
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 Richard Wiseman; News Items: Rebecca's Pilot, Magic Leg, Creationists New Strategy; Your Questions and E-mails: Scientific Criticism, Cattle Mutilation, Eidetic memory; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Fri, 21 Dec 2007
|pilot episodefound at3:37, 30:56
“…of thing. And president and for the moment though we've got the pilot episode and it just went up on PRX out -- and NPR station owners can go on merit and -- station managers can …”
“…site incidentally -- That's -- that's so Richard tell us about your new book -- college. …”
Interview with Alex Tsakiris from Skeptiko about Paranormal Research and Skepticism; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 15 Dec 2007
|stephen schwartzfound at26:33, 43:24
“…I think that's compelling Jerry Schwartz I think that's compelling Stephen Schwartz the people -- mine on my show let stinker compelling us air compelling. …”
“…we get jaded because you yes thirty years ago -- DOT to cutting edge was pretty bad in paranormal research and even today there's lots of really terrible research going on by you know anonymous people …”
Interview with Lawrence Krauss; News Items: Hucka-Bee, Moonbeams in Arizona, Chimp Memory, Anti-vaccine misinformation on Youtube; Your Questions and E-mails: Stem Cell Con, Information Theory; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Fri, 7 Dec 2007
News Items: Science and Faith, Computer Brain, Psychic Ripoff, Wifi and Autism; Your Questions and E-mails: Skeptiko on Skeptics; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 1 Dec 2007
|AC DCfound at24:16, 27:02
“…heavy metals cause autism like Mercury sort buying into the -- Merck AC DC and yet causes autism thing and then that. …”
“…of the methods that they used to assess the to subjects was acupuncture. . That's that makes perfect sense. -- similar methods subjects were given intervention -- sequential particle that included a series of inoculation provocations …”
News Items: Judgment Day Censored, Blue Ghost Followup, Death by Energy Medicine, Photo Memory Manipulation; Special Feature: Our Day at the Psychic Fair; Your Questions and E-mails: Bird Sex Correction; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 24 Nov 2007
|south americafound at1:03:40, 0:55
“…You forgot to add sugar -- Here's our current chocolate until the health problem within a real problem with it as -- miracle only exists in South America. . -- and humans have only been there for maybe 15000 years was. So. That's that's that's the big problem with the 150000 …”
“…instead of a chicken assassinate the up and wait reverse that you Gary Bennett. . Yeah I'm going to someone I like to refer to as my brother in law if you know he's not -- my …”
Interview with Paul Kurtz; News Items: Judgment Day for ID, UFO Investigation, Universe loses weight, FDA Petition, Gas Station Ghost; Your Questions and E-mails: BMI; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 17 Nov 2007
|cervical cancerfound at1:06:48, 17:59
“…can understand that I think. Yesterday's explosion someone with increased risk of cervical cancer. . You know I think the the last it's online -- an increased risk of cervical cancer. . Is the fiction. I think it's the opposite. If I'm not mistaken. So I'll say that that was fiction. Okay -- which what did you say restriction the sunlight and increased risk of cervical cancer. . …”
“…so that they followed this today for the US Food and Drug Administration. . This is an international coalition of scientists and doctors who seeks to compel the agency to stem the flood of dangerous drugs …”
Interview with Greydon Square; News Items: Phenomenon, Robot cars, Jehovahs Witness death, Fat is Healthy, Judgment Day, Follow up on Mange; Your Questions and E-mails: Special Request; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 10 Nov 2007
News Items: Ghosthunting Season, Report from the Homeopathy Conference, Rude 9-11 Truthers, Dinosaur Extinction, Mangy Bigfoot; Your Questions and E-mails: Supplements, Spine tingling; Randi Speaks: Jaque Benveniste; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 3 Nov 2007
|al pacinofound at20:17, 22:00
“…sub standard evidence the double blind placebo controls truck trials of Mohammed Al Pacino are negative she characterized them as mixed which I thought was being too generous they're actually. If you look if you do …”
“…individualized treatments holistic lead to the patient depending on whether they cry classical music or not right. Which of course completely contradicts the whole you know like cured like -- light to philosophy mean just thirty …”
Interview with Joe Nickell; News Items: Autism and Vaccines, Ben Stein on OReilly, James Watson Followup, The Dangers of Pseudoscience; Your Questions and E-mails: Honey, Flu Vaccine Myths; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 27 Oct 2007
|immune systemfound at27:04, 1:19
“…outside for example. And they do that in order to trigger your immune system to react against that. Now of the immune system has a recall and any and domestic response. It remembers what it's been exposed to before so the second time you get exposed to something it has a much quicker much more vigorous immune response. So the point of being vaccinated is -- prime your body's that your your body's immune system. . Could generate this in the immunity memories at the next time you get exposed to those same proteins viruses. Your body will have a rapid vigorous immune response so far from weakening your immune system the whole purpose of the vaccine is to shrink them to your immune system. . Specifically against the bugs at the value being vaccinated. Against it also does not contribute to the generation of super -- because it's not killing the bugs directly consistent. Prior years is stimulating your immune system to be able to do so. In fact if anything it would reduce the evolution of super bugs because it reduces the …”
“…episode with the Joe nickel president talked to us about his two new books but first let's get to some news. Actually having usually do. Today is -- national acupuncture propaganda today. I can't keep that …”
Interview with Mark Crislip of QuackCast; News Items: Robot Marriage, Overeating Gene, New Dinosaur, Female Cult; Your Questions and E-mails: Watson on Race; Randi Speaks: Best Mentalist Trick; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle
Audio|Sat, 20 Oct 2007
|south americafound at16:30, 34:10
“…to a larger dinosaurs. Than this one also found in south and South America. . So I don't know I just find -- a little bit interesting that you would think you know just. So much more …”
“…to mention for our audience that doctor mark Chris slipped is he infectious disease physician that's his specialty so he knows what he's talking about via. …”