Who is the host of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe ( SGU) is a weekly podcast hosted by Steven Novella, MD, along with a panel of " skeptical rogues.".
What is the skeptics guide?
The Skeptics' Guide opens with Steven Novella introducing each panelist in attendance, typically leading to the retrospective segment "This Day in Skepticism". The panelists then discuss that week's top news stories of concern to skeptics. This is generally followed with answering of listener email.
What is the SGU podcast?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe ( SGU) is a weekly podcast hosted by Steven Novella, MD, along with a panel of " skeptical rogues.". It is named to evoke The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and is the official podcast of the New England Skeptical Society.
How to know what's real in a world Increasingly Full of Fake?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake is a 2018 book written by Steven Novella and co-authored by the other current co-hosts of The Skeptics ' Guide to the Universe podcast—Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Jay Novella, and Evan Bernstein. It also contains posthumous material from former co-host Perry DeAngelis. The book is meant to be an all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking. In an interview with The European Skeptics Podcast, Jay Novella describes their approach to writing the book from the "point of view of an alien species observing the earth from a skeptical perspective using critical thinking," reminiscent of the podcast's namesake The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
What is the first segment after introductions?
Until 2015, the first segment after introductions was a description of a historical event of scientific or skeptical importance whose anniversary falls on the date of recording or the date the podcast is released.
What are the segments of a science panel?
Segments include interviews, discussions of significant but largely unknown figures in science , short games and puzzles played with the audience or between the panellists, and accounts of relevant events in the news that relate to skepticism .
Who is the original host of the podcast?
The original lineup of the podcast consisted of Steven Novella, Evan Bernstein, Perry DeAngelis, Robert "Bob" Novella and Jay Novella. Rebecca Watson joined in March 2006. DeAngelis died in 2007 shortly before his 44th birthday.
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org
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