
Description: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly Podcast talkshow discussing the latest news and topics from the world of the paranormal, fringe science, and controversial claims from a scientific point of view. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality -Produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation(JREF) : http://www.theness.com
Interview with Kenny Feder; News Items: New Mammography Guidelines, Water on the Moon, Dark Flow, Lee Harvey Oswald Photo, Movie Reviews; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 21 Nov 2009
|common coldfound at1:01, 27:25
“…it's amazing how we associate vitamin C with health -- with the common cold -- everytime. I think about vitamin C it's the first in -- in my mind is that it's cure for the common cold and I know -- so that's the -- of -- this -- …”
“…universities. And now of course there's -- skeptics and the skies doctor Charles Bennett is an astrophysicist and principal investigator. On the and such -- probe that seven mapping the constant background radiation. Now just surprised …”
Special Report: H1N1 Flu Pandemic Update - With Steven Novella, David Gorski, Mark Crislip and Joe Albietz
Audio|Sun, 15 Nov 2009
|clinical trialsfound at11:22, 17:55
“…send them out. To either get influenza or in the and they clinical trials he squared influenza in their face. And that does have very good efficacy under the circumstances we knew. Give that people vaccine …”
“…to be did -- to being just about as effective the dean Al Harris has the injectable. Initial trials are also showed equal and some even shows clear efficacy. Again it depends on the masses strained …”
News Items: Psychic Finds Skeleton, Dystonia Flu Shot Follow Up, More LRO Images, Paying for Prayer; Your Questions and E-mails: Wave Particle Duality; JREF Announcements; Special Report from TAM London with Simon Singh, Jon Ronson, and Adam Savage; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 14 Nov 2009
|senator john kerryfound at33:31, 55:14
“…whose district includes. A Christian science school. And supported by Senator John Kerry and Edward Kennedy -- both senators from Massachusetts which is the -- cool -- headquarters of the late -- John Kerry supports …”
“…coming up a few weeks time starting to exclude me you McGregor. Kevin Spacey just -- an opportunity. I haven't seen it three times. And which ones plane you again. You in the tech act. Which …”
News Items: Carl Sagan Day, Nutt Job, Dystonia after Flu Shot, Spontaneous Human Combustion Case; Interview with Michael Goldstein - starting a local skeptical group; Rebecca reports from TAM London with Phil Plait, Chris French, and Christina Martin; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 7 Nov 2009
|high schoolfound at42:46, 0:50
“…can be kind harmful. So he's started this skeptical club that your high school nights I'm starting one you'd you'd just due process is now. I say so we're US and the process. I made a face a website. I'm just need to get approval from the principal. And write some bylaws and then I'll be set season. The public high school. . Yes the missing question as the teaching of evolution that's cool it's pretty good there is no lag it. I didn't take biology one at this high school because I'm nutrients anti union between my sophomore junior you know it didn't buy it from what I've heard today. Freshman biology …”
“…Set that bud black and white footage I've seen them bridges really possibly -- to stay with -- third largest suspension bridge built that the time. …”
News Items: Swine Flu Scams, Hulda Clark Died of Cancer, The Physics of Homeopathy, Scientology Trouble, Suzanne Somers Cancer Quackery; Your Questions and E-mails: Size of the Universe (With Special Guest - Pamela Gay), Mad Scientists, Suspended Animation; Science or Fiction; Whos That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 31 Oct 2009
|talking headsfound at9:50, 17:52
“…from and they got to the -- could even look at her Talking Heads had to close my eyes just listen I was that. So she claims all the maps on the mass in the universe …”
“…Okay. The should we should match coach pat. . Cash. . …”
Interview with James Randi; News Items: LHC Future Attack, Magnetic and Copper Bracelets; Balloon Boy; Lunar Plume Update; Giant Spider; Special Report: Rebecca from Bangkok; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 24 Oct 2009
|suzanne somersfound at54:35, 39:18
“…Oh Suzanne Somers -- me started on her so she recently. Said that you know Patrick Swayze interviewed -- he has regularly there she said he died because of the chemotherapy that's right. Does he admitted to apologize for …”
“…yeah yes he he rob graves if it isn't backing down at South America and so so he wasn't cool. Well for her yes now that I would of course there's. …”
Interview with Jack Horner; News Items: NASA Shoots the Moon, Saturn's Rings, Hypno Cat, Simon Singh Update; Your Questions and E-mails: Plasma Rocket, This Man; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 17 Oct 2009
|write booksfound at51:39, 18:21
“…there's also publish for kids and in popular places. And I don't write books for kids. And write books just for the general population and well but it's all based on the science. …”
“…I'm sipping from hypnosis. You do anything to to people who wanna quit smoking and a certain percentage of them -- is probably. The same people who and equipment -- what you do. The ritual doesn't …”
Interview with Daniel Hooper; News Items: Premanand In Memoriam, Nobel Prizes 2009, Ardipithecus Ramidis, Autism Prevalence; Interview with Brian Cox; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 10 Oct 2009
|chromosomesfound at4:51, 6:57
“…The older car. The discovery of how chromosomes are protected by eight kilometers. And the enzyme telomerase. So you know these are like these basic aspects of biology that I learned and in college and medical school. So it -- interesting to hear you it's like decades later they get the Nobel prize -- it's audio it's I always took from France's interest and but absolutely immediate kilometers are now Oregon. Fundamental part -- understanding of chromosomes. . So again the dean did DNA to genetic material between ourselves divided up into different chromosomes. . Like that and caps right to the little protective caps it's identical -- with Blackburn used the analogy don't like the little. Tabs at the end of shoelaces trinity thinks yeah let's. Date they keep it from unwinding. But also when a chromosome gets copied. The to process can't copy the very end of the chromosomes the very into the chromosome it's left off. So if there weren't. Genes coding genes all the way to the end. Every …”
“…of the features. Of cancer. Critical basic science understanding of the power chromosomes work and many applications. In terms of medicines -- not surprising. That Teddy you -- Nobel prize he does know how much …”
Interview with Mark Edward; News Items: Premanand Statement, Dinosaur News, Nanotube Springs, Cameron and Comfort on Darwin, Couple Jailed over Homeopathy Death; Your Questions and E-mails: Spiritual Advice, Life Signs, Speed of Light; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 3 Oct 2009
|performance artfound at54:05, 2:11
“…I have my degree is an art in my degree is in performance art so why. I used to do street theater and performance art and I really wanna find a way to get out into. The culture and cause some trouble with skepticism so we can …”
“…back with full English accent and -- site yeah -- like the Sex Pistols at -- application. So I haven't you know they can you take the girl out of Boston can't you know take the …”
Interview with Michael Vassar; News Items: Raptor Rex, Bill Maher Antiscience, Panama Monster; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 26 Sep 2009
|cancer deathsfound at12:55, 9:52
“…been slowly steadily improving in fact for the youngest age groups. The cancer. . Deaths have decreased 25 point 9% per decade and in the oldest groups of people and it worked for cancer. Cancer deaths have been declining at six point 8% per decade. For some individual cancers. You -- I knew what was an almost automatic …”
“…that is a Vietnam simply fraudulent treatment it and -- To lower cancer patients to clinics in Mexico and take their money before they -- So -- if you want at one point that he went …”