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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Nineteen &#8211; On Evolution In Action With Brilliant Bioluminescence &#8211; Interview With Siouxsie Wiles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a kickstarter for science, helping to get cool and critical projects into action? That&#8217;s what Crowdfunding for Science, the SciFund Challenge is all about &#8211; supporting science and involving the public with innovative new projects. With only nineteen days of donations left to go, Evolution in Action has a goal to investigate how diseases evolve, using bioluminescent bacteria in mouse poo to track its progress. It may sound quirky, but the science behind the story has world-wide ramifications when it comes to investigating antibiotic resistance and stopping new diseases emerging. Evolution in Action is just one of the many projects that Dr Siouxsie Wiles is involved with &#8211; sharing her twin passions of bioluminescence (think glow worms and...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/05/13/episode-one-hundred-and-nineteen-on-evolution-in-action-with-brilliant-bioluminescence-interview-with-siouxsie-wiles/</link>
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		<title>Token Skeptic In Berlin &#8211; World Skeptics Congress In May, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be in Berlin from May 18th-20th, presenting at the 6th World Skeptics Congress! Check out the official site to see all the news and events, and I&#8217;ll post more about my adventures at the Token Skeptic at FreeThought Blogs. My presentation is on Friday, May 18th: WHY CAN&#8217;T A TEACHER BE MORE LIKE A SCIENTIST? &#8211; PSEUDOSCIENCE IN EDUCATION: As a part of the accountability movement, schools are increasingly expected to provide interventions that provide measurable improvements in learning outcomes and are based on sound scientific research. In addition, families are easily lured by &#8220;miracle cures&#8221; for conditions like Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Asperger&#8217;s and other learning difficulties. However, despite the best intentions of educational providers, commercial...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/05/12/token-skeptic-in-berlin-world-skeptics-congress-in-may-2012/</link>
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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Eighteen &#8211; On The Self Illusion &#8211; Interview With Bruce M Hood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us believe that we are an independent, coherent self–an individual inside our head who thinks, watches, wonders, dreams, and makes plans for the future. This sense of our self may seem incredibly real but a wealth of recent scientific evidence reveals that it is not what it seems – it is all an illusion. In The Self Illusion, Professor Bruce M Hood reveals how the self emerges during childhood and how the architecture of the developing brain enables us to become social animals dependent on each other. Professor Bruce M Hood is the Director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre in the Experimental Psychology Department at the University of Bristol. He has been a...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/05/12/episode-one-hundred-and-eighteen-on-the-self-illusion-interview-with-bruce-m-hood/</link>
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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Seventeen &#8211; On Hoaxilla &#8211; The Skeptical Podcast From Germany</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hoaxilla &#8211; a green monster from the credulous deeps? Is it a German Skepticality, with a German-speaking Derek and Swoopy? Or a podcast about to celebrate its second birthday at the World Skeptics Congress? Alexa and Alexander of Hoaxilla deal with modern and urban legends, media, culture and science from the skeptical perspective, without taking themselves too seriously. Past episodes include investigations into Titanic, Bigfoot, The Philadelphia Experiment, Mothman, chemtrails, vampires, subliminal messages and much more. Hoaxilla appears every Sunday at their official site at http://www.hoaxilla.com. They&#8217;ll be at the World Skeptics Conference in Berlin, this month! In addition (if you use Google Translate on their site) you&#8217;ll find the coolest advertisement for a party yet: During the Sixth...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/05/03/episode-one-hundred-and-seventeen-on-hoaxilla-the-skeptical-podcast-from-germany/</link>
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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Sixteen &#8211; On The Hidden Ingredients Of Chinese Medicine &#8211; Interview With Dr Mike Bunce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Nature News, 12th April: Chinese herbal medicines contain ingredients derived from endangered animals, toxic plants and livestock, a genetic audit has discovered. Few of these ingredients were listed on the packaging. “There’s absolutely no honesty in the labelling of these products. What they declare is completely at odds with what’s in there,” says Dr Mike Bunce, a geneticist at Murdoch University near Perth, Australia, who led the study. For this episode, I talk to Dr Bunce of the Ancient DNA Research Laboratory about the study, what is involved with genetic auditing and what it might mean for the health and welfare of not only humans, but endangered animals. His work revolve around using ancient DNA...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/05/03/episode-one-hundred-and-sixteen-on-the-hidden-ingredients-of-chinese-medicine-interview-with-dr-mike-bunce/</link>
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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Fifteen &#8211; On Myths And Makeup &#8211; Pseudoscience And Cosmetics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This episode begins with being skeptical about lipstick&#8230; and takes you around the world, interviewing the scientists and consumer rights activists who know the advertising claims made by cosmetics and the resulting myths about makeup! In the USA - Perry Romanowski is a member of the Beauty Brains Podcast and the Chemists Corner Website, where he reviews cosmetic products and solves consumer problems. He most recently worked in the hair care innovation group at Alberto Culver, and has written and edited numerous articles and books, taught continuing education classes for industry scientists, and developed successful websites. His latest book is Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry &#8211; 3rd Edition published by Allured. In UK &#8211; The Skeptical Beauty Blog is written by an anonymous...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/04/24/episode-one-hundred-and-fifteen-on-myths-and-makeup-pseudoscience-and-cosmetics/</link>
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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Fourteen &#8211; On Faitheism &#8211; Interview With Chris Stedman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Stedman is the Interfaith and Community Service Fellow for the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University and the Managing Director of State of Formation, a new initiative at the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue. Chris received an MA in Religion from Meadville Lombard Theological School at the University of Chicago, for which he was awarded the Billings Prize for Most Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. A graduate of Augsburg College with a summa cum laude B.A. in Religion, Chris is the founder and author of the blog NonProphet Status. His book is called Faitheist: How An Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious (out in November) and he speaks on it regularly both by invitation and as a member of the Secular Student Alliance Speakers Bureau....]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/04/02/episode-one-hundred-and-fourteen-on-faitheism-interview-with-chris-stedman/</link>
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		<title>Special Episode &#8211; On The Digital Cuttlefish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April Fool Episode! Many thanks to all the listeners. &#160; The Digital Cuttlefish is an atheist and a skeptic, and is madly, passionately in love with science. Their official site is at FreeThought blogs, at http://freethoughtblogs.com/cuttlefish. Cuttlefish are shy and elusive creatures; when necessary, they hide in their own ink. This particular cuttlefish has  chosen as its habitat the comment threads of science, religion, and news sites, where it feeds on the opinions of those who are emboldened by the cloak of internet anonymity. Many thanks to my long-term listeners and new subscribers &#8211; this one is for you. Thanks for sticking with the show, for your donations, your feedback and for making it enjoyable to create an...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/04/01/special-episode-on-the-digital-cuttlefish/</link>
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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Thirteen &#8211; On Critical Thinking, Alt Med And Science Communication &#8211; Michael McRae And Craig Cormick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bonus for this episode! The start of the show is from Doubtful News, a ten-minute broadcast of some of the hit weird and wonderful stories that are in the media this month. Many thanks to Sharon Hill and check out the official site at http://doubtfulnews.com. Best of all, you&#8217;ll be able to see Sharon and many others in person at the forthcoming Amazing Meeting 2012 from July 12-15th! Today&#8217;s episode features content from last month&#8217;s Australian Science Communicators&#8217; National Conference held from 27-29th February in Sydney &#8211; a lecture by Michael McRae and an interview with Craig Cormick. Michael McRae is the author of Tribal Science: Brains, Beliefs and Bad Ideas, which has been released in Australia...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/03/20/episode-one-hundred-and-thirteen-on-critical-thinking-alt-med-and-science-communication-michael-mcrae-and-craig-cormick/</link>
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		<title>Episode One Hundred And Twelve &#8211; On Atheism, Secularism And Rationality &#8211; Interview With Tanya Smith</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tanya Smith joined the board of (the former) Atheist Alliance International in 2010 and was part of the transition team that established the new Atheist Alliance International and Atheist Alliance of America during 2011. Tanya was elected President of Atheist Alliance International in June 2011. She was one of the principal co-ordinators of the 2010 Global Atheist Convention The Rise of Atheism in Melbourne and has been a member of the Atheist Foundation of Australia’s Public Relations team since 2009. She&#8217;ll be presenting at the Global Atheist Convention in 2012 &#8211; a limited number of tickets are still available for the event, running from the 13-15th April in Melbourne. By profession Tanya is an investment...]]></description>
		<link>http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/03/16/episode-one-hundred-and-twelve-on-atheism-secularism-and-rationality-interview-with-tanya-smith/</link>
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