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Carlos Orsi - What Science Says About Astrology
Carlos Orsi is an award-winning journalist with more than thirty years of experience in science writing. He is a director and cofounder of IQC, a Brazilian NGO dedicated to promoting science-based…
William Matthew London ~ Editor, Quackwatch
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Dr. Joe Schwarcz ~ Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health
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Cannabis: Benefits vs. Harm - What's the Evidence? with Dr. Christopher Labos
A rebuttal, of sorts, to episode 134 of The Body of Evidence, "Medical Cannabis: Where Are We?".Dr. Labos is a cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology. He writes for the Montreal Gazette, makes…
Timothy Redmond ~ Highly Effective Thinkers: Critical Thinking for Kids
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Dr. Joe Pierre ~ False: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren’t True
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The Telepathy Tapes: Hope or Hype? with Stuart Vyse, Psychologist & Behavioral Scientist
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Bernie Garrett ~ The New Alchemists: The Rise of Deceptive Healthcare
A video version of this conversation is available at https://youtu.be/uJ-ufcTJQnYBernie Garrett, PhD, is a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Nursing with over 35 years…
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Katharine Beals has a PhD in linguistics, is adjunct assistant at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and is an adjunct professor at both the Drexel University and…
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Dr. Paul Offit ~ RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, and other health and human services nominees
Dr. Offit is a pediatrician; a professor of both pediatrics and vaccinology; director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is an expert on vaccines,…
The True Story of Sallie Winchester and the Mystery House ~ with Skeptical Activist Adrienne Hill
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Grit, mindset, and other "learning styles" with education researcher Katharine Beals
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Brain Supplements - Do They Maintain, Improve, or Restore Cognitive Ability?
This episode may be viewed as a video here: https://youtu.be/9t_wwXRo4j0 Welcome! As I mentioned in the 502 Conversations Brain Training episode with Dr. Indre Viskontas, I did a prior show on brain…
Brain Training Games, Apps, and Exercises - Do They Work? A Conversation with Dr. Indre Viskontas
This episode may be viewed as a video here https://youtu.be/YIkCs1XCPWo Dr. Viskontas has a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and a masters of music in voice performance. She is currently an associate…
Dr. Joe Schwarcz ~ Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex; and a career in science communication.
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Dr. Paul Offit ~ Tell Me When It’s Over: An Insider’s Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World
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David Samson - Our Tribal Future
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Anthony Magnabosco and Street Epistemology
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