The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella•www.theskepticsguide.org

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org

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Episodes

The Skeptics Guide #27 - Jan 25 2006

News Items, Ask the Skeptic, Science or Fiction, Two Views of American Education, Government and wacky science

Jan 25, 2006

The Skeptics Guide #26 - Jan 17 2006

Interview with Eric Altman from the Penn Bigfoot Society, Psychic Predictions for 2005, Darwin Day

Jan 17, 2006

The Skeptics Guide #25 - Jan 11 2006

News Items: Did Castro Kill JFK; Science or Fiction; Discussion Items: Iran Denies the Holocaust, Cell Research Fraud in South Korea, Political Correctness vs Freedom of Speech

Jan 11, 2006

The Skeptics Guide #24 - Jan 6 2006

Interview with James Randi

Jan 06, 2006

The Skeptics Guide #23 - Dec 21 2005

Interview with Jan Helen McGee - Psychic Detective, Victory for Science and Reason in Dover

Dec 21, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #22 - Dec 14 2005

News Items: Holiday Scams; Science or Fiction; Discussion Topics: Eye Evolution, Venus the UFO, Video Games and Seizures, Psychic Detectives

Dec 14, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #21 - Dec 7 2005

Interview with Wallace Sampson, MD - Editor of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, News Items, Intelligent Design and Weeping Icons

Dec 07, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #20 - Nov 23 2005

Interview with Tom W. Clark - founder of Naturalism.org, News Items, Intelligent Design Update

Nov 23, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #19 - Nov 16 2005

Intelligent Design and Idiocy, Putting the Psi into Science, The Starchild Project, Science or Fiction

Nov 16, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #18 - Nov 2 2005

Halloween Ghost Stories, Astrology vs Astronomy, Science or Fiction

Nov 02, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #17 - Oct 26 2005

Interview with Joe Nickell - paranormal investigator

Oct 26, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #16 - Oct 12 2005

Interview with Glen G. Sparks

Oct 12, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #15 - Oct 6 2005

Interview with Chris Mooney: Author of The Republican War on Science

Oct 06, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #14 - Sep 28 2005

UFO Landing Strip, Science or Fiction, Intelligent Design Update, Bigfoot Convention, Katrina Myths and Conspiracies

Sep 28, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #13 - Sep 14 2005

9/11 Conspiracies, Science or Fiction

Sep 14, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #12 - Sep 7 2005

Interview with Steve Milloy, Science or Fiction

Sep 07, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #11 - Aug 31 2005

Interview with Bob Park: author of Voodoo Science

Aug 31, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #10 - Aug 23 2005

In Memoriam: Phil Klass and Robert Baker, Science or Fiction, Childrens Books

Aug 23, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #9 - Aug 10 2005

Bush-The Pope-and evolution -again, Science or Fiction, Atlantis, Modern Witch Hunts, Science and Hollywood

Aug 10, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #8 - Aug 2 2005

Interview with Steven Salerno: author of SHAM, Science or Fiction

Aug 02, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #7 - Jul 20 2005

The Pope on Potter and evolution, Ghostbusting with Penn & Teller, Ask the Skeptic, Science or Fiction, Quackwatch

Jul 20, 2005

The Skeptics Guide #6 - Jul 7 2005

Science Magazine's 125 things we do not know, Science or Fiction, Tom Cruise, Scientology and Psychiatry, CT Warning on e-scams, Ramada Inn in Stratford Haunted

Jul 07, 2005