Source: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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

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Skeptics Guide #224 - Nov 4 2009

Skeptics Guide #224 - Nov 4 2009

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. …”

Skeptics Guide #223 - Oct 28 2009

Skeptics Guide #223 - Oct 28 2009

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. . …”

Skeptics Guide #222 - Oct 21 2009

Skeptics Guide #222 - Oct 21 2009

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. …”

Skeptics Guide #221 - Oct 14 2009

Skeptics Guide #221 - Oct 14 2009

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 …”

Skeptics Guide #220 - Oct 7 2009

Skeptics Guide #220 - Oct 7 2009

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 …”

Skeptics Guide #219 - Sep 28 2009

Skeptics Guide #219 - Sep 28 2009

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 …”

Skeptics Guide #218 - Sep 23 2009

Skeptics Guide #218 - Sep 23 2009

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 …”

Skeptics Guide #217 - Sep 12 2009

Skeptics Guide #217 - Sep 12 2009

Live from NECSS with Special Guest Richard Wiseman; News Items: Charlie Sheen 911 Truther, Quantum Amnesia, Hulda Clark Dead, Gonzalez Therapy Fail, What's in Your Wallet, Exomoons, Great Tits Eat Bats; Special Report: The Yale Study; Science or Fiction; Live Q&A

Audio|Sat, 19 Sep 2009
|james brownfound at11:49, 31:37

“…Stone Martin -- and as currently the junior David Lynch most that Harry Belafonte Woody Harrelson the list goes on there are hundreds of these people out there that are perpetuating trying to perpetuate the mythology. Behind 9/11. And it's because of the work of skeptics. That have largely kept these people. At bay and we beat them off with sticks and imagine now. Much worse this would have become in our culture. It wasn't for us you know the skeptics doing I'm doing the hard work James Brown was in nine -- there. Don't change and grow. …”

“…this therapy and militant to a halt the Clark and then. Her breast cancer -- curable now it's not curable and she dies and that's that we can have the cautionary tales the scary health well …”

Skeptics Guide #216 - Sep 9 2009

Skeptics Guide #216 - Sep 9 2009

News Items: Live from DragonCon 2009, Google UFO, Mongolian Death Worm, Chupacabra in Texas, Magnetic Monopole; Live Q&A; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy

Audio|Fri, 11 Sep 2009
|tv showfound at25:24, 41:04

“…even you know getting getting and are skeptical heroes can get on TV. . Show us together to get much more publicity it. The -- being -- you know more people more money coming in and you …”

“…produces -- industry -- to the PBS affiliates and one -- yeah. Horse race. . And on there and it does yeah they're proud of how we -- decide to -- skepticism sexy. It's easier way. Or …”

Skeptics Guide #215 - Sep 1 2009

Skeptics Guide #215 - Sep 1 2009

Interview with Adam Savage; News Items: Multitasking, Methane Fog on Titan, Google Nessie, Evolving Mice; Your Questions and E-mails: Appendix, iPhone Crap App; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy

Audio|Sat, 5 Sep 2009
|climate changefound at1:05:21, 45:34

“…The new computer model of the effects of the sort cycle on climate change. . A much greater effect than previously believed yeah I don't think that that's correct. And a lot of people who. Are somewhat skeptical of man made global warming and climate change and so forth hang -- Often on what's going -- recycle. Tend to agree that that -- funky. And you know the stars that appeared to be older in the -- of the university -- adults I don't think you would put that up there unless it was science beat 'cause that's his and so. Contradictory in itself that says it's gotta be the curve ball so I'll agree with Rebecca. That the solar cycle on climate change that -- fiction. …”

“…in the build up -- point six -- point 71 point eight. American Idol and Dancing With The Stars kicked our asses here. But once they've finished our ratings went right back up where they should. …”