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This week on Skepticality, Derek & Swoopy recap The James RandiÂEducational Foundation's Amazing Meeting 7 conference, which took place this past weekÂin Las Vegas, Nevada.
Derek recounts...
"Don't try this at home! âThis trick just might kill you! â Fool your friends, amaze your family and scam your way to free drinks!"
These taglines and more invite the average college...
Though the celebrated and the famous have long used the glare of the spotlight to highlight personal causes, rarely has fame been used to such staggering effect as by Jenny McCarthy....
Mass extinctions, rising temperatures, and changing glaciers may sound like current events, but Earth scientists are learning that this type of climate change is nothing new.
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This...
This week Skepticality is pleased to have back paranormal investigator Benjamin Radford.
Derek talks with Ben about his recently concluded "Great Psychic Detective Challenge" which...
This week Skepticality is pleased to once again speak with noted 'Quirkologist' Richard Wiseman, the Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire...
This week Skepticality celebrates it's long awaited 100th episode with a look back at past shows, thoughts about future installments and well wishes from their friends the skeptic community...
Why do we think aliens are out there?ÂIs Earth really being visited?ÂWillÂaliens really be short, gray, and hairless?ÂWhat happens if we pick up aÂsignal from another world?Â
These...
In 2007, Junior Skeptic Editor Daniel Loxton called for renewed focus on classical skeptical activism in an essay entitled "Where Do We Go From Here?" Released simultaneously as a PDF...
This week's SkepticalityÂhits the highlights and plays excerptsÂfrom Atlanta
Skepticamp. Topics from the two day "un-conference" included:Âraising children to be critical thinkers;...
On a special Thursday edition of Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Dr. John M. Harris, curator of the George C. Page Museum at Rancho La Brea. Yesterday, it was announced that a new
This week on Skepticality we check in with author and paranormal investigator Benjamin Radford.ÂA regular contributor to LiveScience.comÂand Managing Editor for Skeptical Inquirer magazine,...
The United Nations has declared 2009 the "International Year of Astronomy."ÂCoinciding with bothÂGalileo Galilei'sÂcelestialÂdiscoveries inÂ1609Âand the publication of Johannes Kepler'sÂAstronomiaÂNovaÂ(which...
On a recent episode ofÂSkepticality, guests Kate Holden and Tiana Dietz proposed their joint project, "Visit Discovery," which encourages people to visit Seattle's Intelligent Design...
Rarely is mathematics a major plot component on AmericanÂtelevision.ÂThe exception, of course, is the current hit prime time CBSÂtelevision drama Numb3rs.Â
"We all use math every day:...
Over the past several episodes, Skepticality has endeavored to showcase an eclecticÂrange of skeptical activism. Our recent guests haveÂoverwhelmingly agreed that everyone has something...
What can regular skeptics actually do to enhance the appreciation of science and skeptical inquiry?
This question has been an ongoing theme for Skepticality, and this week's guest...
This Tuesday, November 4th, Americans head to the polls. But despite the outcome, the question remains: under the new administration, can nontheists, science advocates, and criticalÂthinkers...
On this week's episode ofÂSkepticality,ÂDerek & Swoopy exploreÂthe good, the bad, and the scary amongÂtelevision's current crop of offerings â from "Psychic Kids" to "The Mentalist."...
With less than thirty days left until (U.S.) Election Day 2008, SkepticalityÂchecks in with noted skeptic Lt. Colonel Hal Bidlack (U.S. Air Force, Retired) â theÂDemocratic Party'sÂ5th...
This week, Skepticality rounds out its Dragon*Con coverage withÂthe Skeptrack panel inspired byÂJunior Skeptic EditorÂDaniel Loxton'sÂop-ed essay, "Where Do We Go From Here?"Â
Daniel...
The hosts of Skepticality are recovering from their spectacularlyÂsuccessful "Skeptrack" events at Dragon*Con 2008: four days of livelyÂdiscussion featuring guests from some of the
Misinformation is everywhere, but nowhere more prolific than on the internet. A Google search for "homeopathy" or "UFO" returns a landslide list ofÂmystery-mongering websites. Yes,
Long-time listeners may recall thatÂSkepticality's very firstÂinterview guest was Bad Astronomy author and popular science bloggerÂDr. Phil Plait.Â
This past week the James Randi EducationalÂFoundation...
The mainstream rap and hip hop communities are known not only for a way with words and penchant for controversy, but also for occasional drama. Rapper Greydon Square is no exception.Â...
Continuing from last week's interviews recorded at the "Amazing Meeting 6" conference, Derek & Swoopy talk with secular lobbyist Lori Lipman Brown and her father Mel Lipman (both secular...
This week on Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy return from the desert with highlights from "The Amazing Meeting 6" conference in Las Vegas (hosted by the James Randi Educational Foundation).
Joining...
This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Skeptic magazine's resident expert critic of alternative medicine, "SkepDoc"ÂDr. Harriet Hall. Dr. Hall talks about about her recent memoir...
Just this week, the discovery of the 300-million year old Gerobatrachus hottoni ("Hotton's elder frog") confirmed the previously contentious inference that modern frogs and salamanders...
Over the past several episodes, Skepticality has interviewed some of theÂnotable scientists featured in the new pro-Intelligent Design documentaryÂExpelled: No Intelligence Allowed.Â...
The contentious pro-Intelligent Design film Expelled: NoÂIntelligence AllowedÂÂis now in its second week of wide release, and theÂcontroversy is far from over.Â
This week on Skepticality,...
This week on SkepticalityÂwe talk to two good friends, both skeptics and podcasters making an impact in their areas of expertise.
Slavko Halatyn (known to his many fans as simply "Slau")...
In the upcomingÂa pro-Intelligent Design documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (starring comedy actor Ben Stein), severalÂnotable scientists speak in support of science and
Last week, a widely circulated Associated Press story reported thatÂ"a vast array of pharmaceuticals â including antibiotics, anti-convulsants,Âmood stabilizers and sex hormones â have...
Can a kids' science and critical thinking television program beÂboth entertaining and informative? The award-winning Mystery Hunters,Âbeginning its fourth season, is proving that it...
This week on Skepticality, science educator and skeptic Michael McRaeÂinterviews one of Australia's most recognizable scientists, Dr. KarlÂKruszelnicki, who is known to most Aussies...
On this week's Skepticality, Derek talks with Dr. Phil Plait (a.k.a. TheBad Astronomer),Alison Smith (founder of theSkeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society),and author Michael
"Watch out for gorillas!"Â
"Don't trade with strangers."Â
"Buy this now!"Â
Our brains are constantly bombarded with messagesÂabout how to behave, what to buy, and whom to trust.Â...
Skepticality welcomes 2008 with an update from theÂSecular Coalition for America'sÂLori Lipman Brown âÂthe only lobbyistÂdedicated solely to the concerns of secular humanists and non-theists...
Merry Christmas? Can Skeptics actually say that with a straight face?
We ask James Randi, of the James Randi Educational Foundation about his thoughts on the holiday season.
This week Skepticality features Michael Adelson, a staff conductor for the New York Philharmonic, and conductor of the Auros Group for New Music in Boston.
Mr. Adelson had the good...
With the specter of the holidays looming and conspicuous consumerismÂrunning amok, Skepticality delves into the topic of vice with Peter Sagal,Âhost of the National Public Radio's
ManyÂSkeptic readers are all too aware ofÂTheÂSecret, a slick repackaging of the principles of New Thought and UnityÂChristianity.Â
This week,ÂSkepticality tackles an altogether different...
Recent episodes of Skepticality have touched on issues of outreach and activism in the skepticalÂcommunity, and how skeptics like Jeff Wagg, Alison Smith and Daniel LoxtonÂare using...
Who is the watchdog for paranormal scams and mistakes if we won't do it?Â
This week,ÂDaniel Loxton (editor of Junior Skeptic) offers his own personal perspective on the future of skepticism...
This week Skepticality has a double bill of brainy, beautiful skeptics working to educate the public about the benefits of science and evidence-based reasoning.Â
Private InvestigatorÂAlison...
It seems for any particular social or interest group, there is a conventionâincluding skepticism. The danger is that niche meetings may speak best to those who have already heard the...
This week's episode of Skepticality features an interview with psychologist, skeptic, and authorÂDr. Richard Wiseman, recorded atÂthe Australian Science Festival.
Dr. Michael McRae...
This week, SkepticalityÂtackles matters of politicsÂon Earth, and discoveries out in the universe. First up, environmental engineerÂKelly Comstock returns to answer listener questions...
Put down that designer bottle of H20! Did you know that If you choose to get your recommended eight glasses a day from bottled water, you could spend $1,400 US dollars annually? That...
Does a belief in God undermine one's ability to be a skeptic? This is theÂquestion Hal Bidlack seeks to answer this week, as he movingly recounts his ownÂpersonal experiences as a
What's with all the media hype over the latest must-have electronic device,Âthe iPhone? This week on Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy talk toÂRob Walch, host of theÂTodayÂin iPhoneÂpodcast,...
On the last episode of Skepticality, the "Skeptical Inquirer's"Âown Benjamin Radford discussed new Nessie sightings and other lake monsters from his comprehensive bookÂon the subject.Â...
Last week, new video surfaced of the elusive and famous Loch Ness monster and a Â1 million prize was offered for proof of the creature's existence. There were over 30 sightings reported...
On our last episode, Skeptic publisher Dr. Michael Shermer shared his thoughts about a recently televised Nightline debate between evangelical ministers Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron...
Last week on ABC's Nightline, british journalist Martin Bashir was set to moderate a debate between members of The Rational Response Squad and Christian ministers Ray Comfort and Kirk...
Why does Australia give the world so many great skeptics? This week on Skepticality, Derek has a great time chatting with author, educator and noted Australian skeptic Lynne Kelly to...
This week on Skepticality, author and skeptic Scott Sigler talks to Derek and Swoopy about finding the skeptic movement, and the recent success of his newly released, science-informed...
Skepticality is pleased to bring our listeners another great interview conducted by the founder of the Skeptic's Society, Dr. Michael Shermer.
In this nearly hour long meeting of the...
On a remote island in Lake Superior, scientists struggle to solve the problem of xenotransplatation - using animal tissue to replace failing human organs.
This week Derek and Swoopy talk to a legend in Skeptical broadcasting, Reginald Finley, known to his friends as The Infidel Guy and we take part in Monday Bloody Monday as we help launch...
This week, Skepticality nears the end of its Amazing Meeting 5ÃÂwrap-up. Derek & Swoopy are honored to sit down with retiredÃÂLieutenant Colonel Hal Bidlack PhD, who is one of the warmestÃÂpeople...
On this week's Skepticality, we continue our coverage of The Amazing Meeting 5.
Derek and Swoopy talk with some of their favorite Real Skeptical Heroes including author and CSICOP...
This week we'll begin sifting through four days of audio and video with some of the best candid moments from the four day brain expanding extravaganza of The Amazing Meeting 5, featuring...
This week Derek and Swoopy are practically out the door on the way to The Amazing Meeting 5, but before they go they talk with New York Times Best Selling author Michael A. Stackpole,...
This week on Skepticality, we kick off the first show of 2007 with a recording of author and lecturer Sam Harris speaking at the Symposium on Science, Religion & Politics, part of the...
This week the long awaited Mythbusters interviews finally surface. Conducted by Skepticality correspondent David Federlein, live at The Amazing Meeting 4, we bring you candid conversations...
What do pin up photos of famous Skeptics and The Amazing Meeting have in common? This week's episode of Skepticality of course. Skepticality correspondent David Federlein interviews...
This week Derek and Swoopy play some great listener feedback, mostly stemming from the highly popular Episode #34, Dr. Michael Shermer's excellent interview with James Randi. We also...
This week on Skepticality, we're very pleased to present Dr. Michael Shermer's new, in-depth interview with author and editor Ann Druyan, wife of the late Dr. CarlÃÂSagan. In this insightful...
On this special Halloween themed episode of Skepticality Derek and Spooky..er, Swoopy delve into the mysteries surrounding the life and death of the great Harry Houdini who died on
This week Fraser Cain of Universe Today interviews popular British author, journalist and particle physicist Dr. Simon Singh about dodgy homeopathy and his work to bring to light some...
Jim Ottaviani's G.T. Labs is one of the biggest producers of Science comic books. Join Derek and Swoopy as they delve into the world of graphic novels based on some of the most notable...
Did you know there were comic books made for lovers of Science? This week we interview not one, but two authors of comic books and graphic novels dealing with the themes of Science...
Skeptic founder Dr. Michael Shermer provides us with a special one on one interview with the "Amazing" James Randi, recorded for Skepticality while at sea during the JREF's Amazing
Derek and Swoopy wax nostalgic over Dragon*Con 2006, and Derek interviews Skeptic founder Dr. Michael Shermer about his new book, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent D
We check in with Skeptic Magazine's founding publisher Dr. Michael Shermer about the dubious claims regarding Steorn's perpetual motion machine and Dr. Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer...
Michael Shermer joins us for a short interview highlighting his love for podcasting and why we are now the OFFICAL podcast of Skeptic Magazine!
Derek and Swoopy celebrate Darwin Day by not singing, and David Federlein interviews Jeff Wagg, webmaster for Randi.org
This week Derek and Swoopy discuss the bizarre, and pointless, QLink device and rave about David Federlein's excellent interviews from TAM 4. First up, Bob Carroll of the Skeptic's...
Derek and Swoopy whine a little, and more importantly Fraser Cain interviews Professor Lawrence Krauss on the subject of Intelligent Design.
Derek and Swoopy chat about TAM4, PodcasterCon and Skepchicks in fishnets. Fraser Cain interviews Daniel Loxton, editor for Skeptic Magazine's Junior Skeptic. (re-posted 1/4/06, error...
Derek and Swoopy discuss their holiday plans and Swoopy interviews author Tom Flynn about his book The Trouble with Christmas. Will Swoopy take the Yule Free pledge?
The Five Skeptical Questions version of 5 Questions and Skepticality was a lot of fun. We were just missing one thing: Derek's answers. In a sit down last weekend, Derek and Swoopy
The Five Skeptical Questions version of 5Questions and Skepticality are here!
Next week's episode of Skepticality will be a mash-up with the interactive podcast quiz show, Five Questions. This short podcast will give you all the information you need to participate...
Swoopy talks about upcoming shows and Skepticality format changes as well as recent mentions of Skepticality in the media and part 1 of Derek's lengthy interview with Lynne Kelly is...
Derek says Hi, Swoopy does some Halloween themed news, and Universe Today's Fraser Cain interviews noted Australian Skeptic Richard Saunders.
Our friend Fraser Cain of Universe Today fame, helps out Skepticality by interviewing noted UK Skeptic Tony Youens, who is the founding member of the Association for Skeptical Enquiry...
We announce the winner of the iPod contest, enjoy a Skeptic Moment and get some long overdue Monkey News.
Skepticality returns with an interview recorded the week of September 3rd with Dr. Marc Zimmer, author of Glowing Genes: A Revolution in Biotechnology. Dr. Zimmer shows us that phosphorescence...
From Michael A. Stackpole.
Our friend Patrick talks about having faith during tough times like these.
An Important Announcement regarding Skepticality.
James Randi comes back to Skepticality! This time around Randi shares his thoughts on Bad Book Authors, The Amazing Meeting 4, A story from the Million Dollar Prize, and Intelligent...
The world has had a love affair with the mirror through all of history. Be it your own image, the cars behind you, or just a way to check your haircut, mirrors are everywhere and a
In this episode, we interview Dr. Bob Carroll, author of the book, 'The Skeptics Dictionary and founder of the online encyclopedia of skeptical knowledge; Skepdic. Join our conversation...
In this episode, we had special guest, Phil Plait, on the show to answer some questions sent in over the past week by several listeners; A New Planet? Mars as big as the Moon? The War...
We talk with SETI Astronomer, and SETI Radio host Seth Shostak. We talk a little about new planets, the skeptical nature of SETI Radio, and what it is really like to work at SETI.
Our sidetrack through the Whimsical in life. This week Swoopy comments on how humans always try to add human traits and feelings to things... stuffed animals, boats, cars, etc... Wrapped...
Philosophunk! In this installment of Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy interview acclaimed musician and skeptic, George Hrab. George talks to us about his musical and philosophical influences,...
Our Color iPod 20GB Giveaway! In this episode we discuss the legend of Mesmer, the GoldenPalace.Com Monkey, and Video Game Sex! And, we make up for a big error!
This week, Swoopy digs into our obsession with books. Why do some of us put so much importance on them, where do they fit in our lives? On the heels of the recent Harry Potter bookÃÂ?ÃÂ...
In this episode we talk with Dr. Michael Shermer about the Science of Good and Evil, Past Government Pseudoscience programs, and the Skeptics Society. Dr. Shermer is one of the most...
You ever notice how the number FIVE seems to pop up everywhere? Five Fingers, Five Toes... The 'Fifth' Element... Throughout history there have been people facinated with the number...
We discuss our new website, Swoopy covers the news, and we have an incredible discussion with Jennifer Michael Hecht. Author of the book 'Doubt: A history'. We talk about how doubt
In this episode, we are honored and excited to present to you, an interview with James Randi! James was kind enough to spend some time with us on the phone talking about the JREF, the...
Ever wish that a look really could kill? Why is there a giant eye on the back of the one dollar bill? The eye is everywhere, and like Swoopy, sometimes it's up to no good.
We have a very special guest, Benjamin Radford, editor of Skeptical Inquiry and Pensar Magazine. Author of Media Mythmakers, and employee/expert at CSICOP. Benjamin joins us for a lively...
We have a very special guest, Tom Flynn, one of the Editors of Free Inquiry, Member of CSICOP, and the Center for Inquiry. Tom is also an accomplished book author, and well respected...
We have a very special guest, Rob Irving, from Circlemakers! Rob joined us to talk about the 'myth' of the crop circle and how he and the team of folks he works with create some of
The aPOD, (Astronomy Podcast of Doom!). This was a joint podcast which included 5-6 different science and astronomy based podcasters. The show/gathering was made possible by the folks...
Welcome to Whimsicality. This is our 'in-between' show, a short segment by Swoopy on one aspect of life that is whimsical, strange, or bizzare. An investigation into the lighter side...
The Roswell UFO Crash, Bad Judgement of Wiccan Parents, Salt, What Darth Vader Brings to Bed...
This episode we investigate the mythos of the fortune cookie. Why does this little folded treat have that little kernel of wisdom inside? Who put it there, and what power does it really...
This is our first interview show! We have a very special guest, Phil Plait, PhD Astronomer, Author of Bad Astronomy, and popular skeptic seen on the most recent episode of Penn and
Ancient people believed the earth was flat, Private Property Rights, Ugly Ripe Tomatoes, Sweden - (You can love your pets... just don't LOVE your pets!)
This episode we investigate the power of ROCKS! People throughout history revere, worship, study, and keep rocks as cuddly, low-maintenance pets. But do they have mystical powers?
Founding Fathers Beliefs, and the Two-Spirit tales.
Machiavelli (He's really not that bad...)
Ghandi, and Alternative Medicine
Real Skeptical Heroes: We salute, the Internet Forum Debater!
Just what is skepticality? It is science, critical thought, humanist discussion, physics, history, astronomy, the de-bunking of pseudo-science and the paranormal. Come join us, and
