You shall be missed
The 51st episode of Consilience is out! You can download the mp3 here (26mb) and the file’s page on Archive.org is here.
Starring
Teaching Angela to Appreciate History
1911 – Erwin Müller born
Updates
Venus totally transited! (Owen’s pics)
News
Surgical procedure for victims of female genital mutilation is successful.
3000 “witches” lynched in Tanzania in six years.
WHO targeting sleeping sickness, a common cause of witchcraft claims.
Bonobo genome sequenced.
Link of the Week
James – The Simulation Hypothesis and the problem of natural evil – David Kyle Johnson
Owen – What Would It Take – Hariett Hall
Sci-fi/Fantasy Quote
“Any theory which causes solipsism to seem just as likely an explanation for the phenomena it seeks to describe ought to be held in the utmost suspicion.” – Iain M. Banks The Algebraist
Announcements
- Johannesburg
- Sceptics in the Park – Sunday 17th June at 13:00. Johannesburg Botanical Gardens (Emmerentia), near the Rose Garden.
- Skeptics in the Pub – Wednesday 4th July at 19:00. Venue to be decided.
- Durban
- Skeptics in the Pub – Thursday 21 June at 18:00. Pizetta.
- Pretoria
- Skeptics in the Pub – Saturday 23rd June at 12:30. Venue to be decided.
http://archive.org/details/ConsilienceEpisode51
http://archive.org/download/ConsilienceEpisode51/Consilience51.mp3
