Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point

Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point


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107. Massimo Pigliucci on How to Tell Science From Bunk
June 22, 2010

City University of New York Professor skeptical of near-death experience, likens NDE researchers to astrologers. There's pseudoscience, bunk, scientific nonsense, and then there's real sciencehellip; at least according to Dr. Massimo Pigliucci author of,

106. Psychic Medium Experiment Not Enough to Convince Skeptics
June 09, 2010

Righteous Indignation Skeptics not persuaded by psychic medium experiment, find fault with controls and results. Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for discussion with Michael Marshall, Trystan Swale Gavin Schofield of the Righteous Indignation Podcast. Du

105. Near-Death Experience Research Debate With Dr. Steven Novella
May 26, 2010

Yale University Neurologist skeptical of near-death experience research claims. Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for the second in a two-part series with Yale University Neurologist, Dr. Steven Novella. During the hour-long interview Dr. Novella had thi

104. Dr. Steven Novella Dead Wrong on Near-Death Experience Research
May 13, 2010

Skeptiko show considers claims of Yale University Neurologist regarding near-death experience research. Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for the first in a two-part series with Yale University Neurologist, Dr. Steven Novella.nbsp; The shows examine wheth

103. Near-Death Experience Research — Do Science Journalists Get it Wrong?
May 06, 2010

Interview with science journalist Jeff Wise examines the accuracy of news reports on near-death experience research. Recent headlines on ABCnews.com, NationalGeographic.com, and RichardDawkins.net trumpeted a recent scientific study suggesting near-dea

102. Dr. Peter Bancel Assists Goldsmiths, University of London With Global Consciousness Project
April 28, 2010

Interviews with Tamas Borbely of Goldsmiths College and Dr. Peter Bancel of the Global Consciousness Project reveal common ground on revolutionary research. The notion of a collective global consciousness is accepted truth within many cultures, but scoff

101. Near-Death Experience Skeptics Running Out of Excuses
April 16, 2010

Series of interviews with leading near-death experience skeptics show no plausible medical explanation for afterlife experiences. The idea of an afterlife doesn't sit well with the science-minded.nbsp; Our mind is our brain and when we die we die they cl

100. Dr. Garret Moddel Brings Psi Research to University of Colorado Classroom
April 07, 2010

Professor at University of Colorado's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering guides students through experiments demonstrating unexplainable psychic phenomena. With a stellar academic and professional background Dr. Garret Moddel had little t

99. Dr. Jeffrey Long Takes On Critics of, Evidence of the Afterlife
March 25, 2010

Near-Death experience researcher Dr. Long offers a point-by-point response to skeptics of his New York Time best seller, Evidence of the Afterlife. When near-death experience researcher Dr. Jeffery Long decided to publish his 10-year study of NDEs he k

98. Near-Death Experience Skeptic, Dr. G.M. Woerlee Takes Aim at Dr. Jeffrey Long’s, Evidence of the Afterlife
March 16, 2010

Anesthesiologist Dr. G.M. Woerlee believes NDEs are in our body and our brain - not in the afterlife. As a practicing anesthesiologist in the Netherlands G.M. Woerlee M.D. has seen many approach death's door.nbsp; For those returning with stories of an a