Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point

Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point


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97. Rupert Sheldrake and Richard Wiseman Clash Over Parapsychology Experiments
March 08, 2010

Lively debate between biologist Rupert Sheldrake and telepathy skeptic Richard Wiseman reveals wide rift between skeptics and psi proponents Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for a spirited debate between biologist, author, and telepathy researcher, Dr. R

96. Renée Scheltema, Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What
February 27, 2010

Reneacute;e Scheltema discusses her documentary, Something Unknown Is Doing We Donrsquo;t Know What. nbsp;Motivated to explain hernbsp;curious psychic experiences, documentary filmmaker Reneacute;e Scheltema decided to set out to the US and meet with the

95. JREF Million Dollar Challenge D. J. Grothe
February 15, 2010

Skeptic's Million Dollar Challenge To Be More Open and Transparent Says JREF President, D.J. Grothe Join Skepitko host Alex Tsakiris for a 90-minute interview with journalist, skeptic, and president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, D.J. Grothe.

94. Dr. Jeffrey Long’s Near-Death Experience Research a “Game Changer” for Science
February 03, 2010

The most comprehensive research into near-death experience deals a kill shot to skeptics and aims to change how science views the afterlife. Science has studied the near-death experience for more than 20 years. Most research has concluded NDEs are real

93. University of Kentucky Researcher, Dr. Kevin Nelson Skeptical of Near-Death Experience Accounts
January 27, 2010

Near-death experience skeptic, Dr. Kevin Nelson says the burden of proof is on experiencers to show their experiences are real. We all dream, but do we know when we're dreaming?nbsp; Recent research from Dr. Kevin Nelson of the University of Kentucky sug

92. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake’s Telephone Telepathy Project Seeks Intern
January 20, 2010

Biologist, and noted telepathy researcher, Dr. Rupert Sheldrake is developing an automated telephone telepathy system and is looking for qualified interns to help. Despite the ever increasing pace of modern life many of us experience brief glimpses of a

91. Global Consciousness Project Welcomes Collaboration With Skeptics
January 16, 2010

When it comes to claims of a global consciousness linking us all to tragedies like the earthquake in Haiti, or the terrorist attacks ofnbsp; 9/11, there are many skeptics. While the research results of the 12 year old Global Consciousness Project have w

90. EEG Expert Can’t Explain Near Death Experience Data… and, Dr. Penny Sartori Finds More Than Hallucinations in NDE Accounts
January 04, 2010

Neurologist and University of Toledo Neuroscience Researcher, Dr. John Greenfield considers the EEG data from patients with near death experience (NDE). For near death experience skeptics, medical evidence of a flat EEG during an out of body experience h

89. “God Helmet” Inventor, Dr. Michael Persinger Discovers Telepathy Link in Lab Experiments
December 16, 2009

Neuroscience Researcher and Laurentian University professor, Dr. Michael Persinger, demonstrates telepathy under laboratory conditions. Claims of telepathy, ESP and other psi phenomena are a mainstay of popular culture but taboo in neuroscience research

59. OpenSourceScience Medium Experiment, Janice Ervin
December 08, 2009

Guest: Hospice specialistnbsp;Janice Ervin discusses the OpenSourceScience medium experiment. Click here to join this experiment as a skeptical participant Download MP3 (39:19min, 18MB)