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 #166 - Sep 24 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #166 - Sep 24 2008

Interview with Sharon Begley News Items: LHC Problems, Worthless Acupuncture Studies, Japan Space Elevator, Belief and Credulity Your Questions and E-mails: Real versus Scientific Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 27 Sep 2008
|breast cancersfound at6:00, 7:19

“…had breast -- an editor who were getting hormone therapy for their breast cancers specifically tamoxifen. Or -- attacks which are drugs that cause hot flashes and other -- symptoms. The study compared. Acupuncture to -- drug effects there. Which is used to treat these side effects and they found that the occupant who has just as effective as the effects -- but the benefits lasted longer. Now this …”

“…and I'm blinded study can't really show anything in terms of a clinical trial. . Again at best this is -- you really preliminary study used to see if they treatment is worth further study that said. …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #165 - Sep 17 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #165 - Sep 17 2008

Interview with Ben Goldacre News Items: Goldacre LIbel Victory, Stellar Mystery, Creationism in the UK Your Questions and E-mails: Pharma Conspiracy Name That Logical Fallacy Randi Speaks: The Media Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 20 Sep 2008
|south africafound at2:50, 13:14

“…bent wrote about ways to him as a -- selling vitamins in South Africa to aids victims telling him not to take there anti HIV medications but instead to take his vitamins -- this is actual unit death count. Thank you can attach to that kind of behavior. I'm so you have been called amount on that now wrath has a history of suing anyone who criticizes. He has many many lawsuits in many countries. You know anyone who says that what he's doing is now legitimate he he has these clones in South Africa where -- Cause enormous damage yet South Africa and Germany and again again it's it's the guardian and being called acre. And he's won some of those suits unfortunately. But …”

“…and et cetera. But now apparently becoming more -- problem in the United Kingdom and this came to a head recently with comments made by reverend professor Michael Reese. Who was until very recently the director …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #164 - Sep 10 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #164 - Sep 10 2008

Interview with Ben Radford News Items: LHC Turned On, Elephant Math Your Questions and E-mails: Bird Correction,Irradiated Food, Pseudoscience Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 13 Sep 2008
|south americafound at24:05, 13:09

“…details even wanted the first time direction is -- flightless bird in South America it's the -- RH EA. On the there's actually multiple is just there's five. It's four different species of kiwi in New Zealand five recognize her except that he's not just once peace is at what priority specimen. And they all BC he he really …”

“…a waste but. Maybe he's not aware that you know -- an Al Gore that created the world wide web it was concerned that actually. Created the web as we as we know what today. I'm …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #163 - Sep 3 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #163 - Sep 3 2008

SGU Live from DragonCon 2008 with special guests James Randi, Pamela Gay, and Derek Colanduno News Items: The Milky Ways Supermassive Blackhole Live Questions Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 6 Sep 2008
|skin cancerfound at1:16:46, 42:44

“…dissuaded containing. By the knowledge that they can increase their risk of skin cancer so beat the negative health consequences. Not being a deterrent to and increased tanning. They also found a very high correlation with. I'm being very skinny which is again widely used to turn to anorexia. And also high incidence of cigarette smoking. . So it makes you wonder if there's any leader behavior patter personality type that goes along with this sort. You've been this …”

“…Just between eight pigskin and different shirts. And -- things. Yeah -- Atlanta Braves surface it's been reviewed her case -- is dead outside Britain's hello as -- free news. It's evil. She did just that …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #162 - Aug 26 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #162 - Aug 26 2008

Interview with Richard Saunders News Items: WTC-7 Collapse, Neanderthal Tool Making, Rainbow Lady Follow Up Your Questions and E-mails: Teleportation Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 30 Aug 2008
|Hugh Jackmanfound at35:06, 7:40

“…well when the movie. The new movie called Australia comes out with Hugh Jackman Nicole Kidman and heaps around them great big stars. You'll see me -- a -- into an outside goal in the in the middle will blow to an amount lab a British officer I've -- an idea. Hugh Jackman sort of gives me a funny look and off because in that that was you got a funny look I from wolverine …”

“…that they invoked our concerns. And then one of my favorite ones. Jeff King governor connally were both shop at the same six point five millimeter bullet which passed right through their bodies. An incredible coincidence …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #161 - Aug 20 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #161 - Aug 20 2008

Interview with Adam Savage from Mythbusters;News Items: Remembering Perry, Monkey Eludes Dragnet, Bigfoot Body Hoax Revealed, Robot with Biological Brain, The Future of Doping;Special Report: JREF Psychic Challenge Report;Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 23 Aug 2008
|chuck berryfound at0:50, 14:41

“…Chuck Berry -- if send more -- very. That's the one that has. Like the size chart of how big a human would be …”

“…to replace the lost functionality. One approach replace lost functionality would be stem cells to actually grow new neurons and that's a very promising approach -- podium again. Remains to be seen how far will pan …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #160 - Aug 13 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #160 - Aug 13 2008

Interview with Captain Disillusion;News Items: Bigfoot Body Claim, Invisibility Cloak, Prince Charles on GM Food, Sprinkler Rainbow Lady;Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 16 Aug 2008
|harry potterfound at15:50, 58:52

“…things -- that upsets me about it because they focus on this Harry Potter star -- Invisibility and the other is some beef and -- hamburger I mean I think they could potentially scale this up and offer some sort of impressive invisibility. But a cloak like Harry Potter I think that might be. Completely unworkable me think about yeah a year and a moving and flowing cloak. Maintaining stealth and …”

“…any moment on any given moment you know we're just dabbling into Fallujah sort of retro fitting. Stuff that we've already recorded with some embellished video illustration and some like almost slide presentation of the …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #159 - Aug 6 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #159 - Aug 6 2008

Interview with Phil Plait and James Randi; News Items: James Doohan Ashes Lost, Solar Power Breakthrough, China Weather Control, The Montauk Monster; Your Questions and E-mail: Where Does Matter Come From; Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 9 Aug 2008
|james randi educational foundationfound at1:13, 31:44

“…later in the show to talk about some big news from the James Randi educational foundation to -- So have a little later on in the show. The first some news items that I did you happen to …”

“…Him and and another Senator Biden and but yeah and by definition once you past that point of a human level intelligence on then all prediction is is …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #158 - Jul 30 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #158 - Jul 30 2008

Interview with Banachek; News Items: Edgar Mitchell UFO Claims, UFOs and Terrorism, Gas from Garbage; Your Questions and E-mail: House and the Therapeutic Diagnosis; Science or Fiction

Audio|Sat, 2 Aug 2008
|south africafound at35:33, 41:38

“…contact with that type of thinking I mean I had lived in South Africa with radio right now -- on TV I heard that you -- she saw the metal -- so we -- mind you …”

“…told me about another kid that was except by the name of Mike Woodson like with some prominent escape -- And and it's -- of the time the magic that. But only knew one way how …”

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #157 - Jul 23 2008

Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #157 - Jul 23 2008

Interview with George Hrab; News Items: New Plutoid, Detox Danger, Amanda Peet Defends Vaccines, Barbara Walters Disses James Van Praagh, Allah Meat; Your Questions and E-mail: Chaos Theory; Science or Fiction

Audio|Fri, 25 Jul 2008
|parkinson diseasefound at20:21, 26:01

“…may yet decide what is good science he now. And I used Michael J. . Fox that because the model for what celebrities should do he's a very effective spokesperson. For parkinson's disease awareness and research but he's not telling scientists what to research -- mean. He's not saying this is my own theory of -- causes parkinson's disease nobody cares about that he's he's a movie stars not tolerate the. …”

“…as separate himself back in the news recently this got a new book out. And Eric got on the view fifth. Tell it to push his books have changed on product is a medium and …”