International Skeptics United

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International Skeptics United episodes

  • Climate Change: Making Waves?
    Climate change - and concerns about rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - are often in the headlines. However, looking back in the history of the earth, it's clear that this isn't the first time carbon dioxide levels have risen. So why should we worry now? We delve into the past to explore the effects climate change can have on the oceans and how that, in turn, can impact the climate. Plus, in the news, a new species of early human ancestor, the scientist who's jumping the Hubble queue with a helium balloon, and why humans are hard-wired for laziness...
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  • The Skeptic Zone #360- 13.Sep.2015

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    Introduction

    Richard Saunders

     

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    Dragon*Con report

    We chat to Angie Mattke who reports on the Skeptrack at the recent Dragon*Con in Atlanta. 

     

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    A Week in Science

    The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to bring science to people and people to science.

     

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    Tell me this, you Skeptic!

    An overview of some of the questions and comments put to skeptics at the Paranormal and Spiritual Expo. 

     

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    The Atheist Hour - Podcast

    Timothy Graham fills us in on a new podcast from Sydney.

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  • TRC #366: Accent Bias + Electroshock Therapy + Did A Cat Take A Bullet For A Kid?

    Three interesting segments this week.  First, Cristina addresses a listener email ‘aboot’ cultural stereotypes and subjective judgments based on people’s accents. Next, the gang is once again joined by Dina Tsirlin who looks into some shocking facts about electroconvulsive therapy.  Lastly, Adam takes aim at recent headlines suggesting that a cat ‘took’ a bullet for a kid.  

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  • The Model Complexity Myth

    There's an old adage which says you cannot fit a model which has more parameters than you have data. While this is often the case, it's not a universal truth. Today's guest Jake VanderPlas explains this topic in detail and provides some excellent examples of when it holds and doesn't. Some excellent visuals articulating the points can be found on Jake's blog Pythonic Perambulations, specifically on his post The Model Complexity Myth.

    We also touch on Jake's work as an astronomer, his noteworthy open source contributions, and forthcoming book (currently available in an Early Edition) Python Data Science Handbook.

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  • Little Atoms 390 – Royal Society Winton Prize 2015 One
    The first of three episodes of Little Atoms in association with the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. This week Neil Denny talks with shortlisted authors Jim Al-Khalili & Johnjoe Mcfadden, and Jon Butterworth. Professor Jim Al-Khalili, OBE is an academic, author and broadcaster. He is a leading theoretical physicist based at the […]
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  • Hands-on, Minds Open: The Changing Face of Science
    This week we're asking whether scientists and technologists are in short supply, and how the way that we teach science in schools is changing: some classrooms are pumping out published papers! Plus, in the news, a 2 metre-long scorpion, seabirds with stomachs stuffed with plastic, and the facts behind fat - is butter really all that bad for you?
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An aggregation of skeptical podcasts