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 To The Universe #176 - Dec 3 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #176 - Dec 3 2008

News Items: Early Earth, Turtle Missing Link, Search for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, Power from Sound; Your Questions and E-mail: DNA from Hair, Magic Water, Starting a Skeptics Group, Carbon Footprint; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 6 Dec 2008
|classical musicfound at34:36, 20:41

“…Even as scientific study found that. Classical music water likes classical music based horse to -- …”

“…you got a picture of the thing you -- itself the national geographic from more than even. So if there's one who's gonna be more there's going to be turned yet what can I do …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #175 - Nov 20 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #175 - Nov 20 2008

Interview with Steven Schafersman; News Items: Kevin Trudeau Smackdown, Placebo Acupuncture, NASA Recycles Urine, Reflexology in UK Schools; Your Questions and E-mail: Flu Vaccine, NESS in Video Game; Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 22 Nov 2008
|Chuck Berryfound at1:55, 3:11

“…about time in the -- take that message would be sent more Chuck Berry and that's right opposite the everyone look at that reference. So we are recording early because you were all gonna be eating …”

“…about things and they don't want you to know which has included. Weight loss and money tips and cancer cure is. And it's pretty much 100%. Yes. And -- finally busted because. What he does is …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #174 - Nov 18 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #174 - Nov 18 2008

News Items: Exoplanet Pictures, Neuroscience of Telepathy, Jonestown Massacre, Science Attitudes; Your Questions and E-mail: More Info on Sperm Donation, Sleepwalking, Global Warming; Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 22 Nov 2008
|jim jonesfound at27:01, 13:43

“…which is which is long story short why they eventually left the United States they had their headquarters in San Francisco and seventy's but then they felt they were getting to investigated by. Journalists by politicians and other people. That they felt they had to flee and fleet they fled to Guyana. -- little community there which which they've done which Jim Jones apparently thought it would be safe and out of the out of the sphere of influence of the United States and other. Non Communists. Factions. On but you know over over the time of his madness -- just got the better of …”

“…point. The scientists I should mention our from the national institute of mental health and -- sciences. And the visit canal on do research foundation. Both of which are located in Bangalore India. And this study …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #173 - Nov 12 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #173 - Nov 12 2008

Interview with Paul Offit; News Items: Junk DNA, Mini Nuclear Reactor, Chandrayaan-1 Update, Phoenix Ends, Child Witches; Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 15 Nov 2008
|public healthfound at39:39, 52:01

“…that is poorly understood. All that in combination with with no public health requirements that -- the -- you know makes. People uncomfortable I think what's changed in that -- say ten years it is …”

“…that that was unfortunate episode in the the Department of Health and Human Services has sort of part one of this vaccine injury compensation program -- sides can. Either case of a lovely young girl all …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #172 - Nov 5 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #172 - Nov 5 2008

Interview with Greydon Square; News Items: Michael Crichton In Memoriam, Portable Space Shield, Oil from Fungus; Your Questions and E-mail: Due Diligence; Randi Speaks - Wrong!; Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 8 Nov 2008
|space shuttlefound at21:08, 40:05

“…giving you a speed -- a much greater than than the space shuttle or worry it may be conventional rockets have to get the exact number. But I've never been very excited about this and …”

“…Ottawa and an -- and you are you committed yearly interest rates where you happen. The theory that says that star presence you bring our call this level up pat let's talk want to …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #171 - Oct 29 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #171 - Oct 29 2008

Interview with Diana Blaney News Items: Vampire Moth, New Type of Planet, Artificial Heart, Polygraph for Debates, Science Debate 2008 Update Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 1 Nov 2008
|stem cellsfound at42:23, 17:47

“…that there's there he acknowledged that there are various types of human stem cells but none of them have been shown ever proven. Have the potential but embryonic stem cells have and let's kind of happy with what McCain said about he seemed to be kind of straddling defensive -- But he did not say. That he would and he do his main thing was that stem cells he didn't think that it's embryonic stem cells should be produced specifically for search. But Michael bombing DT I think he's kind of going in Obama's direction reason. He will be willing to use and just to stem cells that would be destroyed anyway could you -- throw -- …”

“…out any -- mechanics. Then that could be a location on which blood clots can form. And if you have that then. The blood clots can form strokes it could it or they could just gone up the heart itself to keep from working. So any anything …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #170 - Oct 22 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #170 - Oct 22 2008

Interview with Phil Plait News Items: Psychology of Superstition, Another Solar Breakthrough, UK UFO, Announcing SkepticBlog Your Questions and E-mails: Blacklight Free Energy Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 25 Oct 2008
|new bookfound at30:24, 37:25

“…chat about the primarily. We are having you on to plug your new book death. From the skies which is coming out interest in stores this month cracked yeah that's already out as a matter of …”

“…of people out there with video cameras. Because they were videotaping the high school football game sling hash it out so there's there's a lot of footage of the saying and astronomers were able to. Not only …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #169 - Oct 11 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #169 - Oct 11 2008

Perry DeAngelis Memorial Live Podcast Special Guests: Steve Mirsky and Terrence Hines Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 18 Oct 2008
|michael j foxfound at22:25, 21:07

“…to embryonic stem cell research. Becomes grudging support when you realize that Michael J. . Fox isn't shaking. You more than -- And look -- how stuff works is that that. I got a letter to the magazine complaining because the reader took it that we were making fun of Michael J. . Fox. . Which you know I hope that came across that we were making fun of those people who always -- against some particular …”

“…cheaters never prosper. Burgos some people are against the use of -- cervical cancer vaccine because they fear it will promote promiscuity. This is roughly the equivalent of being against the use of the polio vaccine. …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #168 - Oct 8 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #168 - Oct 8 2008

Interview with PZ Myers; News Items 2008 Nobel Awards, Turing Test Your Questions and E-mails: Darwin Quote, Cosmology Name That Logical Fallacy Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 11 Oct 2008
|cervical cancerfound at12:47, 14:04

“…For discovering the role of the human. Pimple on the virus in cervical cancer. . So given to virologist kind of it's a little odd to sort of different discoveries to different viruses. That they combined and …”

“…or heart. Anti drug therapy. And -- which is -- extending the life expectancy of of patients with HIV tremendously by decades so it really is a triumph. Four I think the scientific approach to health …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #167 - Oct 1 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #167 - Oct 1 2008

Interview with Matthew Chapman News Items: Dust and Snow on Mars, PETA Nonsense, Calorie Restriction Diet Your Questions and E-mails: LHC Update, Correlation and Causation, Emergent Intelligence, Neanderthal DNA Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 4 Oct 2008
|sri lankafound at1:31, 2:27

“…they've really touching. I thought it was a running a triathlon in Sri Lanka mean what it was still finishing in that now. Any -- that Mars mission has. And Nan you're thinking about that sleep …”

“…are ready -- By the martial artists -- writers earlier than in Boston Bruins. . Yes apparently about two and a half miles above the surface they're detecting snow they have and it it hasn't reached the …”