Big Picture Science - Skeptic Check: Skeptic Seth
Are you skeptical? Sure, you
raise an eyebrow when some Nigerian prince asks for your bank numbers, or when
a breakfast cereal claims that it will turn your kid into a professional
athlete overnight.
But what do you really know about the
benefits of organic milk? Or the power of whitening ingredients in your
toothpaste? How credible is what you read on Twitter?
Today, information overwhelms us, and
the need to keep our skeptical wits about us has never been greater. We
follow Seth around as he faces the daily onslaught of hype and hokum.
It’s Skeptic Check, our monthly look
at critical thinking … but don’t take our word for it!
Guests:
•
Steven
Novella – Assistant professor of neurology at Yale University
School of Medicine and host of the “Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe” podcast
•
Guy P.
Harrison – journalist and author. His
latest book,
Good Thinking: What You Need to Know to be
Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser,
will be in bookstores in October 2015.
•
Andrew
Maynard – Professor in the School for
Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
•
Peter
Adams – Senior vice president for
educational programs with the News Literacy Project
•
Daniel
Armistead – Dentist, Palo Alto, California
Download episode at:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/arewealone/BiPiSci15-08-17.mp3
You
can listen to this and other episodes at
http://bigpicturescience.org/, and
be sure to check out
Blog Picture Science,
the companion blog to the radio show.