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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novellawww.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 #865 - Feb 5 2022

Quickie with Bob - Scientists Invent Flubber; News Items: Machine Learning and Mental Health, Hardy Tardigrades, DNA Microfossils, Belief in the Paranormal and Credibility, Tesla Robots; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Rogan and Spotify; Science or Fiction

Feb 05, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #865 - Feb 5 2022

Quickie with Bob - Scientists Invent Flubber; News Items: Machine Learning and Mental Health, Hardy Tardigrades, DNA Microfossils, Belief in the Paranormal and Credibility, Tesla Robots; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Rogan and Spotify; Science or Fiction

Feb 05, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #864 - Jan 29 2022

What's the Word: Allopatric; News Items: Carbon Signatures on Mars, Schoolkids and Conspiracy Theories, Peter Jackson Uses AI to Restore Beatles, Human Remains Locator; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: 5G and Airlines, The Effects of Climate Change; Science or Fiction

Jan 29, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #864 - Jan 29 2022

What's the Word: Allopatric; News Items: Carbon Signatures on Mars, Schoolkids and Conspiracy Theories, Peter Jackson Uses AI to Restore Beatles, Human Remains Locator; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: 5G and Airlines, The Effects of Climate Change; Science or Fiction

Jan 29, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #863 - Jan 22 2022

Interview with Brad McKay, Special Segment: 5G and Airlines; News Items: Origins of Life, Zombie Science, Silent as an Owl, Evolution of Flowering Plants; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Jan 22, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #863 - Jan 22 2022

Interview with Brad McKay, Special Segment: 5G and Airlines; News Items: Origins of Life, Zombie Science, Silent as an Owl, Evolution of Flowering Plants; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Jan 22, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #862 - Jan 15 2022

News Items: Pig Heart Transplant, Managing the Next Pandemic, Bogus Hangover Cures, James Webb Telescope Update, Battlefield Acupuncture; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Does Smelling Equal Exposure; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Jan 15, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #862 - Jan 15 2022

News Items: Pig Heart Transplant, Managing the Next Pandemic, Bogus Hangover Cures, James Webb Telescope Update, Battlefield Acupuncture; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Does Smelling Equal Exposure; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Jan 15, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #861 - Jan 8 2022

Predictions for 2021 and 2022; News Items: Space Highlights for 2022, Education and the Aging Brain, Ramjet Physics, Elizabeth Holmes Guilty Verdict; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Off the Reservation; Science or Fiction

Jan 08, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #861 - Jan 8 2022

Predictions for 2021 and 2022; News Items: Space Highlights for 2022, Education and the Aging Brain, Ramjet Physics, Elizabeth Holmes Guilty Verdict; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Off the Reservation; Science or Fiction

Jan 08, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #860 - Jan 1 2022

2021 Year-End Review Show; Best Science of the Year; Pseudoscience of the Year; Best SGU Segments; Skeptical Heroes and Jackasses of 2021; In Memoriam; Science or Fiction

Jan 01, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #860 - Jan 1 2022

2021 Year-End Review Show; Best Science of the Year; Pseudoscience of the Year; Best SGU Segments; Skeptical Heroes and Jackasses of 2021; In Memoriam; Science or Fiction

Jan 01, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #859 - Dec 25 2021

Live from Fort Collins; Discussion: End of Civilization; News Items: Nuclear on the Moon, What Launched Video Games, Assholes More Likely to be Wrong, Vaccine Detox; The Rogues Answer Psychology Questions; Science or Fiction

Dec 25, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #859 - Dec 25 2021

Live from Fort Collins; Discussion: End of Civilization; News Items: Nuclear on the Moon, What Launched Video Games, Assholes More Likely to be Wrong, Vaccine Detox; The Rogues Answer Psychology Questions; Science or Fiction

Dec 25, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #858 - Dec 18 2021

What's The Word: Substrate; News Items: Storing Energy with Air and Water, Zoom Fatigue, Challenging Einstein, Webb Launching; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Dec 18, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #858 - Dec 18 2021

What's The Word: Substrate; News Items: Storing Energy with Air and Water, Zoom Fatigue, Challenging Einstein, Webb Launching; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Dec 18, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #857 - Dec 11 2021

Holiday Pseudoscience Guide; News Items: Treating the Unvaccinated, DNA Data Storage, MLM Exploiting Women, Binge Watching, Asteroid Monitoring; Who's That Noisy; Name That Quote; Your Questions and E-mails: Blaming Parents; Science or Fiction

Dec 11, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #857 - Dec 11 2021

Holiday Pseudoscience Guide; News Items: Treating the Unvaccinated, DNA Data Storage, MLM Exploiting Women, Binge Watching, Asteroid Monitoring; Who's That Noisy; Name That Quote; Your Questions and E-mails: Blaming Parents; Science or Fiction

Dec 11, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #856 - Dec 4 2021

COVID Update: Omicron; Myths about Black Widow Spiders; News Items: Sentient Cephalopods, Self Replicating Xenobots, Pharmacists Recommending Homeopathy; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: SpinLaunch Follow up; Science or Fiction

Dec 04, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #856 - Dec 4 2021

COVID Update: Omicron; Myths about Black Widow Spiders; News Items: Sentient Cephalopods, Self Replicating Xenobots, Pharmacists Recommending Homeopathy; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: SpinLaunch Follow up; Science or Fiction

Dec 04, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #855 - Nov 27 2021

Live from Denver; Special Segment: Families, Vaccines, and Thanksgiving; News Items: Russia Shoots Down Satellite, Asteroid May Be Moon Fragment, Loss Aversion, Bank Robber Identifies After 52 Years, Alex Jones Liable in Sandy Hook Case, Spinlaunch; Science or Fiction

Nov 27, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #855 - Nov 27 2021

Live from Denver; Special Segment: Families, Vaccines, and Thanksgiving; News Items: Russia Shoots Down Satellite, Asteroid May Be Moon Fragment, Loss Aversion, Bank Robber Identifies After 52 Years, Alex Jones Liable in Sandy Hook Case, Spinlaunch; Science or Fiction

Nov 27, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #854 - Nov 20 2021

News Items: Kilometer Long Spaceship, Social Media and Kids, Bionic Arm, Embryo Research, Trust in Science; Quickie with Bob: Caves on Mars; Mystery Quotes; Science or Fiction

Nov 14, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #854 - Nov 20 2021

News Items: Kilometer Long Spaceship, Social Media and Kids, Bionic Arm, Embryo Research, Trust in Science; Quickie with Bob: Caves on Mars; Mystery Quotes; Science or Fiction

Nov 14, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #853 - Nov 13 2021

COVID Update: New Antivirals; News Items: Moon Return Delay, Brain Stimulation Treatment, Carbon to Rock, Astronaut Brain Damage; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Organic Farming; Science or Fiction

Nov 13, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #853 - Nov 13 2021

COVID Update: New Antivirals; News Items: Moon Return Delay, Brain Stimulation Treatment, Carbon to Rock, Astronaut Brain Damage; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Organic Farming; Science or Fiction

Nov 13, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #852 - Nov 6 2021

COVID Update; News Items: Organic Fail, Are Viruses Alive, Memes Ease Stress, Extragalactic Planet, Superconducting New State of Matter; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Elizabeth Bathory; Science or Fiction

Nov 06, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #852 - Nov 6 2021

COVID Update; News Items: Organic Fail, Are Viruses Alive, Memes Ease Stress, Extragalactic Planet, Superconducting New State of Matter; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Elizabeth Bathory; Science or Fiction

Nov 06, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #851 - Oct 30 2021

What's the Word: Chirality; News Items: Creepy Parasite, Lab Grown Coffee, Organoid Research, Conspiracies and COVID, Death by Exorcism; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Peak Uranium; SGU Recommends; Science or Fiction

Oct 30, 2021

The Skeptics Guide #851 - Oct 30 2021

What's the Word: Chirality; News Items: Creepy Parasite, Lab Grown Coffee, Organoid Research, Conspiracies and COVID, Death by Exorcism; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Peak Uranium; SGU Recommends; Science or Fiction

Oct 30, 2021
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