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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella 1091 Episodes Jun 27, 2026

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast that covers the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies, and controversies. Hosted by Dr. Steven Novella, it aims to provide a rational and evidence-based perspective on scientific topics. The show is produced by SGU Productions, LLC and encourages listeners to escape to reality.

Episodes

The Skeptics Guide #1094 - Jun 27 2026 Jun 27, 2026 Evan Leaves SGU; News Items: Paying attention, How Queen Bees are Made, Canceling Wind, Goodbye International Space Station, US Military Restores Flu Vaccine; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1093 - Jun 20 2026 Jun 20, 2026 Guests George Hrab and Andrea Jones Rooy; SGU Down Under; News Items: Donut Lab Battery Follow up, Fungal Superhighway, Echochambers and Radicalization, Payam Method, Strength Training and Longevity; Who's That Noisy; ADIct game; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026 Jun 13, 2026 Quickie with Steve: Ebola Update; News Items: Ben Franklin's Anti-Counterfeiting Innovations, Mars Maven, Human Cooperation, Pre Cambrian Animal Senses, Peudoscience Protection Bill; Your Questions and E-mails: Sucking, Audio Cables; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1091 - Jun 6 2026 Jun 6, 2026 Special Guest: Christian Hubicki; Quickie with Bob: Meteor over New England; News Items: While House Proposal on Science Funding, Medical Aid in Dying, AI Attention, Expensive Audio Cables; The Science of Survivor; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026 May 30, 2026 I Learned Today: How Toilets Flush; News Items: Autism Clinics, Errors in Climate Change Database, Weekly Exercise, Why Birds Fear Women, Latest Ebola Outbreak; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1089 - May 23 2026 May 23, 2026 News Items: Sleep and Aging, Mental Number Maps, Digital Privacy, ArXiv Bans AI Produced Work, T-Rex Leather; Who's That Noisy; Obsoletely; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1088 - May 16 2026 May 16, 2026 News Items: The Interstitium and Acupuncture, Climate Change Food Insecurity, Neanderthal Dentistry, Tiny Robots, More UFO Nonsense; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: AI Consciousness; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1087 - May 9 2026 May 9, 2026 Interview with Philosopher David Kyle Johnson; Quickie with Bob: Exotic Matter; News Items: When Are Screening Tests Necessary, Dawkins Writes LLMs are Conscious, Iron Flow Batteries, Haunting with Friends; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1086 - May 2 2026 May 2, 2026 Back to Basics: Pareidolia and Apophenia; News Items: Smart Watch Health Metric Errors, Space Debris Hitting the Moon, Evolvable AI, Merging Quazars, Longevity Escape Velocity; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Stem Cell Hype; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1085 - Apr 25 2026 Apr 25, 2026 What's the Word: Cryptomnesia; News Items: Belief in Unproven Health Claims, Regenerating Limbs, Suicide Hotline Seems to Work, Why is Rubber Strong; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Mythos Follow Up, Americans' Knowledge of Mexico; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026 Apr 18, 2026 News Items: Artemis Recap, AI Biology Research, AI Security Disruption, Superconductivity Breakthrough, Red Light Therapy; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Mach, Missing and Dead Scientists; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1083 - Apr 11 2026 Apr 11, 2026 Dumbest Thing of the Week: Waffle House Teleportation; News Items: Artemis II Heat Shield, Fairness in the Brain, Genetic Engineering Humans, Self-Healing Composite; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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