The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1011 November 19th 2024 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Sense of Self https://theness.com/neurologicablog/robots-and-a-sense-of-self/ News Item #2 – America Needs a New Space Station https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-america-needs-space-station-140900715.html News Item #3 – New Energy Secretary…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1010 November 13th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Evan Advertising Magic Banned in Kyrgyzstan https://24.kg/english/311033_Advertising_of_fortune_telling_magic_shamanism_prohibited_in_Kyrgyzstan/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Do Armed Police Make Schools Safer https://undark.org/2024/11/06/are-…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1009 November 6th 2024 Cameos by Brian Wecht and George Hrab Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Scientists identify chemical properties of superheavy elements moscovium and nihonium https://phys.org/news/2024-11-scientists-chemical-properties-superheavy-elements.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Bi…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1008 September 4th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Predicting Earthquakes https://phys.org/news/2024-08-geophysicist-method-months-major-earthquakes.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Cell Phones and Brain Cancer https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/who-systematic-review-of-rf-and-cancer/ News I…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1007 October 22nd 2024 Segment #1. What’s the Word Annular Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Europa Clipper https://theness.com/neurologicablog/the-clipper-europa-mission/ News Item #2 – Illusion of Information Adequacy https://theness.com/neurologicablog/confidently-wrong/ News Item #3 – Seeding …

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1006 October 16th 2024 Segment #1. From TikTok Fake Space Station https://www.tiktok.com/@james.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/video/7415844279718776097?_r=1&_t=8qa2MthYQIQ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – AI Common Sense https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03262-z News Item #2 – Malnutrition in Children h…

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Check out Surfshark https://surfshark.com/sgu The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1004 October 1st 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Lunar Mantle Partially Molten https://phys.org/news/2024-09-lunar-gravity-hint-partially-molten.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Heart Function in Space https://www.space.com/heart-cells-iss-spac…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1003 September 25th 2024 with guest Rogue Andrea Jones Roy Segment #1. What’s the Word Pitch Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Crystal Genome Storage https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-case-humans-go-extinct-this-memory-crystal-will-store-our-genome-for-billions-of-years-180985114/ News …

Check out Surfshark! https://surfshark.com/sgu The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1002 September 18th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve Earth’s Minimoon https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-welcomes-a-new-mini-moon-later-this-month Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Dead Internet Theory https://www.livescience.com/technology/artific…

Check out Surfshark https://surfshark.com/sgu The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1001 September 11th 2024 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Embryo Models https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02915-3 News Item #2 – Carbon Fiber Battery https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202409725 News Item #3 – Zeta Class Superco…

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The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #999 August 28th 2024 Segment #1. What’s the Word Bunk Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Starliner Update https://www.space.com/nasa-boeing-starliner-astronauts-will-return-on-spacex-dragon-2025 News Item #2 – Therapeutic Roleplaying https://theness.com/neurologicablog/roleplaying-games-may-help-au…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #998 August 21st 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve https://phys.org/news/2024-08-mammoths-ice-age-people-pikes.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Water on Exoplanets https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1054813 News Item #2 – Mpox https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mpox-global-health-eme…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #996 August 7th 2024 Segment #1. Special Segment Mark Edward Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Moon As Deep Storage https://mashable.com/article/moon-lunar-repository-life-storage News Item #2 – Pursuit of Happiness https://neurosciencenews.com/happiness-psychology-satisfaction-27514/ News Item #3 …

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #995 August 1st 2024 Segment #1. Special Segment Olympic Controversy Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Progeria Treatment https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/health/progeria-dna-base-editing.html News Item #2 – Solid State Battery https://interestingengineering.com/energy/samsungs-ev-battery-600-mil…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #994 July 24th 2024 Segment #1. What’s the Word Calculus Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Water Harvesting https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240723182005.htm News Item #2 – Chimp Conversation Speed https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/animals/chimpanzees-gestures-speed/ News Item #3 – Dar…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #993 July 17th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve Conspiracy Theories Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Lunar Cave https://theness.com/neurologicablog/evidence-suggests-lunar-cave/ News Item #2 – AI Love https://theconversation.com/computer-love-ai-powered-chatbots-are-changing-how-we-understand-r…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #992 July 10th 2024 Segment #1. Dumbest Thing of the Week Robot Suicide https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/robot-commits-suicide-south-korea Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Mars Simulation https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-completes-first-mission-simulating-astronaut-life-mars…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #991 July 3rd 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Simulating Black Holes https://phys.org/news/2024-07-cosmic-simulation-reveals-black-holes.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – DNA Nano-Killbot https://theness.com/neurologicablog/dna-nanorobot-kill-switch-for-cancer/ News Item #2 – Bionic Leg http…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #990 June 26th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve Routine Multivitamins https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820369 Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – GOES-U Satellites https://www.space.com/goes-u-satellite-space-earth-weather-forecasts News Item #2 – Risks of Cannabis htt…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #989 June 19th 2024 Segment #1. Juneteenth https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Sun’s Magnetic Field About to Flip https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/the-suns-magnetic-field-is-about-to-flip-heres-what-to-expect News Item #2 – K…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #988 June 12th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Evan https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-baffled-by-mysterious-53-minute-signal-from-space/ar-BB1nR77V?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?season Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Ultraprocessed Foods https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ultraproce…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #987 June 5th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob https://gizmodo.com/drake-equation-update-fermi-paradox-intelligent-life-1851503974 Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Change-6 Lifts Off from Moon https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/chinas-change-6-probe-lifts-off-far-side-moon-2024-06-04/ News …

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #986 May 29th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve https://theness.com/neurologicablog/mobe-a-new-gene-editing-system/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – 3D Printed Superalloy https://www.space.com/us-economy-nasa-3d-printed-superalloy News Item #2 – Lacking an Inner Voice https://www.livescience.com…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #985 May 22nd 2024 Segment #1. What’s the Word Zooxanthellae Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Blue Origin Update https://www.blueorigin.com/news/ns-25-mission-updates https://www.space.com/blue-origin-ns-25-space-tourism-mission News Item #2 – Human Predator https://phys.org/news/2024-05-australia…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #984 May 15th 2024 Segment #1. 5-10 Years - Steorn Free Energy Company Implodes https://m.independent.ie/business/irish/steorn-finally-goes-supernova-as-company-that-promised-free-energy-completes-liquidation-process/a202323699.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Chat GPT 4o https://ai-pro.org/s…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #983 May 8th 2024 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Electric Propulsion https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-unveils-game-changing-electric-propulsion-technology-for-future-space-missions/ News Item #2 – Blowing Off Steam https://www-sciencedirect-com.fgul.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S027273582400035…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #982 May 1st 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Horizontal Running https://phys.org/news/2024-05-horizontal-lunar-astronauts-retain-physical.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Vampire Facials https://apnews.com/article/vampire-facials-hiv-treatments-684681bebfc2c3458779fd5e29ac3c42 News Item #2 …

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #981 April 24th 2024 Segment #1. Special Report John Oliver and UFOs https://theness.com/neurologicablog/ufos-and-sgu-on-john-oliver/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Voyager Fixed https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/after-months-of-sending-gibberish-to-nasa-voyager-1-is-finally-ma…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #980 April 17th 2024 Segment #1. What’s the Word Anhedonia Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – New Scams https://wwhttps://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165448073/voice-clones-ai-scams-ftcw.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165448073/voice-clones-ai-scams-ftc News Item #2 – Reconductoring https://theness.com/neurologica…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #979 April 7th 2024 Live from Dallas With special guest Dustin Bates from Starset https://starset.fandom.com/wiki/Dustin_Bates Segment #1. Science of Eclipses https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/nasa-research/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – AI Designed Drugs https://theness.com/neurologicablog/ai-…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #978 April 2nd 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Silicon spikes https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240326103936.htm Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Havana Syndrome https://theness.com/neurologicablog/what-to-make-of-havana-syndrome/ News Item #2 – Robo Taxis in NY https://www.popsci.co…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #977 March 27th 2024 Segment #1. Special Report Music AI - https://app.suno.ai/create/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Sweetened Drinks and Atrial Fibrillation https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/sweetened-drinks-and-risk-of-a-fib/ News Item #2 – One Degree https://phys.org/news/2024-03-difference-d…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #976 March 20th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Steve https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68609297 Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Starship’s Third Launch https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-third-test-flight-faa-investigation News Item #2 – Extinct Flu Virus https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/a-…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #975 March 13th 2024 Segment #1. Fraud Alert Tax Scams Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Pentagon UFO Report https://theness.com/neurologicablog/pentagon-report-no-ufos/ News Item #2 – Microplastic Risks https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00650-3 News Item #3 – Parasite Cleanse https://scie…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #974 March 6th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Finding new physics in debris from colliding neutron stars https://phys.org/news/2024-03-physics-debris-colliding-neutron-stars.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Sinking Cities https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/32-us-cities…

Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – First Private Landing on the Moon https://theness.com/neurologicablog/odysseus-lands-on-the-moon/ News Item #2 – Sex Difference in the Brain https://news.yahoo.com/men-womens-brains-differently-scientists-204332939.html?guccounter=1 News Item #3 – Bee Venom for Breast Cancer https://www.cureus.com/articles/1818…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #972 February 21st 2024 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Pesticides in Oats https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/pesticide-in-oat-products-should-you-worry/ News Item #2 – AI Video https://openai.com/sora News Item #3 – University Rankings Flawed https://phys.org/news/2024-02-university-unscientific-b…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #971 February 13th 2024 Segment #1. Quickie with Bob Metalenses https://phys.org/news/2024-02-optical-mirrors-image-power-human.html Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Flow Batteries https://theness.com/neurologicablog/flow-batteries-now-with-nanofluids/ News Item #2 – Green Roofs https://techxplore…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #970 February 7th 2024 Segment #1. What’s the Word Cardinal Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – New Class of Microbes Found https://www.sciencealert.com/obelisks-entirely-new-class-of-life-has-been-found-in-the-human-digestive-system News Item #2 – SLIM Lunar Tech https://www.space.com/slim-lunar-lan…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #968 January 31st 2024 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Neuralink Implants Chip in Human https://theness.com/neurologicablog/neuralink-implants-chip-in-human/ News Item #2 – Love on the Brain https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240112114712.htm News Item #3 – Amelia Earhart Plane May Be …

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #967 January 25th 2024 Segment #1. Swindler’s List AI Fakes Joe Biden Robocall https://apnews.com/article/f3469ceb6dd613079092287994663db5 Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Oxygen Bottleneck https://www.iflscience.com/the-oxygen-bottleneck-astronomers-find-huge-new-problem-for-alien-civilizations-7…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #967 January 17th 2024 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Betavolt 50 Year Battery https://theness.com/neurologicablog/betavoltaic-batteries/ News Item #2 – Moon Landing Delayed https://apnews.com/article/nasa-moon-landings-artemis-delay-23e425d490c0c9e65ae774ec2e00f090 News Item #3 – Cloned Monkeys…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #966 January 11th 2024 Segment #1. Dumbest Thing of the Week https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/17/king-charles-has-appointed-homeopath-why-do-elite-put-faith-in-snake-oil Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Dual Sympathetic Reset https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/dual-sympathetic-rese…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #965 January 3rd 2024 Segment #1. Psychic Predictions 2023 Rogue Predictions for 2023 Rogue Predictions for 2024 Segment #2. Science in 2024 Segment #3. News Items News Item #1 – Dosing Gene Expression https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-023-01989-0 News Item #2 – Solar Tower https://interestingengi…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #964 December 20th 2023 SGU Year in Review 2023 Segment #1. Best Science News of 2023 Leqembi for Alzheimer’s disease Osiris Rex Sickle Cell treatment Weight loss drugs Artificial Intelligence India Moon Landing First successful transplant of cryopreserved rat kidney Global Warming – hottest year on re…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #956 November 3rd 2023 Live from NotaCon With special guest, Eli Bosnick Segment #1. Quickie with Steve Micro-meteoric spherules contaminated with anthropogenic ash. Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Making Lunar Roads with Sunlight https://www.space.com/blasting-lunar-soil-with-sunlight-could-crea…

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #962 December 13th 2023 Segment #1. Scams Zelle Scam Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Human Brain Supercomputer https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/human-brain-supercomputer-coming-in-2024 News Item #2 – Sodium Ion Batteries https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/11/1072865/how-sodium-…