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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 #1096 - Jul 11 2026

    The Skeptics Guide #1096 - Jul 11 2026
    Jul 11 2026
    Special Guest: David Kyle Johnson; Quickie with Bob: Two States of Water; News Items: Using AI To Detect AI Cheating, Teens Using AI Chatbots, NYT Article on Rapid Prompting Method, SETI Partly Explains Fermi; Skeptical Philosophy; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
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  • The Skeptics Guide #1095 - Jul 4 2026

    The Skeptics Guide #1095 - Jul 4 2026
    Jul 4 2026
    Back to Basics: Scientific Skepticism; News Items: Synthetic Cells, Trust in Science, Geothermal Update, Solar Corona Heating; Quickie with Cara: Radiation Eating Fungus; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Responses to Evan; Science or Fiction
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  • The Skeptics Guide #1094 - Jun 27 2026

    The Skeptics Guide #1094 - Jun 27 2026
    Jun 27 2026
    Evan Leaves SGU; News Items: Paying attention, How Queen Bees are Made, Canceling Wind, Goodbye International Space Station, US Military Restores Flu Vaccine; Who's That Noisy; 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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