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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella 1091 Episodes Oct 10, 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 #1109 - Oct 10 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1109 - Oct 10 2026 Oct 10, 2026 AI Update; News Items: 2026 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, Physics, and Chemistry, Reading Fiction; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Sleep and Consciousness; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1108 - Oct 3 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1108 - Oct 3 2026 Oct 3, 2026 Special Guests: Christian Hubicki and Julia Novella; Designing Your Dream Costume; Conspiracy Theories; News Items: Stellar Streams and Dark Matter, Possible Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, IgNobels 2026, Pet Bird Research, Speedrunning Video Games; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1107 - Sep 26 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1107 - Sep 26 2026 Sep 26, 2026 Interview with Adam Kall and Troy Morris; What's the Word: Application; Whatever Happened to Lab Grown Meat; News Items: The Brain is a Composite Organ, Independence of Science Grants, NYT Shills for Fake Psychics; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1106 - Sep 19 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1106 - Sep 19 2026 Sep 19, 2026 News Items: How Dangerous is AI, Memories of 9-11, Solar is Booming, GPT-6 Astra, Frisson; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Educating Children; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1105 - Sep 12 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1105 - Sep 12 2026 Sep 12, 2026 With Special Guest Christian Hubicki; Updating the Matrix; News Items: Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, Training Baby Robots, Testing Gravity in Space; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1104 - Sep 5 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1104 - Sep 5 2026 Sep 5, 2026 Live from LA with guests Andrea Jones Rooy and Brian Wecht; Living in LA; What Ever Happened To: Breakthrough Starshot, Fen-phen, The Coming Hydrogen Economy, String Theory, The Segway, Going to Mars; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1103 - Aug 29 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1103 - Aug 29 2026 Aug 27, 2026 What's the word: Encephalopathy; News Items: AI Assisted Research Training, Robot Outruns Humans, Latest CTE Study, Bacteria Share Survival Genes; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Peptides vs Proteins, Stellarator; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1102 - Aug 22 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1102 - Aug 22 2026 Aug 22, 2026 News Items: Drone Delivery System, Human Taxonomy, Peptide Wellness Fad, NASA Radiation Vest; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Model Railroaders, Leechbook, Genetic Diversity; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1101 - Aug 15 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1101 - Aug 15 2026 Aug 15, 2026 News Items: Trump Order on Vaccines, Spying with WiFi, Diminishing Vegetables, Two Origins of Life, More Pentagon UFOs; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Thousand Year Old Remedy; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1100 - Aug 8 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1100 - Aug 8 2026 Aug 8, 2026 Live from Christchurch with guests George Hrab, Andrea Jones-Rooy, and Brian Wecht; Special Segment: SGU Down Under; News Items: Telescope Ranch, The Fate of Earth, The Science of Community, Terraforming Mars, Fauci Under Fire, AI Satellites, AI Solves 90 Year Math Puzzle; Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1099 - Aug 1 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1099 - Aug 1 2026 Aug 1, 2026 Live from CSIcon Buffalo; CSI 50th Anniversary; News Items: Artemis III Crew Announced, Sniffing Out the Spotted Lanternfly, Human Echolocation, Are Cold Stars Alien Megastructures, Ediacaran Sex; Interview with Michael Mann, Science or Fiction
The Skeptics Guide #1098 - Jul 25 2026
The Skeptics Guide #1098 - Jul 25 2026 Jul 25, 2026 Live From Madison Wisconsin; Amending the Constitution; News Items: Believing in the Supernatural, Desalinating Water, Superheavy Cosmic Rays, AI Designed Bioweapons; Science or Fiction

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