
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
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 …”
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 …”
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. …”
Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss; News Items: Surviving a Cataclysm, Zombie Apocalypse, WHO Says No to Homeopathy,Itako Fading, Dinochicken; Science or Fiction; Whos That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 29 Aug 2009
|infectious diseasefound at6:08, 49:11
“…of zombie infection and this is actually published. In a book of infectious disease. . On who's written by four Canadian -- petitioners have not sure if there were students or -- a mixture of students and …”
“…selling well world. Chris not time authority but -- we'll kind of medical care -- do you do you as a as a magician do you feel compelled to tell other additions were right now line …”
News Items: Battery Update, Super Planetary Nebulae, Adopt a Star, UFO Spikes; Your Questions and E-mails: Aquatic Ape, Caffeine Tolerance; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Fri, 21 Aug 2009
|high techfound at17:38, 55:32
“…that led to this coveted dark matter and I won't want proper high tech. . Stop doing that and so as you may have guessed the latest study this seems to have found these planetary negatively better …”
“…week. Item number 18. New report in cancer research indicates that US cancer death rates have increased in the last -- in the last decade. -- to a survey of 1000 low income children aged eleven …”
Interview with Michael Goudeau; News Items: Kepler Goes Online, Methane on Mars, MS Breakthrough, Placebo Medicine; Your Questions and E-mails: Birthers; Name That Logical Fallacy: Homeopathy Nonsense; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 15 Aug 2009
|clinical trialsfound at21:49, 0:27
“…time to figure out what it's real effects are. And you'll be immune system is really complicated. -- we are learning new and more subtle and nuanced ways to manipulated. We want to be able to suppress the specific part of the immune system so that we can. Significantly reduce or turn off and -- either rejection of a transplant to an autoimmune disease without. Making somebody completely immune compromised strains of the -- infections and stuff. There is for example. -- relatively new drug for and that's called -- Sabri. Which also is a you know a -- fit into it suppressing the immune system actually really effective I mean you know it in clinical trials in humans it. It really read significantly reduces the number exacerbation of and that's unfortunately. It's it's on the launch was delayed …”
“…are about to develop -- everybody is the best lesson. You want Jason Allen. . …”
Interview with Skepchick Carrie Iwan; News Items: Teeth from Stem Cells, Stem Cell Clinic Raid, Laser Propulsion, Update on Simon Singh; Your E-mails and Questions: Origin of Matter, 4-minute Interval Training; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 8 Aug 2009
|health ministryfound at8:28, 5:52
“…your desperate. People who have incurable diseases an inkling to treat -- stem cells wells recently Hungary's health ministry. . Announced that they raided. Haiti's stem cell clinic and a quarter in quotes themselves clinic. That -- doing fraudulent treatment. And they …”
“…transitioned this too. -- like Steve said to use dead skin derived stem cells something like that they disguise. I don't looked around -- aren't too which more yet I'm being released about this but I'm …”
Interview with Jennifer Ouellette; News Items: Oldest Animal Fossils, New State of Matter, FDA Say Mercury Amalgam Safe, Past Life Hypnotism, Stressful Sweat; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy
Audio|Sat, 1 Aug 2009
|mental healthfound at23:43, 34:55
“…pure pseudoscience and nonsense. One of the doctors from one of the mental health signers. Doctor of -- says this is a mystical practice for people who believe in reincarnation. Hypnosis and reincarnations have nothing to …”
“…what does he think that we need that we should go through. Clinical trials every flu vaccine every season. So that by the time the studies on the -- backs the flu season's over -- that …”
Interview with DJ Grothe; News Items: 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Copernicium, Thomas Jefferson and Evolution; Your Questions and E-mail: Dowsing; Science or Fiction; Who's that Noisy
Audio|Sat, 25 Jul 2009
|whoopi goldbergfound at16:57, 0:37
“…have by you know but Steve's work he's going to -- let's Whoopi Goldberg is not sad about the the -- I am going to go to -- me. Whoopi Goldberg. . Used to be. Than those seen person on the view. We add -- Which is -- well five are always being aren't …”
“…Novella the guys and have been Bernstein -- rat catchers day aerial. Brad Kassell rat catchers -- that's not a day if memory is it of the pied piper yeah. Claims playback what does pipe mean …”
Live Recording from TAM 7; News Items: Microbot Plumbers, Archeological Dig, Sunspots Return, Blogs vs Journalists, Genie Sued; Science or Fiction; Live Questions; Rebecca's Wedding
Audio|Sat, 18 Jul 2009
|stem cellsfound at37:55, 5:55
“…firm you're meeting new cells those cells are being -- from stem cells. . The question was -- he germ line stem cells from from the testicles she turned into three problems stem cells and were able to do this. Just like. Torturing them a certain way. …”
“…Who do you don't listen to clump on an annual form of blood clot so that's going to be a huge technical hurdles to get over -- lodging itself in the in the small pistol you …”