Interview: Dr. Steven Novella |
In the studio this week: Dr. Steven Novella, host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast, to talk about what skeptics really are, how we can market science to the public, and whether the Fourt...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:25:00 PST |
Episode 34 |
Our genetics may govern how often we enter the voting booth and yank that greasy lever, yet more research shows that marijuana isn't just for nausea anymore, Neo-Pagans are a growing minority in the U...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:42:00 PST |
Interview: Pope Brock |
In the studio this week: author Pope Brock discussing his book Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam, a non-fiction black comedy about notoriou...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:00:00 PST |
Episode 33 |
A teacher burns crosses on his students' arms, lucky girl struck by lightning wins $20, God hearts evolution, lonely adult men find comfort in a tiny toy robot, our brains are hardwired to keep us fro...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:31:00 PST |
Interview: Dr. Holly Wilson |
In the studio this week: Dr. Holly Wilson, professor of philosophy at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, to discuss Louisiana's so-called "Academic Freedom Bill", the implications of teaching Inte...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:24:00 PST |
Episode 32 |
Tom Cruise battles Dr. Drew. Older is scientifically proven to be wiser. European Muslim women are revirginized through surgery. Unicorns are finally explained. Furry lizards roam Antarctica. Herpes t...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:31:00 PST |
Interview: Dr. Seth Shostak |
In the studio this week: Dr. Seth Shostak, chief astronomer for SETI and host of Are We Alone?, to discuss the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, the plan for making contact, and making sweet l...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:31:00 PST |
Episode 31 |
A man falls in the spirit, and there's no one there to catch him. The Matrix becomes (fake) reality. Vertebrates are finally having sex. The Japanese like their watermelons big and black. Chronic Fati...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:57:00 PST |
Interview: Robert M. Price |
It's the very first episode of Inside the Amateur Scientist Studio, a weekly interview-oriented addendum to The Amateur Scientist Podcast. In the studio this week: Bible scholar Dr. Robert M. Pr...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:03:00 PST |
Episode 30 |
Flying in the face of human reason, a fake alien video charms the media. Meanwhile, tribal bacterial warfare rages in the crook of your elbow, space shuttles are launched, bowel movements are fl...
Posted by Amateur Scientist Podcast on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PST |
