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| Posted: 09 Sep 2008 05:38 PM CDT The hosts of Skepticality are recovering from their spectacularlyÂsuccessful "Skeptrack" events at Dragon*Con 2008: four days of livelyÂdiscussion featuring guests from some of the most prominent skepticalÂorganizations around the world. Included were James Randi and Dr. Phil PlaitÂfrom the JREF, Dr. Michael Shermer of the Skeptics Society, BenjaminÂRadford and D.J. Grothe from the Center for Inquiry, and Richard Saunders andÂcrew from the Australian Skepticsâto name only a few. For those who participated in this groundbreaking weekend, we look forwardÂto hearing your stories. For those who could not attend,ÂSkepticalityÂbrings you the first of several recordings from last week's panelÂdiscussions, beginning with James Randi and D.J. Grothe discussing "Why MagicÂis Important to Skepticism." This in-depth discussion of the entwined histories of magic andÂskepticism reveals how creating illusions can illuminate the truth. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Skeptics Guide #163 - September 3rd, 2008 [The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] Posted: 06 Sep 2008 07:25 AM CDT 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 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Skeptics Guide #162 - August 26th, 2008 [The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] Posted: 01 Sep 2008 07:25 AM CDT 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 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 26 Aug 2008 10:55 PM CDT Misinformation is everywhere, but nowhere more prolific than on the internet. A Google search for "homeopathy" or "UFO" returns a landslide list ofÂmystery-mongering websites. Yes, there are a few skeptical web resources too âÂbut a non-skeptic can be easily misled online. On this episode,ÂDerek & Swoopy talk with Tim Farley, aÂskeptic applying his 20-plus years ofÂsoftware development experience to the creation of advanced tools and techniques for fighting the battle against misinformation on the World WideÂWeb. Tim's popular websites include the Skeptical Software Tools blogÂ"Skeptools" (which uses Web 2.0 techniques to aid the spread of criticalÂthinking information online), and WhatsTheHarm.net, which has collected theÂstories of over 225,000 people who have been injured or killed as a resultÂof supernatural andÂpseudoscientificÂpractices from alternative medicine to hypnosis to faith healing. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Skeptics Guide #161 - August 20th, 2008 [The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] Posted: 23 Aug 2008 07:25 AM CDT 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 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Skeptics Guide #160 - August 13th, 2008 [The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] Posted: 16 Aug 2008 07:25 AM CDT Interview with Captain Disillusion; News Items: Bigfoot Body Claim, Invisibility Cloak, Prince Charles on GM Food, Sprinkler Rainbow Lady; Science or Fiction This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 12 Aug 2008 10:37 PM CDT Long-time listeners may recall thatÂSkepticality's very firstÂinterview guest was Bad Astronomy author and popular science bloggerÂDr. Phil Plait. This past week the James Randi EducationalÂFoundation (one of the leading organizations to promote critical thinkingÂand examination of pseudoscience) announced that The Bad Astronomer himself will be the newÂJREFÂPresident. Now, Dr. Plait returns to SkepticalityÂto tell Derek & SwoopyÂnot only aboutÂinteresting advances in privately-funded space travel and theÂfuture of NASA under a new presidential administration, but also aboutÂexciting developments in his own career â including his new role at the JREF,Âchanges for Bad Astronomy, and Phil's impending trips to the Galapagos andÂDragon*Con 2008. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Skeptics Guide #159 - August 6th, 2008 [The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] Posted: 09 Aug 2008 07:25 AM CDT 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 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Skeptics Guide #158 - July 30th, 2008 [The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe] Posted: 02 Aug 2008 07:25 AM CDT 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 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 29 Jul 2008 10:07 PM CDT The mainstream rap and hip hop communities are known not only for a way with words and penchant for controversy, but also for occasional drama. Rapper Greydon Square is no exception. On this week's episode of Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy hang loose with Greydon and talk about his musical influences, being embraced by the atheist community â and why this Compton native (raised as a legal orphan by the Department of Children & Family Services of California) refuses to be a product of the system. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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