Skepticality #061 - Skeptics invade a Sci-Fi Con - Interview: Jeff Wagg of...
It seems for any particular social or interest group, there is a conventionâincluding skepticism. The danger is that niche meetings may speak best to those who have already heard the message. For...
View Articleskepticality #062 - Girl Power! - Interview: Alison Smith, founder of The...
This week Skepticality has a double bill of brainy, beautiful skeptics working to educate the public about the benefits of science and evidence-based reasoning. Private InvestigatorÂAlison Smith (the...
View Articleskepticality #063 - Where Do We Go From Here? - Op-Ed and Interview: Daniel...
Who is the watchdog for paranormal scams and mistakes if we won't do it? This week,ÂDaniel Loxton (editor of Junior Skeptic) offers his own personal perspective on the future of skepticism as a...
View ArticleSkepticality #064 - Flock of Dodos - Interview: Dr. Randy Olson, evolutionary...
Recent episodes of Skepticality have touched on issues of outreach and activism in the skepticalÂcommunity, and how skeptics like Jeff Wagg, Alison Smith and Daniel LoxtonÂare using their particular...
View ArticleSkepticality #065 - A Secret of the Universe - Interview: Author Stephen L....
ManyÂSkeptic readers are all too aware ofÂTheÂSecret, a slick repackaging of the principles of New Thought and UnityÂChristianity. This week,ÂSkepticality tackles an altogether different secret. Derek...
View ArticleSkepticality #066 - Virtue or Vice, Naughty or Nice? - Interview: Peter Sagal
With the specter of the holidays looming and conspicuous consumerismÂrunning amok, Skepticality delves into the topic of vice with Peter Sagal,Âhost of the National Public Radio's popular quiz show...
View Articleskepticality #067 - Humanistic Judaism and Lily The Pink - Interview: Michael...
This week Skepticality features Michael Adelson, a staff conductor for the New York Philharmonic, and conductor of the Auros Group for New Music in Boston. Mr. Adelson had the good fortune to study...
View ArticleSkepticality Xmas 2007 - Interview: James Randi
Merry Christmas? Can Skeptics actually say that with a straight face? We ask James Randi, of the James Randi Educational Foundation about his thoughts on the holiday season.
View ArticleSkepticality #068 - The Candidates on Church and State - Interview: Lori...
Skepticality welcomes 2008 with an update from theÂSecular Coalition for America'sÂLori Lipman Brown âÂthe only lobbyistÂdedicated solely to the concerns of secular humanists and non-theists and to...
View ArticleSkepticality #069 - The Mind of the Market - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer
"Watch out for gorillas!" "Don't trade with strangers." "Buy this now!" Our brains are constantly bombarded with messagesÂabout how to behave, what to buy, and whom to trust. How do we parse these...
View ArticleSkepticality #070 - Amazing Meeting 5.5 Wrap Up - Interviews: Michael A....
On this week's Skepticality, Derek talks with Dr. Phil Plait (a.k.a. "The Bad Astronomer"), Alison Smith (founder of the Skeptical Analysis of the...
View ArticleSkepticality #071 - Dr. Karl Explains it All - Interview: Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki
This week on Skepticality, science educator and skeptic Michael McRaeÂinterviews one of Australia's most recognizable scientists, Dr. KarlÂKruszelnicki, who is known to most Aussies simply as "Dr....
View ArticleSkepticality #072 - Mystery Hunters - Interview: David Acer (Doubting Dave)
Can a kids' science and critical thinking television program beÂboth entertaining and informative? The award-winning Mystery Hunters,Âbeginning its fourth season, is proving that it can. On this...
View ArticleSkepticality #073 - Your Water on Drugs - Interview: Dr. Shane Snyder, PhD
Last week, a widely circulated Associated Press story reported thatÂ"a vast array of pharmaceuticals â including antibiotics, anti-convulsants,Âmood stabilizers and sex hormones â have been found in he...
View ArticleSkepticality #074 - No Intelligence Allowed! - Interviews: Professor Richard...
In the upcomingÂa pro-Intelligent Design documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (starring comedy actor Ben Stein), severalÂnotable scientists speak in support of science and evolution, including...
View ArticleSkepticality #075 - Words and Music - Interviews: Slau, author Scott Sigler
This week on SkepticalityÂwe talk to two good friends, both skeptics and podcasters making an impact in their areas of expertise. Slavko Halatyn (known to his many fans as simply "Slau") has enjoyed a...
View ArticleSkepticality #076 - Expelled: Exposed! - Interview: Dr. Eugenie Scott, PhD
The contentious pro-Intelligent Design film Expelled: NoÂIntelligence AllowedÂÂis now in its second week of wide release, and theÂcontroversy is far from over. This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks...
View ArticleSkepticality #077 - Don't Be Such a Scientist! - Interview: Dr. Randy Olson
Over the past several episodes, Skepticality has interviewed some of theÂnotable scientists featured in the new pro-Intelligent Design documentaryÂExpelled: No Intelligence Allowed. This week, the...
View ArticleSkepticality #078 - What the Fossils Say, and Why it Matters - Interview: Dr....
Just this week, the discovery of the 300-million year old Gerobatrachus hottoni ("Hotton's elder frog") confirmed the previously contentious inference that modern frogs and salamanders evolved from one...
View ArticleSkepticality #079 - The Doctor is In! - Interview: Dr. Harriet Hall, the SkepDoc
This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Skeptic magazine's resident expert critic of alternative medicine, "SkepDoc"ÂDr. Harriet Hall. Dr. Hall talks about about her recent memoir Women...
View ArticleSkepticality #080 - Skeptic Rock Stars at TAM - Interviews: Dr. Neil DeGrasse...
This week on Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy return from the desert with highlights from "The Amazing Meeting 6" conference in Las Vegas (hosted by the James Randi Educational Foundation). Joining them...
View ArticleSkepticality #081 - Alpha Kids - Interviews: Banachek, Mel Lipman & Lori...
Continuing from last week's interviews recorded at the "Amazing Meeting 6" conference, Derek & Swoopy talk with secular lobbyist Lori Lipman Brown and her father Mel Lipman (both secular humanists...
View ArticleSkepticality #082 - Rationalist Rap - Interview: Greydon Square
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...
View ArticleSkepticality #083 - Watch this Space - Interview: Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad...
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...
View ArticleSkepticality #084 - What's The Harm? - Interview: Tim Farley
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...
View ArticleSkepticality #085 - Why Magic is Important - Panel Discussion with James...
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...
View ArticleSkepticality #086 - Where Do We Go From Here? - Daniel Loxton & Skeptrack...
This week, Skepticality rounds out its Dragon*Con coverage withÂthe Skeptrack panel inspired byÂJunior Skeptic EditorÂDaniel Loxton'sÂop-ed essay, "Where Do We Go From Here?"Â Daniel also joins Swoopy...
View ArticleSkepticality #087 - A Skeptic for Congress? - Interview: Dr. Hal Bidlack
With less than thirty days left until (U.S.) Election Day 2008, SkepticalityÂchecks in with noted skeptic Lt. Colonel Hal Bidlack (U.S. Air Force, Retired) â theÂDemocratic Party'sÂ5th Congressional...
View ArticleSkepticality #088 - From Ghost Hunters to The Mentalist, a Skeptic's look at...
On this week's episode ofÂSkepticality,ÂDerek & Swoopy exploreÂthe good, the bad, and the scary amongÂtelevision's current crop of offerings â from "Psychic Kids" to "The Mentalist." Â Also, in a...
View ArticleSkepticality #089 - Secular Values Voter! - Lori Lipman Brown at Skeptrack 2008
This Tuesday, November 4th, Americans head to the polls. But despite the outcome, the question remains: under the new administration, can nontheists, science advocates, and criticalÂthinkers expect...
View ArticleSkepticality #090 - This One Time at Skepticamp... - Reed Esau on Skepticamp,...
What can regular skeptics actually do to enhance the appreciation of science and skeptical inquiry? This question has been an ongoing theme for Skepticality, and this week's guest has one answer to...
View ArticleSkepticality #091 - Skeptics Undercover - Kate Holden and Tiana Dietz visted...
Over the past several episodes, Skepticality has endeavored to showcase an eclecticÂrange of skeptical activism. Our recent guests haveÂoverwhelmingly agreed that everyone has something to offer â and...
View ArticleSkepticality #092 - Numb3rs - Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci creators of...
Rarely is mathematics a major plot component on AmericanÂtelevision.ÂThe exception, of course, is the current hit prime time CBSÂtelevision drama Numb3rs. "We all use math every day: to predict...
View ArticleSkepticality #093 - Tales of the Investigative Atheist - Inside The Discovery...
On a recent episode ofÂSkepticality, guests Kate Holden and Tiana Dietz proposed their joint project, "Visit Discovery," which encourages people to visit Seattle's Intelligent Design think tank The...
View ArticleSkepticality #094 - International Year of Astronomy! - Interview: Dr. Pamela Gay
The United Nations has declared 2009 the "International Year of Astronomy."ÂCoinciding with bothÂGalileo Galilei'sÂcelestialÂdiscoveries inÂ1609Âand the publication of Johannes...
View ArticleThe Signal, Season 5, Show 1, January 27th 2009
Features include: Thousand Words: review of Jason Palmer's Limited Edition Serenity Portrait Set; Editorial: How Did I Fall in Love with a Ship?; Broadwaves: Secret Army; Music Section: Apprentice by...
View ArticleSkepticality #095 - The Radford Files -Interview: Benjamin Radford
This week on Skepticality we check in with author and paranormal investigator Benjamin Radford.ÂA regular contributor to LiveScience.comÂand Managing Editor for Skeptical Inquirer magazine, Ben talks...
View ArticleThe Signal, Season 5, Show 2, February 10th 2009
Features include: Article: The More Things Change; What's In A Signal: Badger's World; They've All Got Stories (Shepherd Book); The Terraformers (Aliens);The Map of The Verse Review; Music Section (Ode...
View ArticleSkepticality #096 - Fossil Thursday! -Interview: Dr. John M. Harris, curator...
On a special Thursday edition of Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Dr. John M. Harris, curator of the George C. Page Museum at Rancho La Brea. Yesterday, it was announced that a new excavation near La...
View ArticleThe Signal, Season 5, Show 3, February 24th 2009
Features Include: Interview with Bellflower creators MJ and Bentley; BluRay Review, Music Section (Bellflower Medley; They've All Got Stories (Kaylee); Dollhouse Screener Preview
View ArticleThe Signal, Season 5, Show 4, March 10th 2009
Features Include: Interview with Sonny Rhodes, Feature: Feminism in Firefly, Feature: The Search for Serenity, Review: Here Be Dragons, Music Section: Can't Dance Boogie by Sonny Rhodes
View ArticleSkepticality #097 - Atlanta Skepticamp Recap
This week's SkepticalityÂhits the highlights and plays excerptsÂfrom Atlanta Skepticamp. Topics from the two day "un-conference" included:Âraising children to be critical thinkers; homeopathy; the...
View ArticleThe Signal, Season 5, Show 5, March 24th 2009
Features include: Editorial (Jayne's Hat); Broadwaves (Neverwhere); They've All Got Stories (Zoe); What's in a Signal (The Tale of the 'Verse); The Terraformers (Terror of the Bug-Eyed Monster); Music...
View ArticleSkepticality #098 - What Do I Do Next? Interview: Daniel Loxton, editor of...
In 2007, Junior Skeptic Editor Daniel Loxton called for renewed focus on classical skeptical activism in an essay entitled "Where Do We Go From Here?" Released simultaneously as a PDF from Skeptic.com...
View ArticleThe Signal, Season 5, Show 6, April 7th 2009
Features include: The Terraformers(Invasion of the Killer Squirrels), Trend Spotting: Serenity and the TV Show Movie, Interview with Bentley Ousley of Bellflower, Glorious Surprises, Serenity...
View ArticleSkepticality #099 - Confessions of an Alien Hunter - Interview: Seth Shostak,...
Why do we think aliens are out there?ÂIs Earth really being visited?ÂWillÂaliens really be short, gray, and hairless?ÂWhat happens if we pick up aÂsignal from another world? These are just a few of...
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