Hershey’s Kisses, prostate cancer, facilitated communication, and e-cigarettes. Plus nicotine nitrosamines, High Tea, Reece’s Pieces, and Cat Deeley. What’s safer than burning leaves? It’s Skeptics with a K. If you’re interested in the charts Alice discussed on the show, we have links to the breast cancer mortality trends in women , breast cancer mortality by age in women , prostate cancer mortality trends , and prostate cancer mortality by age . You can also find the signs and symptoms of prost...
Feb 08, 2018•Transcript available on Metacast Driving to Cornwall, marching through London, charging phones, and testing blood. Plus picturesque windows, false positives, microprocessors, and skeptical songs. If you want to support Britt Hermes in her legal battle, visit skeptics.com.au/britthermes .
Jan 25, 2018•Transcript available on Metacast Parole hearings, NHS homeopathy, making tea, and the Murder Bus. Plus The Last Jedi spoilers, indeterminate sentences, and procedures of limited clinical effectiveness. Milking the space cow, it’s Skeptics with a K. If you need to skip through Emma’s discussion on sex offenders, skip to 42:15.
Jan 11, 2018•Transcript available on Metacast In this special bonus episode of Skeptics with a K, Mike talks about acupuncture, Alice scoffs at five hundred people, and Marsh tries not to throw a baby out of the window. We hope you have a great Christmas break, and we’ll see you in 2018.
Dec 28, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Flat Earthers, fluorescing aluminium, water magnets, and silicon water. Plus thought experiments, tempura brain, phoning space, and Patreon. Without a crackle on the line, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Dec 14, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Hepatocellular Carcinoma, thieving baby macaques, aristolochic acid, and traditional healing. Plus Justice League, science communication, aloe vera, and trainers. Listening to David Bowie drinking beer, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Nov 30, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Artificial sweeteners, risk of dementia, and more from Chiropractors. Plus Thor 3, online calendars, excitable dogs, and avoiding exercise. With 95% confidence, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Nov 16, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Cellline contamination, coffee Smarties, confirmation bias, and the Southampton Six. Plus fire alarms, SH-SY5Y cells, cat woo, and hurling Caramacs. Growing like stink, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Nov 02, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Herbal tampons, foreign sweets, and the effect ofwireless signals on human body. Plus sperms, fentanyl, magi-cum, and a letter to the editor. Recorded live at QED 2017, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Oct 19, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Toxic attitudes, conspiracy mongering, British prostates, and intensity modulated radiotherapy. Plus tinned ravioli, carpenters selling beef, learning to count, and sexist crocodiles. And a final call for QED from Skeptics with a K! Get your tickets for QED now at qedcon.org/tickets
Oct 05, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Vaccination during pregnancy, science communication, and what happened in Las Vegas. Plus vertebrae, indirectlanguage, matched controls, and the remake of Dynasty. Taking patients at their word, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Sep 21, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Measuring migraines, detox juices, deceiving patients, and the sodium-potassium pump. Plus fighting giraffes, denying the BRCA link, overselling research, and the latest news from QED. Remember to pick up your QED ticket right now, at qedcon.org .
Sep 07, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Psychic telephone readings, magnetic sex toys, and cold Canadian eggs. Plus old fashioned cinemas, out-of-this-world orgasms, and Welsh baked goods. Bored of thrusting, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Aug 24, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Visceral Osteopathy Technique, sham surgery, forklift trucks, and human bagpipes. Plus car repair logic, connective tissue, and a twenty minute conversation about biscuits. Seriously. Twenty minutes. You’re welcome. Get your ticket for QED 2017 now at qedcon.org .
Aug 10, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast The cancer industry, the latest on homeopathy, Big Pharma cash-cows, and role models. Plus Spider-Man, official graphs, Time Lords, and cracking gravel. Non-authoritative content from Skeptics with a K. You can take part in the consultation on NHS homeopathy prescriptions here:https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/items-routinely-prescribed/consultation/intro/ Please do! And tell other people to, too!...
Jul 27, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Undermining science, rehabilitating sex offenders, and the weird power of the placebo effect. Plus floating floors, questioning archaeology, movie spoilers, and special guest Emma. If you need to skip our conversation on sex offenders, it finishes at 41:02.
Jul 13, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Controlled demolitions, smart stickers, typical fires, and telomeres. Plus unicorn skin, wearable bollocks, fake gnus, and our local exclamations. In perfect frequency, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Jun 29, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast In this special bumper episode of Skeptics with a K, we celebrate our 200th episode! Featuring crystal butt plugs, amethyst dildos, protesting racists, and learning to drive. Plus cleaning hotel rooms, water polo, electromagnetic radiation… dead cells, Yorkshire Pudding, and sausages. Sausages! Sausages.
Jun 15, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Flip-flops, green pills, nail polish, and saline injections. Plus crystal infusions, boring lectures, gene expression, and medical students. Lacking in significance, it’s Skeptics with a K. Sponsor our charity walk for MerseyAid Refugee Support at mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/merseyskeptics .
Jun 01, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Melatonin, native advertising, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and priming biases. Plus rubber hands, cell signalling, confused voices, and destroying asteroids. Tasting the mediterranean with a fork, it’s Skeptics with a K. Get your tickets for QED 2017 at qedcon.org .
May 18, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Immunotherapy, cataract surgeons, Herceptin, and Henry Beecher. Plus Black Salve, transparent jeans, Death Ligands, andimpersonating crickets. Using saline instead of morphine, it’s Skeptics with a K.
May 04, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast NHS Homeopathy, hydrogen peroxide, the Charity Commission, and Vitamin C. Plus bad backs, flat rats, a visit to the mouth of Hell, and why Mike is wrong about the Placebo Effect. With seven wives, it’s Skeptics with a K. For more information on the Charities Commission consultation, visit gov.uk .
Apr 20, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Berlin, topical analgesics, psychic testing, and Breath of the Wild. Plus porn shoots, random numbers, marching for Europe, and a half drunk Alice. It’s a brand new data blast from Skeptics with a K.
Apr 06, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Travel sick dogs, inactive pacemakers, Samsung televisions, and depression. Plus ventricular outflow pressure, smart-device privacy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Siri. If you need to skip Alice’s segment, it finishes at 50m 5s. For more information on the Charities Commission consultation, visit gov.uk/government/news/charity-regulator-consults-on-its-approach-to-organisations-promoting-complementary-and-alternative-medicines...
Mar 23, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Chocolate technology, Health Coaches, packing peanuts, and affiliates. Plus escape rooms, podcast appearances, youthful skin, and street evangelists. With a special diamond package, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Mar 09, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Conferred legitimacy, interfering wizards, and blink reflexes. Plus burning rats, M-potencies, and arseholes. Exercising free speech, it’s Skeptics with a K (and Alice).
Feb 23, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Erectile dysfunction, handwriting analysis, secret topical cream, and skeptical ethics. Plus passports, guest hosts, tunnels, and castingDoctor Who. It’s the secret of eternal youth from Skeptics with a K.
Feb 09, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Gerson therapy, burnt toast, and jade eggs. Plus lazer quest, smokey whiskey, and candy floss. Followed by obnoxious eight-year-olds, it’s Skeptics with a K.
Jan 26, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast Dopamine, Angelina Jolie, European Regulations, and LD50. Plus quidditch, glitter, suits, and more placebo effect. There’s a 25% chance this is Skeptics with a K.
Jan 12, 2017•Transcript available on Metacast In this chaotic special episode of Skeptics with a K, Marsh and Dr Alice are drunk, special guest Emma has Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur, and Mike wonders what on earth is going on. Be careful what you wish for from Skeptics with a K.
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