Skeptics Guide #1072
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1072 January 22nd 2026 Segment #1. What’s the Word Culture Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Increasing Lifespan https://www.livescience.com/health/tiny-improvements-in-sleep-nutrition-and-exercise-could-significantly-extend-lifespan-study-suggests News Item #2 – AI 2027 https://theness.com/neurologicablog/the-ai-2027-scenario/ News Item #3 – Deep Reading https://theconversation.com/deep-reading-can-boost-your-critical-thinking-and-help-you-resist-misinformation-heres-how-to-build-the-skill-268082 News Item #4 – Spray On Wound...
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Skeptics Guide #1071
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1071 January 15th 2026 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Donut Lab’s Solid State Battery https://theness.com/neurologicablog/is-donut-labs-solid-state-battery-legit/ News Item #2 – Artemis Update News Item #3 – EPA Change https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html News Item #4 – Life On Red Dwarf Planets https://phys.org/news/2026-01-complex-life-planets-orbiting-galaxy.html News Item #5 – Malaysia Air Search Resumes...
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Skeptics Guide #1070
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
Live From Not-A-Con 2025, with guests George Hrab, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Brian Wecht, and Adam Russell; What Are You Most Proud Of; What Is Your Quirky Pet Peeve; If You Could Change One Thing; Here Me Out; Science or Fiction
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Skeptics Guide #1069
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
Psychic Predictions for 2025 and Rogue Predictions; News Items: Psychology Intervention for ADHD, Biological vs Artificial Consciousness, Fentanyl Vaccine, Possibility of Orbital Disaster; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
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Skeptics Guide #1068
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
2025 Year End Review, with special guest Ian Callanan; Best of SGU; Best Science of 2025; Skeptical Hero and Jackass of the Year; In Memoriam; Science or Fiction
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Skeptics Guide #1067
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1067 December 15th 2025 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Animals Adapting to Humans https://theness.com/neurologicablog/animals-adapting-to-humans/ News Item #2 – Pig Organ Transplants https://theconversation.com/putting-pig-organs-in-people-is-ok-in-the-us-but-growing-human-organs-in-pigs-is-not-why-is-that-270562 News Item #3 – Japan Plans to Beam Energy from Space https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/japan-to-beam-energy-down-to-earth-from-space-in-first-real-test-of-orbital-power-transmission/ News Item #4 – Ant Yogurt...
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Skeptics Guide #1066
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1066 December 9th 2025 Segment #1. News Items News Item #3 – Young Cancer https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/health/cancer-young-people-deaths.html News Item #2 – Adapting to Modern Life https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251207031335.htm News Item #1 – Safety of mRNA Vaccines https://theness.com/neurologicablog/new-study-on-the-covid-19-mrna-vaccines/ News Item #4 – Cosmic Rays Ground Aircraft https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251201-how-cosmic-rays-grounded-thousands-of-aircraft News Item #5 – Reverse Aging Claim...
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Skeptics Guide #1065
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1064 December 4th 2025 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Cognitive Legos https://theness.com/neurologicablog/cognitive-legos/ News Item #2 – China’s Planting Lots of Trees https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/china-has-planted-so-many-trees-its-changed-the-entire-countrys-water-distribution News Item #3 – Misinformation and Birth Control https://undark.org/2025/11/24/misinformation-birth-control/ News Item #4 – Dark Matter Detection https://futurism.com/space/scientists-detected-dark-matter-first-time News Item #5 –...
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Skeptics Guide #1064
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1063 November 25th 2025 With Special Guest Andrea Jones Roy Segment #1. Quicky with Bob Helion Fusion Update https://www.helionenergy.com/polaris/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – CRISPR Wheat Can Source Its Own Nitrogen https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251123115435.htm News Item #2 – LLMs and Collective Intelligence https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26339137251367733 News Item #3 – Origins of Theia https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado0623 News Item #4 – Holiday Scams...
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Skeptics Guide #1063
The Skeptics Guide To The Universe
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1062 November 20th 2025 Segment #1. Dumbest Thing of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NKe7vtpueA/ Segment #2. News Items News Item #1 – Using AI To Design a Virus https://www.biopharmatrend.com/news/stanfordarc-team-reports-ai-made-viruses-that-kill-bacteria-1383 News Item #2 – Creatine for Cognitive Function https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/creatine-supplements-for-brain-function/ News Item #3 – Earth Digital Twin https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-digital-twin-of-earth-accurate-to-a-1-kilometer-scale News Item #4...
info_outlineDumbest Word of the Week: Orthomolecular; News Items: Ban Left Turns, Bird Flu Shenanigans, Interstellar Comet, Artificial Blood, Beekeeping Benefits; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: AI Tech Support; Science or Fiction