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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 #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

The Skeptics Guide #923 - Mar 18 2023

Interview with Derek Muller from Veritasium; Update: Mask Wearing; News Items: New Lunar Space Suits, End of Life Care, GPT-4 is Here, Terminator Zones, Ohio Chemical Spill

Mar 18, 2023

The Skeptics Guide #923 - Mar 18 2023

Interview with Derek Muller from Veritasium; Update: Mask Wearing; News Items: New Lunar Space Suits, End of Life Care, GPT-4 is Here, Terminator Zones, Ohio Chemical Spill

Mar 18, 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 #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
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