In this week’s podcast we discuss Tony Humphries and THAT article about autism.

Rebecca waxes lyrical about the Guardian Tech Weekly Podcast where she discovered these interesting little items: Valkee Earbuds.

Finn talks about her reaction to seeing After-Biotics in the local chemist.. also it turns out Inulin is a form of polysaccaride!
Finn also scrambles to remember about a story she’d read regarding the appendix being a storage locker for your friendly bacteria… It turns out that the story exists!

Raw milk? Should it be allowed? Should the girls continue to ramble on about their farming past..? these questions and more are discussed… But only YOU can decide.
Also… it turns out that us ladies heart Gerry Daly.
Our next event will be a talk by Dr David-Robert Grimes – who’s blog is nominated for the Skeptical Awards 2012.

And other news: Dublin’s Science Gallery has a new exhibition – Edible.

And Dublin City of Science 2012has started up with a monthly #tweetup…

Rebecca's new Mug

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In this week’s episode of The Skeprechauns’:

We talk about the Celtic Curse, homeopathic treatment for burns and plants (Agro-Homeopathy is NOT aggressive application of water). Also Finn gave a quick update on the HPV vaccine and Oral Cancer.

In Irish news the Stop SOPA Ireland Campaign kicked off this week with a vengeance, while Hacktivists all over Europe ramped up the campaign against ACTA.

The ladies also discussed how it might be wise to be skeptical of breaking news stories such as the early reporting of blame in the Costa Concordia sinking and focusing on one notable criminal in Operation Trace.
This week Irish people as far south as sunny Laois got a chance to see the Northern Lights (at least when there was a break in cloud cover)…
And how many times does Rebecca say “yeah it’s interesting…”?! Answer – far too many!

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To avoid me fluffing the title of this podcast (again), I’m on the most recent Invisible Sky Monster podcast talking feminism and skepticism with the really interesting fellow podcaster Kimberly Saviano of the Amateur Skeptics podcast. The wonderful Canadian presenter Dumbass also has The Dumbasses Guide to Knowledge.

A slow week in Skeptical news – so very chatty this week folks, with bit of a review of the year. Making science compulsory in schools. Jim Corr the wonder that he is. The Ancient Doctrine of Signatures. Scientific skepticism versus Humanities-based skepticism? Gender discussions in the skeptical community and beyond. Rick Santorum – what is with him? BBC Top Women of 2011 includes the entry of a panda. Increase in Irish UFO sightings. And did you realise – Ireland (and Finn) has Netflix?

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I was delighted to sit down to have a conversation with Patrick from the Birmingham Skeptics in the Pub for their podcast. The result can be found here.

Skeprechauns will return next week with the first pod of 2012 – chat to you then!

…and a Skeprechaunal New Year.

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Sorry for the delay this week, my computer had a meltdown during the week.That fan noise is my Mac – sorry about that, might be linked to the meltdown.

Ladies are joined by the wonderful Patrick from the Belfast Skeptics. Cannabis from a skeptical standpoint. Scibernia on drug abuse. Rick Perry and that ad (video).  Lilt is not vegetarian because of fish gelatine?! Blargh! Dan Carlin Common Sense on American politics. Thinking Allowed podcast – very interesting discussion show. Group fighting against civil partnerships in Ireland. Nuns and the pill. Lads Mags research. Post modernism Grace Jones picture. What did you want to be when you were little? The girls betray their agricultural backgrounds! The Valley of the Workers. The Skeptixx new blog, UK She Talks and Women On Air IE. The Leprechaun Hunters (video)!!

Big thanks to Zeyus for the music!

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The girls have a rant, well more of a rant than usual… and turns out Rebecca can’t count – who knew?! Finn’s health update (probably needs its own theme music too!). Easter Island’s giant heads have giant bodies? Cardinal Sean Brady harking back to the good days of Ireland, which according to him was the 1950s. Chicken pox vaccine and the Catholic Church. Irish Times on assisted reproductive rights. WITS some very cool books, Stars Shells and Bluebells and Labcoats and Lace. The poppy and the lily. Letters of note. Cuddly Higgs Boson. Maria Daly’s Science Calling. Google Plus group Dublin Skeptics Group.

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Today was the 7th of November -  Marie Curie’s birthday! Radioactive notebooks. Baby Woolly Mammoths make Rebecca sad. Stephens Island Wren and its fate. Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) video. Big Foot hunters get it wrong again (possibly, probably, definitely maybe). Nepalese regulations for Yeti hunting. Lion taking in the English air in Shepley. New island in the Canary Islands thanks to Volcano Hierro. How Stuff works History Podcast all about Hawaii. Men walk aggressive dogs, or is it the other way around? Asteroid nears Earth, Earth says “Hello” to be blanked by asteroid. The Irish Punt (Pound) just to clarify Rebecca was not saying something else! Pox pops… shudder! The White House and aliens, or the lack there of. The Viking Sunstone – Iceland Spar. The demise of the Mars magnetic field. New planet forming spotted from Hawaii. Irish Vatican Embassy closed, no hidden meaning… really, no really! Ferrero Rocher – “Excellente!” (video). Rebecca on Invisible Sky Monster Episode 2. Chivalry is dead, abuse directed at female bloggers abounds?

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