog  - @idoubtit  - @doubtfulnews  Facebook Doubtful NewsContactEmail us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. Theme Music by ArcheopSoup ProductionsProduced by Chris Webster and Tristan BoyleEdited by Chris Webster 

Join us this week as we speak to special guest Sharon Hill- Sharon Hill, P.G., EdM, is a geologist with a specialty in science and society and public outreach for science. She is the creator and editor of the unique critical thinking blog DoubtfulNews.com that casts an informed and skeptical eye on questionable topics that appear in the media such as the paranormal, alternative medicine claims, pseudoscience, and anomalies. She researches and writes about the paranormal, monsters and natural phenomena for various blogs and publications including Skeptical Inquirer and Fortean Times. As a Scientific and Technical Consultant for Center for Inquiry, she authors a monthly column on the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry site called “Sounds Sciencey” that calls out fake and pretend science and sham inquiry. As owner of Lithospherica, LLC, she advocates for evidence-focused skepticism, providing consults, training, and presentations for paranormal investigation groups, writers, journalists and businesses.

Join us this week as we speak to special guest Sharon Hill- Sharon Hill, P.G., EdM, is a geologist with a specialty in science and society and public outreach for science. She is the creator and editor of the unique critical thinking blog DoubtfulNews.com that casts an informed and skeptical eye on questionable topics that appear in the media such as the paranormal, alternative medicine claims, pseudoscience, and anomalies. She researches and writes about the paranormal, monsters and natural phenomena for various blogs and publications including Skeptical Inquirer and Fortean Times. As a Scientific and Technical Consultant for Center for Inquiry, she authors a monthly column on the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry site called “Sounds Sciencey” that calls out fake and pretend science and sham inquiry. As owner of Lithospherica, LLC, she advocates for evidence-focused skepticism, providing consults, training, and presentations for paranormal investigation groups, writers, journalists and businesses.

I had the change to speak with well known Sharon Hill (@idoubtit) for the first episode of 2015. We discuss a number of interesting topics including the contributions Doubtful News makes to getting scientific and skeptical information ranked highly in search results, sink holes, why earthquakes are hard to predict, and data collection about paranormal groups via the internet.

Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:06:05 Maynard's Spooky Action...  Interviews with delegates and guests at the Australian Skeptics Convention. This week Maynard chats to...  Dr Paul Willis Agent Smith Tim Medham Dr Rachie 0:33:15 A Week in Science The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to bring science to people and people to science. 0:37:20 An interview with Sharon Hill A review of Doubtful News over the past 12 months

Skeptics special tonight on AMH Radio with filmmaker Blake Freeman and scientist/skeptic/blogger Sharon Hill.A JOURNEY TO PLANET SANITY is a reality based comedy debunking aliens, psychics & all things paranormal. The film follows Blake Freeman (NOOBZ, MUCHO DINERO) as he takes a 69 year old man named LeRoy on a hilarious cross-country journey in search of TRUTH. LeRoy has spent his life savings trying to protect himself from aliens and ghosts by buying gimmicks and entrusting psychics. Upon discovering LeRoy's plight, Freeman, with LeRoy in tow, decides to put these beliefs and “so called” experts to the test.This hilarious true story of one man's mission to debunk psychics, ghost and aliens that want to probe you opened December 6 in theaters and iTunes, Xbox Live, Amazon Instant Video, DirectTV, PlayStation Network, and cable providers VOD.Sharon Hill has been an active member of the skeptical community since 1993. In 2006, she began her blog “Doubtful,” which covers topics relating to paranormal happenings, cryptozoology, anomalous natural phenomena, science & society and general skeptical goodness. Her day job is geologist and policy specialist. She has a Masters degree in education, specializing in Science and the Public and runs the critical thinking newsblog, Doubtfulnews.com

On the show this time, Sharon Hill, editor of the Doubtful News blog and advocate of critical thinking discussing the skeptical take on the world of sasquatchery, including the dual darlings of DNA deducting Melba Ketchum and Bryan Sykes.

In the first live episode of Season 8, editor of Doubtful News, Sharon Hill, returns to the program to continue our conversation about building a bridge between the skeptic and paranormal community.

Episode 21 of our satirical comedy podcast. Look out for the name checking section where we read out the names of some recent InKredulous reviewers. Your host is Andy Wilson (@InKredulosi) of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and director and co-organiser of QED conference. Appearing this time are: Sharon Hill, editor of Doubtful News website (@IDoubtIt) […]

Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:40 Doubtful News?  We talk to Sharon Hill about her web site 'Doubtful News'. 0:16:27 Dr Rachie Reports  The lastest goings on with those wacky folks at the Australian Anti-Vaccination Network 0:27:50 Project DropFox  An interview with Trent Brusky from DropFox, a web site giving back to the skeptical community. 0:34:00 A Week in Science with Dr Paul Willis  The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to ‘bring science to people and people to science’. 0:38:07 Maynard's Spooky Action..  Maynard jumps into his time machine to continue interview from the Australian Skeptics Convention, 2012

Skeptical Reporter for February 1st, 2013 We begin this edition of the skeptical reporter with an announcement. The editors at Doubtful News are working on a guideline on skepticism for the media. They are welcoming contributions and suggestions to make this document complete, easy to understand and use. This is what the announcement had to ...continue reading "Skeptical reporter @ 2013-02-15"

BoA:Audio ventures into the realm of the skeptics as we welcome Sharon Hill, creator and editor of Doubtful News, for a discussion on skepticism, the paranormal, and that sliver of intellectual landscape that may be able to harbor both worlds.

We all survived one more end of the world scare! Now that we have to keep on living, Derek decided to sit down with Sharon Hill of 'Doubtful News' to chat a little about what some of the big skeptical news stories of 2012 were, and get her thoughts about might be looming over the horizon for 2013.

To wind up 2012, MonsterTalk welcomes back Sharon Hill, founder of the Doubtful News website, to talk us through a year’s worth of monstrous topics. READ episode notes

The hosts of MonsterTalk interview Sharon Hill, creator of the website Doubtful News. The discussion includes updates on the latest in monster news trends, as well as information about The Amaz!ng Meeting—the James Randi Educational Foundation’s annual meeting of skeptical scientists, researchers, artists, performers, teachers and other rational-minded folk in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also in this episode, Brian Thompson of the JREF stops by to discuss TAM 2012. READ episode notes