International Skeptics United

Dr David Lewis is founder and Director of Research at the independent research consultancy Mindlab International. Described as the ‘father of neuromarketing’ for his pioneering studies analyzing brain activity for research and commercial purposes, he currently specialises in non-invasive techniques for measuring human responses under real life conditions. He is the founding member of the Impulsivity Research Group, which is […]

This week we have a special show from Perth in Western Australia. Chris Smith finds out whether importing nitrogen fixing legumes could hold the answer to Perth's poor soil fertility and Victoria Gill heads out on a scientific fishing trip to see how Black Bream stocks could give us an insight into the health of estuaries. Plus could gardens hold the answer to preserving the native plants of the Kimberley? In the news, the first measurement of the magnetic field of a black hole, how squid skin could help us hide from infra red cameras and what can David Beckham tell us about playing the piano?

This week Derek is finally back to the show after 'The Amazing Meeting' out in Las Vegas. And takes time to talk to Jon Hotchkiss, well known for the many science based television shows he has produced, directed, and written for. Shows such as; Bullshit! starring Penn and Teller and Pumpkin Chunkin' from the Science Channel. Jon's latest television project is another science show, This vs. That, which he is bringing to the masses via the Internet so he can ensure that the show is about the science, without the issues which plague the major media outlets. If you want more, science based entertainment, find out where your next fix might be come from.

The famous 1967 Bigfoot film by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin was certainly the launch of the legend, but where did the film actually come from?

Introduction Richard Saunders and Adele 0:04:50 A night with Dr Phil Plait  Join Joanne Benhamu and Richard Saunders (together with Dr Amanda Bauer and Geoffrey Wyatt) as they spend an evening with Dr Phil Plait at the Sydney Observatory. 0:25:15 Tim Farley from What's The Harm What's the harm....? You may well ask, and we do! Join Richard Saunders and Tim Farley. 0:37:50 A Week in Science The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to ‘bring science to people and people to science’.

With Elan away to celebrate his recent marriage, the rest of the crew soldiers on with a great new episode!   Darren follows up on a promise to examine unreported crime, Adam takes on a listener request to look into the benefits and risks of declawing cats and Pat explores if there is any truth to the rhyme about a red sky predicting the weather.  

Interview with Michael Mann; This Day in Skepticism: Smithsonian; News Items: Dead Monk Alive, Lab Grown Burger, Dolphin Memory, Cattle Mutilations, Gluten Follow Up; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: HPV Vaccine; Science or Fiction

Claudia Hammond is a writer, broadcaster and psychology lecturer. She is the voice of psychology on BBC Radio 4 where she is the presenter of All in the Mind and Mind Changers. She is also a part-time member of faculty at Boston University in London. She won the British Psychological Society’s Public Engagement and Media Award in 2012, Mind’s […]

Homosexuals, cat reiki, the Loan Ranger and eyeball licking. Plus rainbows, jawbones, racoons and Christians. Sadly without Colin, it’s Skeptics with a K.

We hear from the astronomers who are mapping out the Milky Way to work out where its stars came from.

Join us for a fascinating look at the mysterious sea monsters that decorated medieval maps. We talk with Chet Van Duzer about his recent book Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, which brings to light the remarkable sources behind the strange looking creatures which populate the seas of these beautiful old documents. Chet Van Duzer is a writer and researcher and is currently an Invited Research Scholar at the John Carter Brown Library in Rhode Island. He has published extensively on medieval maps. READ episode notes

Few pseudosciences are believed as fervently by their proponents as alternative medicine. Today we answer some emails from alt-med proponents.

And we’ve arrived at our critique of the book of Matthew, or as we like to call it here, “the gospel according to some anonymous Greek-speaking Gentile.” Is it the most Jewy of the gospels? Does it “complement” Mark or contradict it? Is its nativity story reliable? Did Jesus really descend from David? All these […]

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:09:40 60 Second Science  An interview with Brendan O'Brien about the online video project that gets students from all over the world to make videos for science. 0:21:00 Penny Chan at TAM 2013 We catch up with West Coast USA reporter, Penny Chan. 0:21:00 A Penny for your Thoughts Penny Chan interviews Kyle Sanders about his comic strip, Carbon Dating. 0:33:30 A chat with Ross Blocher One of the stars of the "Oh No Ross and Carrie" Podcast, Ross chats to Richard in Hollywood. 0:42:25 A Week in Science with Dr Paul Willis The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to ‘bring science to people and people to science’. 0:48:08 Maynard’s Spooking Action... Maynard interviews Marlowe Cassetti about the early days of NASA and UFOs! ...---...

Quackcast 122: Religion and SCAM