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by Dr. Steven Novella
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies.
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- 6 days ago
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
I Learned Today: How Toilets Flush; News Items: Autism Clinics, Errors in Climate Change Database, Weekly Exercise, Why Birds Fear Women, Latest Ebola Outbreak; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
- 1 weeks ago
The Skeptics Guide #1089 - May 23 2026
News Items: Sleep and Aging, Mental Number Maps, Digital Privacy, ArXiv Bans AI Produced Work, T-Rex Leather; Who's That Noisy; Obsoletely; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
- 2 weeks ago
The Skeptics Guide #1088 - May 16 2026
News Items: The Interstitium and Acupuncture, Climate Change Food Insecurity, Neanderthal Dentistry, Tiny Robots, More UFO Nonsense; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: AI Consciousness; Science or Fiction
- 3 weeks ago
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026
Interview with Philosopher David Kyle Johnson; Quickie with Bob: Exotic Matter; News Items: When Are Screening Tests Necessary, Dawkins Writes LLMs are Conscious, Iron Flow Batteries, Haunting with Friends; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
- Apr 25, 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1085 - Apr 25 2026
What's the Word: Cryptomnesia; News Items: Belief in Unproven Health Claims, Regenerating Limbs, Suicide Hotline Seems to Work, Why is Rubber Strong; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Mythos Follow Up, Americans' Knowledge of Mexico; Science or Fiction
- Apr 18, 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026
News Items: Artemis Recap, AI Biology Research, AI Security Disruption, Superconductivity Breakthrough, Red Light Therapy; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Mach, Missing and Dead Scientists; Science or Fiction
- Apr 11, 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1083 - Apr 11 2026
Dumbest Thing of the Week: Waffle House Teleportation; News Items: Artemis II Heat Shield, Fairness in the Brain, Genetic Engineering Humans, Self-Healing Composite; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
- Apr 4, 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1082 - Apr 4 2026
Quickie with Bob: Transporting Antimatter; News Items: Artemis II Launches, Can AI Predict Science Replication, Smart Drugs, Nuclear Electric Propulsion, Underwater Fairy Circles; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
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