The SciManDan Podcast

Ranty is the biggest flat Earther to have ever flipped back to team globe, and this week he joins us to tell us his story and he leaves EVERYTHING out there!

You can find Ranty & Catz' Almost Unbelievable Paranormal Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/almost-unbelievable-paranormal-podcast/id1552711399

And their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ydxochu4p804WJoxF_Y_A

Thank you all for listening and we'll see you next week!

This week we are joined once again by Spanners and Matt as we go through the science of Star Trek and just how plausible it is.  They also try their hand again at Guess the Conspiracy.  Last time they were on they guessed correctly. How would they do this time?

You can find Spanners and Matt at https://missedapexpodcast.com/

See you next week!

Matt (previously known as The Casual Spaceman) joins us to dissect last weeks Moon Landing denier and his 5 "proofs" as well as his plans for a rebranding of his channel.

Catz gives us some interesting news about the knuckleball effect and Guess the Conspiracy is back!

Here is Matt's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm5zHzscOwz8tetuWP6HWxg

You can find him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/CasualSpaceman

Thanks for listening everyone!

This we week we had a really enjoyable chat with Karl from lightsurfers.me who had 5 photos, and a few other points, that he thinks proves we didn't go to the moon. Catz and I listen and react to these proofs.

If you want to see the visuals for this one then the FULL podcast will be released on the SciManDan Podcast YouTube channel on Monday. You can subscribe to that here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcnmdAX1OZdebVjadOlYbUA

If you want to see the photo's now here are some links:

1) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.mundo.com%2Fomg%2Fmoon-landing-conspiracy-theories%2F7.html&psig=AOvVaw1mC-zaSFH0qRRuBcI1EMOA&ust=1618473358126000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCKi-3p-h_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

2) https://sites.google.com/site/parkviewastro/lunar-landing-hoaxes/non--parallel-shadows

3) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fastronomy.com%2Fmagazine%2Fask-astro%2F2019%2F07%2Fwhy-do-pictures-of-earth-taken-from-the-moon-show-a-black-sky-with-no-stars-can-the-stars-only-be-seen-with-an-atmosphere&psig=AOvVaw3ON5gAdRrxWtqzy8C89Q-W&ust=1618473566175000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCJDSq4Ki_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

4) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clavius.org%2Fshadlen.html&psig=AOvVaw34kvMGrkn14AyDAcNiC5aA&ust=1618473589477000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCMiGq42i_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

5) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fimage-feature%2Fearth-rising-over-the-moons-horizon&psig=AOvVaw0rPfOKe68V-o21876GGGZR&ust=1618473620306000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCPjGjZyi_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

Thanks for listening everyone.

Join myself and Catz as we look back at the guests we've interviewed so far, those that are coming and I inform Catz of our new game!

Thank you all for listening!

Professor Dave joins me this week to chat about his prolific rise in YouTube, how he smashed the Globebusters to bits and his new book that helps us all spot misleading science online. And of course he has a crack at the world famous guess the conspiracy game!

Here is a link to Dave's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Wi-Fi-Organic-Spotting-Misleading/dp/1642504157/ref=asc_df_1642504157/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=500886415192&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=41281973931934114&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006715&hvtargid=pla-1187076091622&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

And here is Dave's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cd_-e49hZpWLH3UIwoWRA

Thanks for listening everyone!

TV & Radio science presenter Greg Foot joined myself and Catz this week as we chatted about his TV and Radio work, as well as science communication in general and how important it is!! And of course he has a bash at the famous guess the conspiracy!

You can find the YouTube channel here where Greg and Maddie live stream their science experiments: https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate

Here is Greg's own channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gregfoot08

And Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregfoot

Thank you all for listening!

Spanners Ready and Matt Trumpets join me this week as we dissect the science from the much loved UK cult sci-fi show, Red Dwarf. How plausible could it actually be?? We discuss and have fun at the same time! Plus, they try out the legendary Guess the Conspiracy game!

The episodes we discuss today are as follows:

Series 1 Ep 1 - The End

Series 3 Ep 1 - Backwards

Series 4 Ep 4 - White Hole

Series 6 Ep 3 - Gunmen of the Apocalypse

Series 5 Ep 6 - Back to Reality

Series 6 Ep 2 - Legion

You can find the guys chatting F1 at www.missedapex.net

Spanners Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpannersReady

Matts Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattpt55

This week we spoke with Tom Kerr who is the Director of Operations at an observatory in Hawaii.  Tom also dabbled in Astrology as a way to try and debunk it, making some predictions for his friends, much like Paul the Octopus who predicted World Cup matches back in 2010!

Here is the Observatory where Tom works: http://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/

Tom's old blog: http://apacificview.blogspot.com/

The Star that Tom mentioned in the podcast: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/trappist1/

And a list of UK Astronomy Clubs: https://www.go-astronomy.com/astronomy-clubs-uk.php

Thank you all for listening!

Coral Reef Scientist Emma Kennedy joined me this week on the podcast to chat coral reefs and the damage that climate change is causing, as well as climate change as a whole.  She also has a crack at the now legendary game, Guess the Conspiracy!

You can find Emma on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/reef_scientist

And you can read more about her work here: https://www.kennedymarine.org/

Thanks for listening everyone!