The Skeptics' Guide 5X5 Podcast

SGU 5x5 #111 - Apr 25 2012

Mon, Apr 30, 2012

Facilitated Communication

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SGU 5x5 #110 - Apr 11 2012

Mon, Apr 16, 2012

Naturalistic Fallacy

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SGU 5x5 #109 - Apr 4 2012

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Celebrity Pseudoscience

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SGU 5x5 #108 - Mar 28 2012

Mon, Apr 2, 2012

Cancer Cure

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SGU 5x5 #107 - Mar 21 2012

Tue, Mar 27, 2012

Chilean UFO

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SGU 5x5 #106 - Mar 19 2012

Tue, Mar 20, 2012

Availability Heuristic

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SGU 5x5 #105 - Mar 7 2012

Tue, Mar 13, 2012

Representativeness Heuristic

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SGU 5x5 #104 - Feb 22 2012

Mon, Feb 27, 2012

WiFi

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SGU 5x5 #103 - Feb 15 2012

Mon, Feb 20, 2012

Creationism

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SGU 5x5 #102 - Feb 8 2012

Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Biofuels

SGU 5x5 #101 - Jan 26 2011

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Slippery Slope/Post Hoc

SGU 5x5 #100 - Jan 13 2011

Fri, Jan 14, 2011

Testable

SGU 5x5 #99 - Jan 5 2011

Thu, Jan 6, 2011

Graphology

SGU 5x5 #98 - Dec 30 2010

Thu, Dec 30, 2010

Harry Houdini

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SGU 5x5 #97 - Dec 20 2010

Mon, Dec 20, 2010

Repressed Memories

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SGU 5x5 #96 - Nov 9 2010

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Magnets

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SGU 5x5 #95 - Sep 21 2010

Tue, Sep 21, 2010

Chelation

SGU 5x5 #94 - Sep 12 2010

Sun, Sep 12, 2010

Nostradamus

SGU 5x5 #93 - Aug 13 2010

Fri, Aug 13, 2010

Chiropractic - Part 3

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SGU 5x5 #92 - Jul 28 2010

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

Chiropractic - Part 2

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SGU 5x5 #91 - Jul 13 2010

Wed, Jul 14, 2010

Chiropractic - Part 1

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SGU 5x5 #90 - Jun 29 2010

Tue, Jul 6, 2010

The Unification Church

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SGU 5x5 #89 - Jun 14 2010

Tue, Jun 22, 2010

Chemtrails

SGU 5x5 #88 - May 19 2010

Wed, May 19, 2010

PSI - Part 2

SGU 5x5 #87 - Mar 31 2010

Sat, Apr 1, 2010

PSI - The Ganzfeld Experiments

SGU 5x5 #86 - Feb 26 2010

Fri, Feb 26, 2010

Psi

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SGU 5x5 #85 - Feb 9 2010

Tue, Feb 9, 2010

Prediction

SGU 5x5 #84 - Jan 25 2010

Tue, Feb 02, 2010

Bermuda Triangle

SGU 5x5 #83 - Dec 20 2009

Tue, Dec 22, 2009

Irreducible Complexity

SGU 5x5 #82 - Dec 2 2009

Wed, Dec 2, 2009

Psychic Surgery

SGU 5x5 #81 - Nov 18 2009

Wed, Nov 18, 2009

Naturopathy

SGU 5x5 #80 - Oct 28 2009

Tue, Nov 3, 2009

Polygraphs

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SGU 5x5 #79 - Oct 14 2009

Fri, Oct 16, 2009

The Lunar Effect

SGU 5x5 #78 - Sep 23 2009

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Crop Circles

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SGU 5x5 #77 - Sep 9 2009

Fri, Sep 11, 2009

The Double-Blind Protocol in Science

SGU 5x5 #76 - Aug 18 2009

Tue, Sep 1, 2009

The Argument from Design

SGU 5x5 #75 - Aug 12 2009

Fri, Aug 21, 2009

The Coriolis Effect

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SGU 5x5 #74 - Aug 4 2009

Wed, Aug 12, 2009

Perpetual Motion Machines

SGU 5x5 #73 - Jul 22 2009

Mon, Jul 27, 2009

The Age of the Earth

SGU 5x5 #72 - Jul 16 2009

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

Randi Million Dollar Psychic Challenge and Connie Sonne

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SGU 5x5 #71 - Jul 8 2009

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

The Roswell UFO Mythology

SGU 5x5 #70 - Jun 30 2009

Tue, Jun 30, 2009

New Element Discovered

SGU 5x5 #69 - Jun 5 2009

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Einstein's Eclipse and General Relativity

SGU 5x5 #68 - May 22 2009

Thu, May 28, 2009

Near Death Experiences

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SGU 5x5 #67 - Apr 30 2009

Tue, May 12, 2009

Skepticism 101 - Special Pleading

SGU 5x5 #66 - Apr 22 2009

Wed, Apr 29, 2009

Plausibility in Science

SGU 5x5 #65 - Apr 16 2009

Mon, Apr 20, 2009

Skepticism 101 - Scientific Theory

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SGU 5x5 #64 - Apr 2 2009

Mon, Apr 6, 2009

The Clever Hans Effect

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SGU 5x5 #63 - Mar 25 2009

Sat, Mar 28, 2009

Possession and Exorcism

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SGU 5x5 #62 - Mar 19 2009

Mon, Mar 23, 2009

Skepticism 101 - How to Argue

SGU 5x5 #61 - Mar 13 2009

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Friday 13th Superstition

SGU 5x5 #60 - Mar 8 2009

Sun, Mar 8, 2009

Cryptozoology

SGU 5x5 #59 - Feb 25 2009

Sat, Feb 28, 2009

Sprites and other atmospheric phenomena mistaken for UFOs

SGU 5x5 #58 - February 17th, 2009

Tue, Feb 17, 2009

The Self-Corrective Nature of Science

SGU 5x5 #57 - February 10th, 2009

Fri, Feb 13, 2009

Skepticism 101 - Moving the Goalpost

SGU 5x5 #56 - Feb 4, 2009

Wed, Feb 4, 2009

Probability

SGU 5x5 #55 - Jan 28 2009

Wed, Jan 28, 2009

Skepticism 101 - Poisoning the Well

SGU 5x5 #54 - Jan 21 2009

Wed, Jan 21, 2009

Skepticism 101 - False Dichotomy

SGU 5x5 #53 - Jan 13 2009

Tue, Jan 13, 2009

Anecdotal Evidence

SGU 5x5 #52 - Jan 6 2009

Tue, Jan 6, 2009

Atlantis

SGU 5x5 #51 - Dec 29 2008

Mon, Dec 29, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Channeling

SGU 5x5 #50 - Dec 15 2008

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Skepticism 101 - The Argument from Ignorance

SGU 5x5 #49 - Dec 8 2008

Mon, Dec 8, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Argument from Authority

SGU 5x5 #48 - Dec 1 2008

Mon, Dec 1, 2008

The 10% Brain Myth

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SGU 5x5 #47 - Nov 24 2008

Mon, Nov 24, 2008

Remote Viewing

SGU 5x5 #46 - Nov 18 2008

Tue, Nov 18, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Correlation and Causation

SGU 5x5 #45 - Nov 11 2008

Tue, Nov 11, 2008

Chi and other forms of vitalism

SGU 5x5 #44 - Nov 4 2008

Tue, Nov 4, 2008

Homonculus-based Medical Pseudoscience

SGU 5x5 #43 - Oct 29 2008

Wed, Oct 29, 2008

Holocaust Denial

SGU 5x5 #42 - Oct 22 2008

Wed, Oct 22, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Confirmation Bias

SGU 5x5 #41 - Oct 15 2008

Wed, Oct 15, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Logical Fallacies: Straw Man Argument

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SGU 5x5 #40 - Oct 8 2008

Wed, Oct 8, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

SGU 5x5 #39 - Oct 1 2008

Wed, Oct 1, 2008

Skepticism 101 - The Ideomotor Effect

SGU 5x5 #38 - Sep 24 2008

Wed, Sep 24, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Pareidolia

SGU 5x5 #37 - Sep 17 2008

Wed, Sep 17, 2008

Skepticism 101 - The Scientific Method

SGU 5x5 #36 - Sep 10 2008

Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Cold Reading

SGU 5x5 #35 - Sep 3 2008

Wed, Sep 3, 2008

No sunspots in August - will this lead to a period of solar cooling?

SGU 5x5 #34 - Aug 27 2008

Wed, Aug 27, 2008

Woman claims wires grow out of her body.

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SGU 5x5 #33 - Aug 20 2008

Wed, Aug 20, 2008

The Shroud of Turin - Shroud scientists try to resurrect the controversy

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SGU 5x5 #32 - Aug 11 2008

Mon, Aug 11, 2008

Skepticism 101 - Occam's Razor

SGU 5x5 #31 - Aug 4 2008

Mon, Aug 04, 2008

Digital Homeopathy 20 years after Benveniste

SGU 5x5 #30 - Jul 29 2008

Wed, Jul 30, 2008

Evaluation of a UCONN study of therapeutic touch on bone cells in culture.

SGU 5x5 #29 - Jul 20 2008

Wed, Jul 23, 2008

The SGU celebrates the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11 by debunking some moon landing hoax myths, and they are joined by Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer.

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SGU 5x5 #28 - Jul 13 2008

Wed, Jul 16, 2008

Exposing the logical fallacy of equating faith healing with medical care.

SGU 5x5 #27 - Jul 6 2008

Wed, Jul 9, 2008

Cracking the Dogu Code - Ancient Astronauts

SGU 5x5 #26 - Jun 29 2008

Wed, Jul 2, 2008

New study sheds light on genetic vs environmental contributions to sexuality.

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SGU 5x5 #25 - Jun 22 2008

Tue, Jun 24, 2008

NASA Plans Probe to the Sun.

SGU 5x5 #24 - Jun 15 2008

Wed, Jun 18, 2008

New strategy for SETI - The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence.

SGU 5x5 #23 - Jun 8 2008

Wed, Jun 11, 2008

Lame car design analogy to intelligent design from the Discovery Institute.

SGU 5x5 #22 - Jun 1 2008

Thu, Jun 5, 2008

Researchers allow monkey to control robotic arm with its mind.

SGU 5x5 #21 - May 25 2008

Wed, May 28, 2008

Family claims women miraculously brought back to life after rigor mortis

SGU 5x5 #20 - May 18 2008

Wed, May 21, 2008

SPAM Chainletter e-mails do not spread as virally as thought.

SGU 5x5 #19 - May 11 2008

Thu, May 15, 2008

The Science of Science-Fiction Movies

SGU 5x5 #18 - May 4 2008

Wed, May 7, 2008

Man Regenerates Finger - Bad Science News Reporting

SGU 5x5 #17 - Apr 27 2008

Wed, Apr 30, 2008

T-Rex proteins closely related to chickens

SGU 5x5 #16 - Apr 20 2008

Wed, Apr 23, 2008

Surgery under hypnosis.

SGU 5x5 #15 - Apr 13 2008

Wed, Apr 16, 2008

Examining a fossilized snake - with legs.

SGU 5x5 #14 - Apr 6 2008

Wed, Apr 9, 2008

Nomophobia - the fear of being out of cell phone range.

SGU 5x5 #13 - Mar 30 2008

Wed, Apr 2, 2008

Man convicted of molestation claims he was raped by Bigfoot.

SGU 5x5 #12 - Mar 23 2008

Wed, Mar 26, 2008

Faith-healing cult leads to child death from medical neglect.

SGU 5x5 #11 - Mar 16 2008

Wed, Mar 19, 2008

The Rogues discuss an art project to give the city of Portland, Oregon acupuncture.

SGU 5x5 #10 - Mar 9 2008

Thu, Mar 13, 2008

Steven Spielberg to create new paranormal online community.

SGU 5x5 #9 - Mar 2 2008

Fri, Mar 07, 2008

An Emmy award winning actress and her 911 conspiracy theory

SGU 5x5 #8 - Feb 25 2008

Thu, Feb 28, 2008

Crytozoology - Hunting for the Thunderbird.

SGU 5x5 #7 - Feb 17 2008

Thu, Feb 21, 2008

The panel discusses a proposed center for exorcism in Poland.

SGU 5x5 #6 - Feb 11 2008

Wed, Feb 13, 2008

Dr. Harris's Pain Relief Snake Oil Infomercial

SGU 5x5 #5 - Feb 3 2008

Tue, Feb 5, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI takes on science.

SGU 5x5 #4 - Jan 28 2008

Tue, Jan 29, 2008

Do celebrity deaths come in threes? The rogues take on numerology.

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SGU 5x5 #3 - Jan 21 2008

Mon, Jan 21, 2008

Multilevel Marketing and Pyramid Schemes

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SGU 5x5 #2 - Jan 13 2008

Mon, Jan 14, 2008

Ghost Photographs - the SGU crew discovers a new form of photographic artifact mistaken for "ghost" photos.

SGU 5x5 #1 - Jan 6 2008

Tue, Jan 8, 2008

The National Health Service of the UK plans to regulate alternative medicine. www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3134337.ece