The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org
Hosts & Guests
Part of the family
7 Apr
Yes you get science and facts and clear thinking and sanity. But as you get to know them you also get a new family, with all the interplay of personalities and points of view, gentle Mickey taking and running jokes.
Skepticism...as long as it conforms to your political beliefs
28 Aug
I've listened to the SGU for more years than I care to count. In recent years, it's become a fascinating case study in how scientific skepticism often ends where political beliefs begin. On the hoary traditional targets of skeptics, creationism, homeopathy, perpetual motion devices, etc., you'll get good skeptical discussion centered on scientific method, logical fallacies, the blindness created by motivated reasoning. When it comes to topics where the political leanings of the crew (one of them often proudly talks about being an "activist") clearly dictate their preferred conclusions, all of these tools of skepticism almost comically go out the window. Convenient skepticism - the problem is that if you don't know the topics well, you won't know when their discussion of the science is trustworthy or untrustworthy.
Incredible podcast
19 Feb
My favourite thing to listen to whilst working in the lab. This podcast has really helped me to think critically about the world around me. Couldn’t recommend more!
A constant
11 Feb
This podcast is always there on time since the beginning of podcast time almost. Does what it says on tin and some.
About
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- CreatorDr. Steven Novella
- Years Active2006 - 2024
- Episodes1K
- RatingClean
- Show Website