Episode 47: News Update

In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Richelle McCullough, Gem Newman, and Donna Harris discuss local and international news of interest to skeptics, including an investigation of anti-WiFi activism in Canada, a new study examining the negative impact that personhood amendments have on women, a governmental report in Québec endorsing the right to euthanasia, and more.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism presented by the Winnipeg Skeptics and the Humanists, Atheists & Agnostics of Manitoba.

Links: Bad Science Watch’s Investigation of Anti-WiFi Activism in Canada | How Long Does a Cough Last? Comparing Patients’ Expectations with Data from a Systematic Review of the Literature | New Study Shows Anti-Choice Policies Leading to Widespread Arrests of and Forced Interventions on Pregnant Women | SkeptiCamp Winnipeg 2012 Videos | Québec to Proceed with ‘Dying with Dignity’ Legislation | Spot the Station | Thought Experiment (Outtakes)

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Posted by on 20 January 2013 in Humanism, Law, Medicine, News, Science and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , .

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About Gem Newman

Medical student and former software developer. Host of the Life, the Universe & Everything Else podcast. Past organizer of the Winnipeg Skeptics. Former board chair at Bad Science Watch. Writer of things. Grower of beards. He/him.

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