Download Audio (MP3) (44:00min) Guest: Marcel Cairo, Los Angles Psychic and Medium, suggests the root cause of science's skepticism of the...
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26. Scientists Are Not, “Playing by the Rules”, When Exploring Intelligent Design
Download Audio (MP3) (49:00min) Guest: Greg Koukl explores whether science is undermined by a bias against Christian spirituality: "…When people...
25. NDE Research From a Christian Perspective
Download Audio (MP3) (55:00min) Guest: Rusty Wright explores the limits of scientific research into the near-death experience from a Christian...
24. Naturalism Advocate Sees No Evidence for Survival of Consciousness After Death
Download Audio (MP3) (67:00min) Guest: Tom Clark, Naturalism proponent, explores the lack of evidence for, “fringe science” like parapsychology,...
23. Buddhist Scholar and Meditation Researcher Says Skeptics Misinformed
Download Audio (MP3) (54:00min) Guest: Dr. B. Alan Wallace, Tibetan Buddhism scholar, explores his research into human consciousness, and how some...
22. Physician Turned Podcaster Skeptical of NDE
Download Audio (MP3) (47:00min) Guest: Dr. Ginger Campbell, host of The Brain Science Podcast, explores why a lack of science education hinders...
21. What Being a Skeptic Really Means, Dr. Raymond Moody
Download Audio (MP3) (50:00min) Guest: Dr. Raymond Moody explores what his thirty years of research has taught us about consciousness and examines...
20. Consciousness Researchers of a Different Mind
download: skeptiko-2007-06-25-87037.mp3 Guest: Dr. Edward Kelly and Dr. Emily Kelly explore evidence suggesting human consciousness is more than...
19. No Evidence of Life After Death, David Lester, Ph.D.
Guest: David Lester, Ph.D. has achieved worldwide recognition as a leading authority on suicide. He is a researcher and prolific author. In this...
18. Religion Must Not Cling to What We Know Isn’t True, Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Guest: Rabbi Rami Shapiro explores the difference between faith and belief, and explains why modern religion must remain grounded in what science...
17. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake Asks: Can Dogs “Know”?
Guest: Dr. Rupert Sheldrake and Dr Richard Wiseman on whether dogs can "know" when their owners are coming home. With Audio Clips From: Biologist...
16. Parapsychology Research Can Learn From Skeptics, Dr. Steven Novella
Guest: Dr. Stephen Novella on how collaboration between skeptics and researchers may pave the way for more conclusive findings: "… in the end we...
15. Your Mind is More Than Your Brain, Dr. Robert Almeder
Guest: Dr. Robert Almeder, reviews his work on the epistemology of science, and criticism of materialism as a way of explaining the relationship...
14. Media Overlooks The Spiritual Experience, NPR’s Steve Paulson
Guest: Steve Paulson examines his reporting on the intersection of science and religion, and the challenges mainstream media face:...
13. Dr. Neal Grossman, Religion Afraid of Near-Death Experience Research
Guest: Dr. Neal Grossman explores near-death experience research, consciousness, academic paradigms and why many religious groups are unfriendly...
12. Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove, Debunkers and Radical Skeptics
Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove, explores psi phenomena, consciousness, intuition and how radical skeptics are ignoring advances in our understanding of...
11. Dr. Richard Wiseman on Rupert Sheldrake’s DogsThatKnow
Guest: Dr. Richard Wiseman discusses the skeptical community, paranormal research, quirky psychology, and what’s lacking in paranormal research. Play it: Download MP3 (37:29 min.) Read It: Announcer: In this episode of Skeptiko, well-known researcher and skeptic, Dr. Richard Wiseman, explains why collaboration is needed in parapsychological research. Dr. Richard Wiseman: The public are actually quite badly served by the science community in that sense that there’s a deep wanting to know what’s going on from some members of the public. So I think a coming together where people actually design experiments, conduct those experiments, interpret them, in a collaborative way may be a lot more constructive way forward. Announcer: Stay with us for Skeptiko.
...10. Psi Research Lacks Good Data, Dr. James Alcock
Guest: explains why he remains skeptical of parapsychology research, and why parapsychologist don't garner attention from academia: "… if one could...
9. The Universe Isn’t Pointless, Dr. Jean Burns
Guest: Dr. Jean Burns discusses her experiences on the front lines of the "psi wars", and the relationship between physics and consciousness...
8. D. J. Grothe, Scientific Inquiry Takes Scientists, Not Magic
Guest: D. J. Grothe clears up some common misconceptions about science:"“There’s not one thing called science that says, ‘x, y and z’. Scientists...
7. Remote Viewing Leads to Global Climate Change Awareness, Steven Schwartz
Guest: Stephan A. Schwartz explores the connection between his research into remote viewing and global climate change: "The same kind of individual...
6. Spiritual Growth Withstands Everyday Stress Says Dr. Charles Tart
Guest: Dr. Charles Tart explores his research findings and personal conclusions about spirituality, meditation and transpersonal psychology: “I...
5. Zen Meditation Leaves Consciousness Scientist Dr. Susan Blackmore Skeptical
Featured Interview: Dr. Susan Blackmore explores her journey from a disillusioned parapsychology researcher to an author on human consciousness, and...
4. Dr. Marilyn Schlitz, Skeptics Spit In My Face
Featured Interview: Dr. Marilyn Schlitz explains how controversial science research remains a taboo subject with many of her peers : “Where people...
3. Dr. Michael Shermer on Darwin, Evolution and Creativity
Featured Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer speaks on Darwin and the origin of the human species, “…as long as the source is a natural source it doesn’t...
2. Dr. Dean Radin, The Perils of Psi Research
Featured Interview: Dr. Dean Radin. In private, virtually all scientists, including the most severe skeptics, will admit to interesting things that...
1. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, How Controversial Science is Debated
Featured Interview: Dr. Rupert Sheldrake. Is science news dominated by a few loud voices? On this first episode of Skeptiko we'll explore how...