Episode 0016: Immunised hypothesis

In this episode Ben and I discuss Immunised Hypotheses: http://www.skepticsfieldguide.net/2013/01/immunised-hypothesis.html

Clips from:

• Derren Brown investigates: Ghost Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hfDIveFQHg

• The Refining Reason Debate: Special Pleading fallacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJApqf0xaAA

• Phony Karate Master - No Touch KO Debunked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0_n7tGnK0

Also discussed, Kiai Master vs MMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDaCIDvj6I

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0016.mp3

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Episode 0015: Gibberish (original episode)

This podcast is an original episode on Gibberish: http://www.skepticsfieldguide.net/2012/12/gibberish.html

One example we use is from Yes Prime Minister - The Smoke Screen.

The other examples are from Richard Dawkins' Tanner Lectures. (The gibberish comes in the form of questions asked to Richard Dawkins.)

• Richard Dawkins - The Religion of Science - Part 2 - at about 31 minutes into the audio if you want to hear the original.
• Richard Dawkins - The Science of Religion - Part 2 - at about 11 minutes.

Direct download: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0015.mp3

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