
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 Neil deGrasse Tyson; News Items: Black Hole Hubbub, Its Just a Cracker, Tiktalik Nonsense, Micro Laser Surgery; Your Questions and E-mail: Convincing Evidence; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 19 Jul 2008
|new bookfound at3:46, 2:17
“…cooler if you call them white dwarf that would have shown. Inventing new book. . What was going on and also gave -- Cosmic slam I wonder if the American Indians are set at the term red China's. Call for a week ago. This is very you can take this to a return of certain extreme. But and that's my point guy. Are ready to the absurd it is innocent he can't satire it's a but the interesting thing is that this. Also president -- judge Thomas Jones who's also black demanded an apology from a Khatami also didn't get the scientific reference of a -- and got a three …”
“…astronomy team -- and as well. Dallas county officials spar over the black hole comment. Bonuses this is just a bit of ridiculous finest. The commissioner Kenneth mayfield who is a white. Said it seems that central collections quote -- has become a black hole because people -- reportedly has become lost in the office. Commissioner John wiley price was black contracted him with a -- excuse me. And encrypted his colleague. Saying that his office had become a white hole so apparently commissioner price took the black hole comment as -- racial slur. Apparently not knowing what a black hole while. Or you can imagine that you you don't have to know what a black -- as you just know with the expression and it colloquial expression means yes Andrea -- new that in either. Oh wait you wait you can't assume that he didn't know either of those things because some people are that uptight. -- the term black hole is no longer acceptable to this person that's what I that's how I read it. I think we assume ignorance because it …”
Interview with James Randi; News Items: Einstein Right Again, Conservapedia Denies Evolution, Controversial Chelation Autism Study; Special Report: Roswell 61 Years Later; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 12 Jul 2008
|heart attacksfound at1:03:50, 51:25
“…as in the course -- daylight but men are more prone to heart attacks for some -- various reasons like between seven and niner. In the morning more architect secure than any at a time. Odds -- that Mexico -- work while it's but that doesn't surprise me that -- be a bit. -- see something as very people as you're here you know you're immune system and things them. I could -- see that happening number two. The the large brain size involving independently -- I think that's …”
“…off and kept looking at -- she finally aspirations she's me. You write books and I said oh yes I've written nine books so Parra got -- ten of eleven on their way out. And she …”
Interview with Dr Dean Edell; News Items: Darwin-Wallace Anniversary, Tunguska Remembered, Creationst Bill Passes in Louisana, Nanowire Battery, SGU on Youtube; Your Questions and E-mails: Collective Skeptics, Body Fruit; Randi Speaks: Speaker Cables; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 5 Jul 2008
|curtis grandersonfound at24:34, 42:50
“…most of skeptics. -- functions that is -- there's already -- Curtis Granderson who like -- who -- badgers are some sort of -- them the truth -- will take that in I didn't that …”
“…why couldn't her Jersey city college and in so many of our prescription drugs came from her to put -- which. You know -- tested them extracted and -- a double blind studies to find out …”
SGU Live from TAM6; News Items: Ice on Mars, Crop Circle Pi, Japanese Water Car, Psychic Alleges Sexual Abuse, FDA Crackdown, Spa Reflexology; Special Report-Brian Dunning Present Here Be Dragons Video; Live Questions from the Audience; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 28 Jun 2008
|immune systemfound at17:43, 15:13
“…or. That you care and support some function or structure or your immune system -- boost your immune system yeah like airborne McCullough all the supplements you know it's. A bunch of bunch of random stuff in a bottle easily cut …”
“…He ate the Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on fake cancer cures. When I saw this my of course by initial reaction was about time. Yeah the …”
Interview with Jon Blumenfeld; News Items: NPR Psychics, Mars Lander Update, Petaflop Supercomputers, Optical Illusions; Your Questions and E-mails: Casey Predictions; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 14 Jun 2008
|computers softwarefound at13:36, 14:54
“…right now. But of course video game industry is now pushing together computers software and hardware development faster and faster than ever before army I'm I'm totally not surprised if anyone on that Xbox-360. Or PlayStation …”
“…are specially tweaked versions of IBM's cell chips that were used in Sony's PlayStation 3 CN -- it's -- totally optimize -- for high speed calculations. And and it and it really shows amenities it could …”
News Items: Bacteria Evolve, The 100mpg Car, Unicorn Deer, Fishing Monkeys, Plutoids, Albinos in Africa; Special Report-Crystal Skulls; Your Questions and E-mails: Coincidence, Green Nanoparticles; Name that Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 14 Jun 2008
|Rebecca Watsonfound at0:25, 31:46
“…New England skeptical -- Joining me this evening about Obama and everybody Rebecca Watson. . I have fun. James Novella. Right and -- A low on the bad day can command and yep can command mandate that …”
“…the news and experience -- streaking through the ice and of course Hartford Connecticut beat -- state. And yeah it's. …”
Interview with Walter Isaacson; News Items: New Hoax Alien Video, Solar Power from Sapce, Anti-Vaccine March on Washington, CAM in New Zealand Follow Up; Your Questions and E-mails: Cold Fusion; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 7 Jun 2008
|Charlie Chaplinfound at37:20, 46:22
“…ending the comes suddenly the world's greatest super celebrity updates are put Charlie Chaplin and Charles Lindbergh. …”
“…the creates in the -- not a personal -- that -- could Itula Mili sit up there and got and then sort of make things happen until you. It would -- really did believe was that …”
Interview with JPL Scientist Diana Blaney; News Items: Wi Fi Ban, New Zealand Considering CAM, Scientology Free Speech Follow Up, Medical Science Reporting; Your Questions and E-mails: Tasmanian Tiger Corrections; Least Skeptical; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 31 May 2008
|private schoolsfound at1:06:05, 8:56
“…me take them in order. Number one a new study shows that public schools are just as effective as private schools are teaching math skills and that. Is. It's in its style hot day. This math is math right. Well it's eight. Come from really was of course the -- personal experience and -- I've went to the same public and private schools -- it it. And yeah I mean certain certain cards private schools can be excellent very have a lot of quality controls some public schools could be excellent. There's lots of variability in both. Actually. For our certification et cetera at this point. -- annually right out of college and future of private school it would then have but not necessarily a public school. -- there are some private schools which are terrible and also a lot of private schools are private because they want to teach religion -- That's so. Is not a very ability but. On average if you look …”
“…it's been negative outlook to a by the similar our listeners a New Zealand -- sent -- this next item. In New Zealand the government is considering. Covering complementary and alternative medicine within and there are national health service. This of course would be a …”
Interview with Carl Zimmer; News Items: Tasmanian Tiger Gene Resurrected, Mobile Phones and Pregnancy, Is Scientology a Cult, Supernova Caught in the Act, Interview with Michael Shull about Discovering Missing Matter; Your Questions and E-mails: Radiometric Dating of Mt St Helens; Update on TAM6; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 24 May 2008
Interview with Martin Rundkvist; News Items: Einstein and God, The Vatican The UK and UFO's, China Quake Superstitions, NASA Announces Supernova Discovery, Creationism in Maine; Your Questions and E-mails: Wizardry Followup; Science or Fiction
Audio|Sat, 17 May 2008
|Rebecca Watsonfound at0:26, 33:36
“…of the newly skeptical society. -- this evening are bought novellus everybody. Rebecca Watson and -- chain of our guests and -- Thursday. Those 1973. Skylab is launched its base on mistakes and that was the …”
“…we do our interview. First email comes from -- call from Florida United States. . Now if you call last week we are reported on -- Substitute teacher who was let go because of -- quote unquote …”