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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Written by: Dr. Steven Novella
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 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 Science
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  • The Skeptics Guide #1076 - Feb 21 2026

    The Skeptics Guide #1076 - Feb 21 2026
    Feb 21 2026
    News Items: Banana Resistance to Fungal Disease, Drug Advertising, AI Powered Prosthetics, Laser Written Glass Storage, UFO Balloons; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Mental Illness and Culpability; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
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  • The Skeptics Guide #1075 - Feb 14 2026

    The Skeptics Guide #1075 - Feb 14 2026
    Feb 14 2026
    Quickie with Evan: Erich von Däniken dies at 90; News Items: Review of ADHD Treatment, Religious Nones, EPA Ends Endangerment Ruling, The Physics of the Quintuple Jump, Crotchgate; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: More on the yellow sun, The Turkey Illusion; Science or Fiction
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  • The Skeptics Guide #1074 - Feb 7 2026

    The Skeptics Guide #1074 - Feb 7 2026
    Feb 7 2026
    Quickie with Bob: The Death of 8k TV; News Items: Faith-Based Addiction Programs, Noise and Sleep, A Fully Renewable Grid, Moltbook for AI Agents Only; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Corrections; Science or Fiction
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Half knowledge is dangerous and so is incomplete and lazy thinking. The "half" thinking leads to conspiracy theories and misinformation. And that is the hurdle against which the rational mind has to fight, sometimes even within ourselves and against our own biases; so that our mind is protected against such misleading information. This podcast helps in understanding the correct approach towards thinking and analysis the real world and data.

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