Dr Ayesha joins Gav, Janis, Rick and the prodigal Alex for episode 35 of Just Skeptics. 
This week:

Social Media and activism

Where Marketing meets Surgery

Gopher the amazing bomb detector  Golf ball finder

Janis is just a symptom of the culture of narcissism

Dr Ayesha's Soapbox on a study that says 97% of Doctors prescribe placebos

This week we're rejoined by Polyp, the Political Cartoonist, to discuss his close encounters of an irrational kind. Gavin presents us with a conspiracy theory that he thinks sounds quite reasonable, and Rick looks at the link between bombs and Hepatitis C. Also, the Pope. 

Links!

http://www.polyp.org.uk/ 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/25/scientists-divided-device-hepatitis-c 

This week, Janis, Gavin and Rick are joined by local author and organiser of the GMSkeptics Bookclub 'Skeplit', Joely Black for a Soapbox on 'The Secret'.  
Meanwhile, Rick discusses the recent news on four cases brought to the European Court of Human Rights by Christians who said their employers had discriminated against them because of their beliefs, Gavin fills us in on some creative parking payment thinking, and Janis is still talking about boobs. 

We're joined by political cartoonist Polyp to talk about mobile phone radiation, political correctness (presumably gone mad) and rapture parties.

Polyp's website:

http://polyp.org.uk/

Polyp's article on conspiracy theories:

http://www.newint.org/features/2011/03/01/polyp-conspiracy-theories/

A to Z of Political Correctness:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/8513876/The-A-Z-of-political-correctness.html#dsq-content

The Winterval Myth:

http://www.thedisinformed.co.uk/2010/12/12/the-winterval-myth/

Council of Europe issues alert over Cell Phones:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/council-of-europe-to-consider-ban-on-wifi-and-mobiles-in-classrooms.ars?&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany

Rapture Suicides:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/05/while_harold_camping_sits_safe.php

We're joined by guest host and barrister Geoff Wheelan who gives us some examples of God vs the Law - we also discuss Astrology and go over some listener feedback.

We invite guest host Conor Pendergrast from Belfast SitP who gives a valentines love letter for QED. We also discuss the "ban on herbal medicines" and unusual cancer treatments.

New EU regulations on Herbal Medicine

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=177732

http://www.naturalnews.com/030873_EU_directive_medicinal_herbs.html#ixzz1AMX2OWWl

Woman beats cancer with chinese medicine

http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/woman-beats-breast-cancer-treatment-china/5/81328

Belfast Skeptics

http://belfastskeptics.com/

The website of our guest host Conor P

http://www.conorp.eu/

Just Skeptics Episode 16

Our first ever transatlantic guest host is Amber Sherwood Kost of the Kitsap County Skeptics who joins us for our sixteenth episode. We discuss the numerological significance of the number 11, plans for a massive pyramid power station and the inconsistency of the Daily Mail's vaccine advice. On the soapbox Amber discusses Oprah, and the influence she holds over the American public.

Kitsap County Skeptics

http://kitsapskeptics.blogspot.com

Primly Stable blogpost on Mail vaccine advice

http://primlystable.blogspot.com/2011/01/mail-give-children-vaccine-that-we-said.html

Mike Adams calls cancer cure a cruel medical hoax

http://www.naturalnews.com/030987_Michael_Douglas_throat_cancer.html

MTV article on the science of Numerology

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655652/britney-kanye-jayz-taking-advantage-11111.jhtml

UFO Phil's official website

http://www.ufophil.com/

QED Confrence

http://www.qedcon.org/

We're joined by Twitter legend Andrew Taylor this episode. We discuss a revolutionary new boob-job in a cream, compulsory vaccines for toddlers and the issue of prisoners votes.

Cosmetic surgeon questions 'boob job' cream.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/nov/11/cosmetic-surgeon-boob-job-cream

Children without MMR should be banned from school.

http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2010/11/children-without-mmr-jabs-should-be-banned-from-school-claims-public-health-official/

http://www.wigantoday.net/news/compulsory_mmr_school_ban_blast_1_2737472