Canberra Skeptics

Podcasts from our Meetings

The following podcasts are recordings of the monthly lecture series run by Canberra Skeptics Inc. Some of these recordings are courtesy of the Australian Public Affairs Channel ( http://www.a-pac.tv/ ). The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Canberra Skeptics Inc.

The Atlas of Living Australia: an online tool for discovering Australia’s biodiversity

Presented by John La Salle, Director Atlas of Living Australia
Download here as a MP3 file.

Diagnosis by "Dr. Google"

Presented by Dr. Rachael Dunlop
Download here as a MP3 file.

An introduction to MPS (Management PseudoScience): or why a hard nose is no protection for a soft head.

Presented by John Smyrk.
Download here as a MP3 file.
Notes to accompany here .

Get off that Armchair and Change the World – Skeptical Activism in Action!

Presented by Richard Saunders.
Download here as a MP3 file.

"J'accuse: Aliens and Free Will, the gods of choice for atheists."

Presented by Dr Charles H. "Charley" Lineweaver
Download here as a MP3 file.

Saving Nigeria's Witch Children

Presented by Leo Igwe. Visit this page to download this talk - here .

TOO EASY TO BELIEVE? Skepticism and the psychology of suggestibility

Presented by Dr.Krissy Wilson. Download here as a MP3 file.
Presented on April 2011. To see a fuller description of this lecture click here

Why we should be buying Kidneys from 'Donors' from Poor Countries

Presented by Dr. Jeremy Shearmur. Download here as a MP3 file.
Presented on February 2011. To see a fuller description of this lecture click here

How do we know when we are at war?

Presented by Lieutenant-General Peter Leahy, AC and in conjunction with the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. Download here as a MP3 file.
Presented on June 2010. To see a fuller description of this lecture click here and page down

Terrorism conspiracy theories and the 1978 Sydney Hilton bombing, Lockerbie, 9/11, and the London 7/7 bombings

Presented by Adjunct Professor Clive Williams and in conjunction with the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. Download here as a MP3 file.
Presented on March 2010. To see a fuller description of this lecture click here and page down

Why Australia should Introduce an emissions trading scheme

Presented by Professor Stephen Howes. Download here as a MP3 file.
Presented on Sept 2009. To see a fuller description of this lecture click here and page down

Clear thinking about national security: why is it so hard?

Presented by Professor Hugh White in conjunction with the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. Download here as a MP3 file.
Presented on March 2009. To see a fuller description of this lecture click here and page down