The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Authors at Google

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe is a light hearted and fun weekly podcast run by the NewEngland Skeptical Society. The host (Steven Novella) and his panel of skeptical rogues (Bob Novella, Jay Novella, Rebecca Watson, and Evan Bernstein) came to Mountain View to talk to us about being a savvy healthcare consumers. Richard Saunders (host of The Skeptic Zone Podcast in Australia) joins them in a pannel discussion to discuss a variety of topics in skepticism and healthcare. Topics include Homeopathy, CCSVI, Science Journalism, Researcher Bias, Acupuncture, Healthcare Regulation, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Confirmation Bias, Placebo, Power Balance, Artificial Sweeteners, Women's Intuition, What's The Harm?

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[Tom Kennedy]

Dr. Steve Novella is an absolute legend. A great consumer advocate and eriodite polymath.

[zich52]

Science!!!!

[Louie Limberopoulos]

The gentleman who decided to take the entire bottle of the homeopathic remedy, didn't consume it properly. It's supposed to dissolve under the tongue.

[electsteveallen]

I wish Rebecca died instead of perry .

[Bill Williams]

This might have been the time that I realized that the audience wasn't given a mic.

[Bill Williams]

Okay, I meant at about 1:05:50ish. Seemed like somebody either got kicked out or had to poop/puke really quick. and I meant Bob, woops.

[Bill Williams]

I think something happened in the audience that made Steve stop speaking and do a second take, some sort of commotion.

[GenevaRob72]

What do you mean? I didn't notice anything at that time.

[GenevaRob72]

These guys are my heroes....I have spent hundreds (literally) of hours with these people while listening to their brilliant podcasts. I really feel like I know them personally..They changed my life....

[Bill Williams]

troll

[Bill Williams]

What happened at 1:06:10?

[Bill Williams]

I do that thumby thing when I hitchhike.