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Cryptozoological creatures like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Chupacabra have fascinated and inspired monster hunters for generations, providing endless reports of sightings, unverified film footage and blurry photographs to feed the public imagination.
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This week on Skepticality, Swoopy catches up with biologist-turned-filmmaker Dr. Randy Olson, whose latest book, Don't Be Such A Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style deals with the image and communication issues facing scientists in the new media era.
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The Man Behind "The Men Who Stare at Goats": This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with author Jon Ronson about his experiences bonding with skeptics at the recent Amazing Meeting London conference, his bizarre cruise (and rare interview) with Sylvia Browne, and his 2004 autobiographical book "The Men Who Stare at Go...ats" (which will be released this November as a feature film starring Ewan McGregor and George Clooney).Read More
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Wild Justice - Interview: Dr. Marc Bekoff
Do animals mourn the loss of their mates? When a human child fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Brookfield zoo in 1996, why did a mother gorilla named Binti protect and cradle the child and help return him to the zoo staff?
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Skepticality Scam School! Interview: Brian Brushwood
Don't try this at home! This trick just might kill you! Fool your friends, amaze your family and scam your way to free drinks!
These taglines and more invite the average college student to study with spiky-haired rabble rouser, Brian Brushwood, skeptic, author and award winning magician via his popular podcast Scam School.
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Skeptics Mixtape & Jenny McCarthy - Episode 104
This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Derek Bartholomaus, creator of The Jenny McCarthy Body Count.Com. A powerful testament to the danger of anti-vaccination rhetoric.
We also talk with Jr. Skeptic Editor Daniel Loxton about the Skeptic's Mixtape Project, a playlist of Skeptical tunes by indie artists like Jonathan Coulton, George Hrab and Dr. SETI!
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Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs - Episode 103
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.
This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Dr. Donald R. Prothero about his new book Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and the Future of Our Planet.
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The Great Psychic Detective Challenge - Episode 102
Skepticality is pleased to have back paranormal investigator Benjamin Radford.
Derek talks with Ben about his recently concluded "Great Psychic Detective Challenge" which came about through amazing claims made to Ben while he was a guest on the Skeptiko Podcast.
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Quirky Ghosts - Episode 101
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 in the United Kingdom and fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI).
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The lighthearted 100th episode of the original, pioneering skeptics podcast, Skepticality — the Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine.
With messages from special guests including Dr. Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer), George Hrab (Geologic Podcast), and Brian Dunning (Skeptoid).
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Confessions of an Alien Hunter
Why do we think aliens are out there? Is Earth really being visited? Will aliens really be short, gray, and hairless? What happens if we pick up a signal from another world?
These are just a few of the questions this week's guest tackles regularly, in his role as the senior astronomer for the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute.
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Phil Plait very kindly reviews "What Do I Do Next?" in the Bad Astronomy blog, over at Discovermagazine.com
He writes, in part,
"If you’ve got the itch, the need, the desire, the passion to get up and do something about all the nonsense facing the world, what can you do? What’s the next step? I’m glad you asked.… 'What... Do I Do Next?' [is] chock full of advice to get you off your sofa and into the action."Read More
He writes, in part,
"If you’ve got the itch, the need, the desire, the passion to get up and do something about all the nonsense facing the world, what can you do? What’s the next step? I’m glad you asked.… 'What... Do I Do Next?' [is] chock full of advice to get you off your sofa and into the action."Read More
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