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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 #775 - May 16 2020

Interview with Gerald Posner; COVID-19 Update; News Items: Do Facemasks Work, Carbon Dioxide and the Pandemic, Distrust of Expertise Online, Closest Black Hole; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: R-Naught; Science or Fiction

May 16, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #775 - May 16 2020

Interview with Gerald Posner; COVID-19 Update; News Items: Do Facemasks Work, Carbon Dioxide and the Pandemic, Distrust of Expertise Online, Closest Black Hole; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: R-Naught; Science or Fiction

May 16, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #774 - May 9 2020

Special Guest: Richard Saunders; COVID-19 Update; News Items: Wandering Magnetic Poles, Air Plasma Jet Propulsion, Hydrogen Breathers, Murder Hornets, Prayer for COVID-19; Premium Wine Cards; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

May 09, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #774 - May 9 2020

Special Guest: Richard Saunders; COVID-19 Update; News Items: Wandering Magnetic Poles, Air Plasma Jet Propulsion, Hydrogen Breathers, Murder Hornets, Prayer for COVID-19; Premium Wine Cards; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

May 09, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #773 - May 2 2020

COVID-19 Update; News Items: New Row of Periodic Table, Safest Coffee, Pentagon UFO Videos, Malaria Vaccine; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Informed Consent; Science or Fiction

May 02, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #773 - May 2 2020

COVID-19 Update; News Items: New Row of Periodic Table, Safest Coffee, Pentagon UFO Videos, Malaria Vaccine; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Informed Consent; Science or Fiction

May 02, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #772 - Apr 25 2020

Covid-19 Update; News Items: The Science Frontier, Bizarre Bacteria, UV Light and Covid-19, Diamond Energy Storage, Reproducing Cactus Coral; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: False Negatives; Science or Fiction

Apr 25, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #772 - Apr 25 2020

Covid-19 Update; News Items: The Science Frontier, Bizarre Bacteria, UV Light and Covid-19, Diamond Energy Storage, Reproducing Cactus Coral; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: False Negatives; Science or Fiction

Apr 25, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #771 - Apr 18 2020

Covid-19 Update; News Items: Coronavirus Deaths in New York, Sterilizing Masks, Oldest String, Demand Characteristics, Lunar Radio Telescope; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Your Questions and E-mails: Potent Venom; Science or Fiction

Apr 18, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #771 - Apr 18 2020

Covid-19 Update; News Items: Coronavirus Deaths in New York, Sterilizing Masks, Oldest String, Demand Characteristics, Lunar Radio Telescope; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Your Questions and E-mails: Potent Venom; Science or Fiction

Apr 18, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #770 - Apr 11 2020

Interview with Kevin Peter Hand; COVID-19 Update; What's The Word: Fomite; News Items: 5G and COVID-19, The TP Hubbub, Mining Space, Comet Atlas; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Apr 11, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #770 - Apr 11 2020

Interview with Kevin Peter Hand; COVID-19 Update; What's The Word: Fomite; News Items: 5G and COVID-19, The TP Hubbub, Mining Space, Comet Atlas; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Apr 11, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #769 - Apr 4 2020

COVID-19 Update; News Items: Don't Drink Poison, Decoding Speech from Brainwaves, Using Urine to Build a Moon Base, Evolution of Land Plants; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Apr 04, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #769 - Apr 4 2020

COVID-19 Update; News Items: Don't Drink Poison, Decoding Speech from Brainwaves, Using Urine to Build a Moon Base, Evolution of Land Plants; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Apr 04, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #768 - Mar 28 2020

COVID-19 Update; News Items: COV-2 Has Natural Origin, Snake Oil Kills, Fake Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed, Cannabinoids for Acute Pain, Why Do Females Live Longer; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 28, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #768 - Mar 28 2020

COVID-19 Update; News Items: COV-2 Has Natural Origin, Snake Oil Kills, Fake Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed, Cannabinoids for Acute Pain, Why Do Females Live Longer; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 28, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #767 - Mar 21 2020

5-10 Years - Arsenic Based Life; News Items:Hoarders of the Pandemic, Evolution of Anxiety, Extreme Depth of Focus Lens, Predicting the Present; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Neonatal Vitamin K; Science or Fiction

Mar 21, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #767 - Mar 21 2020

5-10 Years - Arsenic Based Life; News Items:Hoarders of the Pandemic, Evolution of Anxiety, Extreme Depth of Focus Lens, Predicting the Present; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Neonatal Vitamin K; Science or Fiction

Mar 21, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #766 - Mar 14 2020

What's the Word: Moiety; News Items: Shorter Day in Past, Handwashing, CAM for Coronavirus, Lift Follow Up; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 14, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #766 - Mar 14 2020

What's the Word: Moiety; News Items: Shorter Day in Past, Handwashing, CAM for Coronavirus, Lift Follow Up; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 14, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #765 - Mar 7 2020

Interview with Ann Druyan; Swindler's List: Tax Scams; News Items: Dinosaur Proteins and DNA, Wetlands vs Levees, Largest Explosion; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 07, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #765 - Mar 7 2020

Interview with Ann Druyan; Swindler's List: Tax Scams; News Items: Dinosaur Proteins and DNA, Wetlands vs Levees, Largest Explosion; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 07, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #764 - Feb 29 2020

Your Number's Up: The Speed of Light; News Items: How Planes Fly, Binaural Beats, Non-Breathing Animal, Rocketman Dies in Crash; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Seahawks, SGU 2035; Science or Fiction

Feb 29, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #764 - Feb 29 2020

Your Number's Up: The Speed of Light; News Items: How Planes Fly, Binaural Beats, Non-Breathing Animal, Rocketman Dies in Crash; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Seahawks, SGU 2035; Science or Fiction

Feb 29, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #763 - Feb 22 2020

News Items: Oldest Crater and Snowball Earth, The Broomstick Challenge, Hypoallergenic Cats, Betelgeuse, Supernova, and Neutrinos, Genetics of Dating; Science or Fiction

Feb 22, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #763 - Feb 22 2020

News Items: Oldest Crater and Snowball Earth, The Broomstick Challenge, Hypoallergenic Cats, Betelgeuse, Supernova, and Neutrinos, Genetics of Dating; Science or Fiction

Feb 22, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #761 - Feb 8 2020

News Items: Coronavirus Update, Proxima B Climate, Drug Development with AI, Frame Dragging System, Scream Therapy; George Hrab Asks the Rogues Questions; Science or Fiction

Feb 08, 2020

The Skeptics Guide #761 - Feb 8 2020

News Items: Coronavirus Update, Proxima B Climate, Drug Development with AI, Frame Dragging System, Scream Therapy; George Hrab Asks the Rogues Questions; Science or Fiction

Feb 08, 2020
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