Show notes for Episode 44

Radio Freethinker episode 44 - Dr. Paul Offit being sued by anti-vaccination groups, Ahead of the curve with Don, Skeptical challenge from Desiree Schell

Song: Our Place in the Cosmos by John Boswell http://www.symphonyofscience.com/

Links:
Dr. Paul Offit sued by anti-vaccination groups.

http://scepticsbook.com/wp-content/uploads/Arthur-v.-Offitv2.pdf

http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=1418

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2716

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_waronscience/

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/12/the_anti-vaccine_movement_shows_just_how.php

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2415
The World at Night: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=240450058085

Skeptics in the pub quiz: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=app_2344061033&ref=profile&id=1268610986#/event.php?eid=207847836903&index=1

Show notes for Episode 43

Radio Freethinker episode 43 - TSA's new regulations, Skeptical activism with special guest Jesse Brydle

Song: Who's Driving Your Plane? By The Rolling Stones

Links:

TSA's new regulations: http://gizmodo.com/5435675/president-obama-its-time-to-fire-the-tsa and http://www.slate.com/id/2239935/ and http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/us/27security.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=micheline%20maynard&st=cse

CFI: http://www.centerforinquiry.net/vancouver

Skepticamp: http://www.bcskeptics.info/skepticamp/2009.04.html

Show notes for Episode 42

Radio Freethinker episode 42 - Old Cereal, water on Titan, H1N1 Silver lining, Copenhagan

Song: Santa Claws is coming to town by Alice Cooper

Links:

Cereal is older than we think
http://www.canada.com/technology/science/Study+finds+cereal+much+older+than+thought/2359277/story.html

Water on Titan (almost)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091222-saturn-moon-titan-fog-methane-lakes.html

Show notes for Episode 41

Radio Freethinker episode 41 - Economics email, the logic of Sonya McLeod, Science reporting vs Science

Song: Girl you have no faith in Medicine by the White Stripes

Sonya McLeod: http://ethanhistorianblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/danger-danger-sonya-mcleod.html

Economics email: http://skepticaleconstudent.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-stimulating-is-economic-stimulus.html

Show notes for Episode 40

Radio Freethinker episode 40 - Ecole Polytechnique massacre, the Swiss Ban Minarets, Interview with Justin Trottier

Links:

Swiss banning Minarets: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8385893.stm
Ecole Polytechnique massacre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre

Science News Stories:
Killer Tomatoes? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/12/09/real-life-killer-tomatoes-carnivorous-plants-may-be-all-around-us/
Cell phones not causing Cancer http://professional.cancerconsultants.com/oncology_main_news.aspx?id=44369

Justin Trottier: http://www.centerforinquiry.net/ontario/about/contact_information/

Show notes for Episode 39

Radio Freethinker episode 39 - We discuss Science and Media with special guest Jennifer Kaban

Song: Science is Real by They Might Be Giants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty33v7UYYbw

Links:

Brain scan used in Trial: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2664

Climate Change emails: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/11/26/climate-change-hack.html

TEDxTerry talks: http://www.terry.ubc.ca/terrytalks/

Jennifer Kaban "Sharing Wonder" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZxaR2Ft4Is

Show notes for Episode 38

Radio Freethinker episode 38 - Our Second Fundraising Episode!! Vaccines and poor journalism by the Georgia Straight

You can donate by calling 604-822-8648 or at www.citr.ca/donate

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Donations give you the chance to win some great swag!
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For $60 you get: A membership, free pass and t-shirt from the Railway Club!
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Links:
Georgia Straight article on Vaccines: http://www.straight.com/article-270843/vancouver/whats-your-vaccine

Events:
Skeptics in the Pub: http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=5218449547
Skepticism and The X-Files: http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=168661704305&index=1

Show notes for Episode 37

Radio Freethinker episode 37 - Our First Fundraising Episode!! Craziness ensues!! You can donate by calling 604-822-8648 or at www.citr.ca/donate Great swag awaits you!!
Donations give you the chance to win some great swag!
For $101.90 you get: Year’s subscription to Skeptical Inquirer and Free Inquiry!
For $60 you get: A new copy of Richard Dawkins “The Greatest Show on Earth”!
For $60 you get: A membership, free pass and t-shirt from the Railway Club!
For $30 you get CD of the Music of Radio Freethinker! and a DVD of audio books on science, skepticism and atheism! and a Honorary membership of the UBC Freethinkers!

If you Donate $300 or more... you get it all!!!
Call 604-822-8648 or 604 UBC UNIT

Links:
Water on the moon http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html
Lake Agassiz http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Canadian+disaster+sparked+Freeze+Europe+years+scientist/2225992/story.html
Ethan's Skeptic North article in the National Post http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/16/ethan-clow.aspx
Skepticism and The X-Files Event http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=168661704305&ref=mf

Show notes for Episode 36

Radio Freethinker episode 36 - Carl Sagan Day, more Body Soul and Spirit expo
Song: Symphony of Science "We are all connected" by John Boswell http://www.symphonyofscience.com/

Carl Sagan Day: http://www.carlsaganday.com/

H1 N1 Get the Facts: http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=161444432417

Show notes for Episode 35

Radio Freethinker episode 35 - "Ahead of the Curve", Drug advisor fired, Mind Body and Spirit expo is discussed

Links:
UK Drug advisor fired: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8338981.stm

Vaccine "ahead of the curve" http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200911/brownlee-h1n1 and http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/2/shannon_brownlee_does_the_vaccine_matter

Show notes for Episode 34

Radio Freethinker episode 34 - Economic's Special! Topics include bailouts, HST, and Libertarianism vs Liberalism

Links:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t12.htm
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_45/b4154034724383.htm
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=311
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Business_Cycle_Theory
http://mises.org/story/3127
http://mises.org/story/3770

http://www.gov.bc.ca/hst/
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2009/09/22/HSTMyths/
http://ubyssey.ca/ideas/?p=8846
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/~ASSETS/DOCUMENT/BC_Office_Pubs/bc_commentary/bccfall09.pdf
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105998706732&v=info

Secondary links:

http://www.saynotohstinbc.ca/news-articles/harmonised-sales-tax-will-hurt-bc-service-industry/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-to-harmonize-sales-tax-with-gst/article1228772/
http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2009/hst_tax_increase_delivers_huge_hit_to_bc_families_and_tourists.asp

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Some may have noticed that episode 34 and 35 have yet to be updated on Itunes. We are aware of the problem and it should be corrected within the next 24 hours. Hopefully everything will work out. Thanks for your patience.

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Show notes for Episode 33

Radio Freethinker episode 33 - Halloween Special! Origins of Halloween, Trick or Treating, Scarey Myths

Song: Theme to the Crypt Keeper

Origins of Halloween - Samhain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain All Saints Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_Day Festival of the Dead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_the_Dead

Halloween is safe and always has been: http://weirdthings.com/2009/10/the-pin-poison-panic-the-true-story-of-american-candy-tampering/

Mathematical model for surviving zombie outbreak: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/zombies/

Porphyria explains vampires and werewolves: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/36662

H1N1 - Get the Facts: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=161444432417

Show notes for Episode 32

Radio Freethinker episode 32 - "Priming the well", Placebo effect study, Science and skepticism

Song: The Big Bang Theory by Barenaked Ladies

Links:

Placebo study: http://www.theprovince.com/technology/science/Placebo+effect+spine+well+mind/2111851/story.html

Copper bracelets usless: http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/741-copper-and-magnetic-bracelets-useless.html

Open Access week: http://www.library.ubc.ca/schol_comm/oa/start.html

Tck Tck Tck: http://tcktcktck.org/

Show notes for Episode 31

Radio Freethinker episode 31- Holocaust denial is discussed, new vaccine study on seasonal flu, Simon Singh court battle update, Canadian science media centre.

Song: I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty

Links:

Study on vaccines: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/oct06_2/b3928 also see http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2147 and
http://www.skepticnorth.com/2009/10/h1n1-oops.html
Simon Singh: http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php/site/project/333/
Canadian science media centre: http://www.sciencemediacentre.ca/smc/

Show notes for Episode 30

Radio Freethinker episode 30 - Space news, Shroud of Turin, Joseph Stalin's grandson sues newspaper.

Song: The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan

Links:

Shroud of Turin: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8291948.stm

Joseph Stalin's grandson sues newspaper: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gLFLJM_wWYgj4-0X6AmDDrQds7fg and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/6319755/Josef-Stalins-grandson-loses-legal-attempt-at-rehabilitating-Soviet-dictators-reputation.html

Show notes for Episode 29

Radio Freethinker episode 29 - Nobel Prize thoughts, Ardipithecus ramidus, interview with Steve Thoms
Song: Glorious Dawn by Carl Sagan - A custom song created by youtube user Melodysheep.

Links:

Canadian winning Nobel Prize: http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Canadian+wins+Nobel+Prize+physics/2071113/story.html

Ardipithecus ramidus discovery: http://www.theprovince.com/technology/science/discovery+change+think+about+evolution/2054691/story.html

Steve Thoms: www.somecanadianskeptic.com

Kennedy Goodkey's letter to the Georgia Straight: http://assholeskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/09/unleash-hounds.html

Skeptic North: www.skepticnorth.com

Show notes for Episode 28

Radio Freethinker episode 28 - Anti Vax rally in Vancouver, Global Warming/Climate Change and denial.

Song: Walkin' on the Sun by Smashmouth

Links:

Michael Shermers blog post: http://skepticblog.org/2009/09/29/economic-triage-for-global-climate-change/

Vancouver Anti-Vax rally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRioWza6RGg&feature=youtube_gdata

Deniers Book by Lawrence Solomon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deniers:_The_world-renowned_scientists_who_stood_up_against_global_warming_hysteria,_political_persecution,_and_fraud

Hockey stick controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_stick_controversy

Solar cycle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_variation_theory

Show notes for Episode 27

Radio Freethinker episode 27 - A talk on evolutionary psychology, poor journalism by the Georgia Straight.
Song: Peter Gunn meets "Every breath you take"
Links:
Psyc 358 Evolutionary Psychology http://www.psych.ubc.ca/
Georgia Straight article by Sonya McLeod http://www.straight.com/article-258247/homeopathy-offers-alternative-flu
Some Canadian Skeptic: http://www.somecanadianskeptic.com/2009/09/homeopathy-attempting-to-strike-in.html
UBC Freethinkers Movie Night: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1268610986&ref=profile#/event.php?eid=166382938218
Skeptics in the Pub: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1268610986&ref=profile#/event.php?eid=148311742641

Show notes for Episode 26

Radio Freethinker episode 26 - Today we discuss Scientology with special guest Gerry Armstrong and interviews with Vanonymous.
Song "Never going to give you up" by Rick Astley
Links:
Gerry Armstrong http://www.gerryarmstrong.org/
Vancouver Anonymous http://www.vanonymous.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page