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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

Episodes

The Skeptics Guide #938 - Jul 1 2023

What's The Word: Decussate; News Items: Ripples in Spacetime, Mars Simulation, Multimillion Dollar Psychic Scam, Who Is Most Susceptible to Misinformation, Malaria in Flroida; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Existential Dread; Science or Fiction

Jul 01, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #938 - Jul 1 2023

What's The Word: Decussate; News Items: Ripples in Spacetime, Mars Simulation, Multimillion Dollar Psychic Scam, Who Is Most Susceptible to Misinformation, Malaria in Flroida; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Existential Dread; Science or Fiction

Jul 01, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #937 - Jun 24 2023

News Items: Neuroforecasting, Coastal Erosion, Milky Way's Supermassive Blackhole, Aliens in Vegas, Alcohol Use Disorder; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Latitude and Daylight, Debating RFK Jr.; Science or Fiction

Jun 24, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #937 - Jun 24 2023

News Items: Neuroforecasting, Coastal Erosion, Milky Way's Supermassive Blackhole, Aliens in Vegas, Alcohol Use Disorder; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Latitude and Daylight, Debating RFK Jr.; Science or Fiction

Jun 24, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #936 - Jun 17 2023

Interview with David Kyle Johnson; News Items: Schizophrenia and Autoimmune Disease, 3D Printing Glass, Smoke Blocks Solar Power, Retooling Ribosome Translation, Ivory Billed Woodpecker Again; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: UFO Sighting; Science or Fiction

Jun 17, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #936 - Jun 17 2023

Interview with David Kyle Johnson; News Items: Schizophrenia and Autoimmune Disease, 3D Printing Glass, Smoke Blocks Solar Power, Retooling Ribosome Translation, Ivory Billed Woodpecker Again; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: UFO Sighting; Science or Fiction

Jun 17, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #935 - Jun 10 2023

Special Report: Canadian Fires and Global Warming; News Items: The Coming of AR, The Causes of Cultural Differences, Space Travel and Brain Health, UFO Whistleblower; Your Questions and E-mails: Corrections, Breaking Placebo Effects; Science or Fiction

Jun 10, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #935 - Jun 10 2023

Special Report: Canadian Fires and Global Warming; News Items: The Coming of AR, The Causes of Cultural Differences, Space Travel and Brain Health, UFO Whistleblower; Your Questions and E-mails: Corrections, Breaking Placebo Effects; Science or Fiction

Jun 10, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #934 - Jun 3 2023

Quickie with Bob: Brain Stimulation; News Items: Harvesting Energy from Air, Breakups and Hindsight Bias, AI Seance, Monster Stars; Your Questions and E-mails: Attenboroughs, Trees and CO2; Science or Fiction

Jun 03, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #934 - Jun 3 2023

Quickie with Bob: Brain Stimulation; News Items: Harvesting Energy from Air, Breakups and Hindsight Bias, AI Seance, Monster Stars; Your Questions and E-mails: Attenboroughs, Trees and CO2; Science or Fiction

Jun 03, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #933 - May 27 2023

Live Recording with special guest George Hrab; Quickie with Cara: New York is Sinking; News Items: Fourth Meal, Artemis Update, Making Fuel from Sunlight, Most Dangerous Toy, The Science of Reading, Urban Evolution; AI Voice Simulator, Science or Fiction

May 27, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #933 - May 27 2023

Live Recording with special guest George Hrab; Quickie with Cara: New York is Sinking; News Items: Fourth Meal, Artemis Update, Making Fuel from Sunlight, Most Dangerous Toy, The Science of Reading, Urban Evolution; AI Voice Simulator, Science or Fiction

May 27, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #932 - May 20 2023

News Items: Microsoft Signs Up For Fusion, Robot Helpers, DNA Everywhere, The Evolution of Butterflies, CO2 and Lab Grown Meat; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

May 20, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #932 - May 20 2023

News Items: Microsoft Signs Up For Fusion, Robot Helpers, DNA Everywhere, The Evolution of Butterflies, CO2 and Lab Grown Meat; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

May 20, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #931 - May 13 2023

Quickie with Bob: Pangenome; News Items: Fake Studies, Germany and Nuclear Power, Moon Landing Hoax Again, Earth Viewed by Alien Civilization; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Dunning-Kruger Revisited; Science or Fiction

May 13, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #931 - May 13 2023

Quickie with Bob: Pangenome; News Items: Fake Studies, Germany and Nuclear Power, Moon Landing Hoax Again, Earth Viewed by Alien Civilization; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Dunning-Kruger Revisited; Science or Fiction

May 13, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #930 - May 6 2023

Interview with Brian Brushwood; What's The Word: Catacoustics; News Items: AI Mind Reading, 10,000 steps per day, 30 Years of the Web, When Will Aliens Contact Us; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Carnivore Diet; Science or Fiction

May 06, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #930 - May 6 2023

Interview with Brian Brushwood; What's The Word: Catacoustics; News Items: AI Mind Reading, 10,000 steps per day, 30 Years of the Web, When Will Aliens Contact Us; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Carnivore Diet; Science or Fiction

May 06, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #929 - Apr 29 2023

News Items: Starship Launch, False Belief Systems, Ashwagandha and other Herbal Drugs, The Evolution of Eukaryotes, Blue Holes; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: P-Values vs Effect Sizes; Science or Fiction

Apr 29, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #929 - Apr 29 2023

News Items: Starship Launch, False Belief Systems, Ashwagandha and other Herbal Drugs, The Evolution of Eukaryotes, Blue Holes; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: P-Values vs Effect Sizes; Science or Fiction

Apr 29, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #928 - Apr 22 2023

News Items: Starship Almost Launch, Information in Ancient Meteorites, Lunar Cycle and Suicide, Sharper MRI Images, Mummies and Taxes; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Hydrogen Storage; Science or Fiction

Apr 22, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #928 - Apr 22 2023

News Items: Starship Almost Launch, Information in Ancient Meteorites, Lunar Cycle and Suicide, Sharper MRI Images, Mummies and Taxes; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Hydrogen Storage; Science or Fiction

Apr 22, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #927 - Apr 15 2023

Interview with Jon Bornstein of Amprius Technology; News Items: Dopamine Detox, Overprotection May Cause Anxiety, W-Boson Mass, No Health Benefits from Moderate Drinking; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Apr 15, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #927 - Apr 15 2023

Interview with Jon Bornstein of Amprius Technology; News Items: Dopamine Detox, Overprotection May Cause Anxiety, W-Boson Mass, No Health Benefits from Moderate Drinking; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Apr 15, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #926 - Apr 8 2023

Quickie with Bob: Quantum Random Numbers; News Items: Treating Infections Without Antibiotics, The Science of Clogging, New Kind of Black Hole, First Cell Phone; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Feedback on AI; Science or Fiction

Apr 08, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #926 - Apr 8 2023

Quickie with Bob: Quantum Random Numbers; News Items: Treating Infections Without Antibiotics, The Science of Clogging, New Kind of Black Hole, First Cell Phone; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Feedback on AI; Science or Fiction

Apr 08, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #925 - Apr 1 2023

Interview with Blake Lemoine; Quickie with Steve: Batteries with Double the Energy Density; News Items: Mammoth Meatball, Lunar Ice, First Blitzar Observed, England Allows Gene-Edited Crops; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Apr 01, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #925 - Apr 1 2023

Interview with Blake Lemoine; Quickie with Steve: Batteries with Double the Energy Density; News Items: Mammoth Meatball, Lunar Ice, First Blitzar Observed, England Allows Gene-Edited Crops; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Apr 01, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #924 - Mar 25 2023

What's the Word: Pleonasm; Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine, Tik Tok and Misinformation, 3D Printed Rocket, Beethoven's Hair, Uranus Moons and Subsurface Oceans; Follow up: Oumuamua Comet Hypothesis; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 25, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #924 - Mar 25 2023

What's the Word: Pleonasm; Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine, Tik Tok and Misinformation, 3D Printed Rocket, Beethoven's Hair, Uranus Moons and Subsurface Oceans; Follow up: Oumuamua Comet Hypothesis; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 25, 2023