The Skeptic Zone #908 - 1.March.2026

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of bad luck through personal experiments and features discussions from a Skepticamp event.

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:54 Looking into a Broken Mirror Is bad luck in fact bad? A year ago Lara Benham decided to put 'luck' or bad luck to a test when she purposely broke a mirror for skeptical investigator Kenny Biddle. What was the result? Did Lara have a year worth of bad luck? 00:13:16 The Loons from Canada Kate and Allie team up for a spectacularly spooky and romantic Skepticamp at MacEwan University in Edmonton, perfectly timed for Friday the 13th and the eve of Valentine's Day. Kate captures the spirit of the event through conversations with attendees and one of the evening speakers. Allie highlights four of the seven afternoon presentations, giving listeners a front-row seat to the next generation of critical thinkers. Kate and Allie are joined by students Pawn, Tarika, Brook, Jasjot, Caleb and Tamika. 0:31:10 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill . http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:45:26 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to Theta Healing. 1973.07.20 - The Victoria Advocate - Texas http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Sydney…

People in this episode

Host: Richard Saunders

Guests: Lara Benham, Kate, Allie, Pawn, Tarika, Brook, Jasjot, Caleb, Tamika

Topics covered

• bad luck
• skepticism
• critical thinking
• Skepticamp
• Theta Healing
• Australian Skeptics

Keywords

• bad luck
• mirror
• Skepticamp
• Theta Healing
• critical thinking
• Australian Skeptics
• Edmonton
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Skeptics

Books & works: The Victoria Advocate

Places: MacEwan University, Edmonton, Texas

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