The Bayesian Conspiracy

8 – Interview with Brian Dunning


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We speak with Brian Dunning, best known as the host/creator of the Skeptoid podcast. He has also created Here Be Dragons, a 40-minute introduction to critical thinking.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Vanishing Village of Angikuni Lake

Chris Hallquist on Trusting Expert Consensus

The unusual story of the discovery that H. Pylori causes ulcers (and a different take on why the establishment was so resistant to accepting that – it’s hard to disentangle correlations from causation)

Using hookworms to treat allergies and/or asthma (Eneasz would like to alert people to the existence of this fantastic RadioLab episode on Parasites, where he first heard of this unorthodox treatment.)

Steven Chu’s lecture at UC Irvine

Energy, Climate Change, and the Transition to a Sustainable World

The Feeding Tube

Upcoming projects from Brian, including Dark Discoveries and Principles of Curiosity

Adam Ruins Everything

Vitamin C – about as effective as placebo (unless you were already deficient at time of exposure, in which case supplements do help, but that’s true of any vital nutrient)

The Illuminatus! trilogy

Brian Dunning’s latest project – The Conspirators and here.

Brian Dunning as a cat

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