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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 #922 - Mar 11 2023

Dumbest Thing of the Week: Feng Shui; News Items: Blood Test for Anxiety, Mars Sample Return, Dinosaur Color; Cosmic Rays and the Pyramids; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Corrections, BetterHelp; Science or Fiction

Mar 11, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #922 - Mar 11 2023

Dumbest Thing of the Week: Feng Shui; News Items: Blood Test for Anxiety, Mars Sample Return, Dinosaur Color; Cosmic Rays and the Pyramids; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Corrections, BetterHelp; Science or Fiction

Mar 11, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #921 - Mar 4 2023

Guest Rogue: F Perry Wilson; Quickie with Bob: Ancient Steel; News Items: Mining Hydrogen, ChatGPT Update, Erythritol and Heart Disease, Growing Brain Electrodes, Woodland Elves; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 04, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #921 - Mar 4 2023

Guest Rogue: F Perry Wilson; Quickie with Bob: Ancient Steel; News Items: Mining Hydrogen, ChatGPT Update, Erythritol and Heart Disease, Growing Brain Electrodes, Woodland Elves; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Mar 04, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #920 - Feb 25 2023

Quickie with Steve: Serial Dependence Bias; News Items: 4-Day Work Week, Infants vs AI, Black Holes and Dark Energy, Ghost Hunting Devices, 3D Printing Super Alloys; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Feb 25, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #920 - Feb 25 2023

Quickie with Steve: Serial Dependence Bias; News Items: 4-Day Work Week, Infants vs AI, Black Holes and Dark Energy, Ghost Hunting Devices, 3D Printing Super Alloys; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Feb 25, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #919 - Feb 18 2023

Interview with Richard Wiseman; Quickie with Jay: Shooting Down UFOs; News Items: On Demand Male Contraceptive; Mask Update; Rogue Intergalactic Black Hole; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Feb 18, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #919 - Feb 18 2023

Interview with Richard Wiseman; Quickie with Jay: Shooting Down UFOs; News Items: On Demand Male Contraceptive; Mask Update; Rogue Intergalactic Black Hole; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Feb 18, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #918 - Feb 11 2023

Quickie with Steve: Dwarf Planet Mystery Ring; News Items: Lucky Girl Syndrome, Best Satellite Material, AI and Technosignatures, Sleep Disorders and Paranormal Belief, Earthing Update; Who's That Noisy; Potent Quotables; Science or Fiction

Feb 11, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #918 - Feb 11 2023

Quickie with Steve: Dwarf Planet Mystery Ring; News Items: Lucky Girl Syndrome, Best Satellite Material, AI and Technosignatures, Sleep Disorders and Paranormal Belief, Earthing Update; Who's That Noisy; Potent Quotables; Science or Fiction

Feb 11, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #917 - Feb 4 2023

Quickie with Bob: Entanglement; News Items: Mummy Goo, Water Crisis and Climate Change, COVID Immunity, Bringing Back the Dodo, Fungal Pandemic; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Less vs Fewer, The Plug Wars; Science or Fiction

Feb 04, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #917 - Feb 4 2023

Quickie with Bob: Entanglement; News Items: Mummy Goo, Water Crisis and Climate Change, COVID Immunity, Bringing Back the Dodo, Fungal Pandemic; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Less vs Fewer, The Plug Wars; Science or Fiction

Feb 04, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #916 - Jan 28 2023

What's the Word: Aposematism; News Items: NASA Experimental Technology, Procrastination, Bacteria that Eat Plastic, Rubble Pile Asteroids, Traumatic Brain Injury; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Aptera Solar Car; Science or Fiction

Jan 28, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #916 - Jan 28 2023

What's the Word: Aposematism; News Items: NASA Experimental Technology, Procrastination, Bacteria that Eat Plastic, Rubble Pile Asteroids, Traumatic Brain Injury; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Aptera Solar Car; Science or Fiction

Jan 28, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #915 - Jan 21 2023

News Items: Intermittent Fasting, Tech Devices and Brain Development, Latest Cancer Statistics, Short Sleeper Syndrome, Hungriest Black Hole, Webb's First Exoplanet; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Coffee Pods; Science or Fiction

Jan 21, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #915 - Jan 21 2023

News Items: Intermittent Fasting, Tech Devices and Brain Development, Latest Cancer Statistics, Short Sleeper Syndrome, Hungriest Black Hole, Webb's First Exoplanet; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Coffee Pods; Science or Fiction

Jan 21, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #914 - Jan 14 2023

Dumbest Thing of the Week: Sock Potatoes; News Items: Roman Concrete, Neuroimaging and Mental Health, Using Tumor Cells to Kill Tumors, Planet Spirals Into Star; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Damascus Steel; Science or Fiction

Jan 14, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #914 - Jan 14 2023

Dumbest Thing of the Week: Sock Potatoes; News Items: Roman Concrete, Neuroimaging and Mental Health, Using Tumor Cells to Kill Tumors, Planet Spirals Into Star; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Damascus Steel; Science or Fiction

Jan 14, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #913 - Jan 7 2023

Psychic Predictions for 2022; News Items: Hydration Myths, Bioplastics, GPS on the Moon, Russia Fears Western Psychics; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Jan 07, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #913 - Jan 7 2023

Psychic Predictions for 2022; News Items: Hydration Myths, Bioplastics, GPS on the Moon, Russia Fears Western Psychics; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Jan 07, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #912 - Dec 31 2022

2022 Year in Review; with Guest Rogue: Ian Callanan; Best Science of the Year; Best SGU Segments of the Year; Skeptical Hero of the Year; Skeptical Jackass of the Year; In Memorium; Science or Fiction

Dec 31, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #912 - Dec 31 2022

2022 Year in Review; with Guest Rogue: Ian Callanan; Best Science of the Year; Best SGU Segments of the Year; Skeptical Hero of the Year; Skeptical Jackass of the Year; In Memorium; Science or Fiction

Dec 31, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #911 - Dec 24 2022

Live from Phoenix; News Items: Fusion Breakthrough, Closed Loop Pumped Hydro, Jibber Jabber, Artemis I Returns, Bright Satellites, Cuttlefish Pass Marshmallow Test; Science or Fiction

Dec 24, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #911 - Dec 24 2022

Live from Phoenix; News Items: Fusion Breakthrough, Closed Loop Pumped Hydro, Jibber Jabber, Artemis I Returns, Bright Satellites, Cuttlefish Pass Marshmallow Test; Science or Fiction

Dec 24, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #910 - Dec 17 2022

Interview with AI Specialist Mark Ho; What's the Word: Science Fiction Terms; News Items: Electric Planes, Zetawatt Laser, Solar Sails; Live Q&A; Science or Fiction

Dec 17, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #910 - Dec 17 2022

Interview with AI Specialist Mark Ho; What's the Word: Science Fiction Terms; News Items: Electric Planes, Zetawatt Laser, Solar Sails; Live Q&A; Science or Fiction

Dec 17, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #909 - Dec 10 2022

News Items: Square Kilometer Array, Mantle Plume on Mars, Swimming Dinosaurs, Ancient Environmental DNA, Cat Domestication; Who's That Noisy; Potent Quotables; Your Questions and E-mails: Rocketry Advance; Science or Fiction

Dec 10, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #909 - Dec 10 2022

News Items: Square Kilometer Array, Mantle Plume on Mars, Swimming Dinosaurs, Ancient Environmental DNA, Cat Domestication; Who's That Noisy; Potent Quotables; Your Questions and E-mails: Rocketry Advance; Science or Fiction

Dec 10, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #908 - Dec 3 2022

Quickie with Bob: Milky Way Stellar halo; News Items: Plan to Occupy Moon, Cannabis for Pain, Acupuncture for Backpain, New SI Units, 911 Call Analysis; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Science or Fiction Protocol; Science or Fiction

Dec 03, 2022

The Skeptics Guide #908 - Dec 3 2022

Quickie with Bob: Milky Way Stellar halo; News Items: Plan to Occupy Moon, Cannabis for Pain, Acupuncture for Backpain, New SI Units, 911 Call Analysis; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Science or Fiction Protocol; Science or Fiction

Dec 03, 2022