Blokeology Podcast
1) Update for September 2019
Episode Notes It's just a very quick hello to let you know that I'm taking the rest of the year off! Will be back in 2020 and look forward to getting back into more healthy skepticism then. Podcast Pr...Show More
2) Episode 060: Dr Alice Howarth on cancer and skepticism
Episode Notes Dr Alice Howarth is a clinical and molecular pharmacologist who is heavily involved with Merseyside Skeptics Society and is co-host of their excellent Skeptics with a K podcast. She take...Show More
3) Episode 059: Three books | Dr John Richmond on being human
Episode Notes Next up for Blokeology Three Books is Dr John Richmond. He takes us through three books that can best be themed as 'being human'. What it is to be human, where we came from, where we are...Show More
4) Episode 058: Three books | A skeptic's toolkit
Episode Notes I've put together a Blokeology Three Books - A skeptic's toolkit feature for this episode. These are the books I would recommend if you want to develop your understanding of how to tackl...Show More
5) Episode 057: Psychology of conspiracy theories with Dr Dan Jolley
Episode Notes Dr Dan Jolley comes on the show to talk about conspiracy theories and the psychology that underlies many of these beliefs. They can include just about any political and social event. Con...Show More
6) Episode 056: A very modern anatomist - Professor Adam Taylor
Episode Notes Professor Adam Taylor is a very modern anatomist who is on hand to correct our misconceptions around this important discipline. It's wrong to think anatomy is an old science and there is...Show More
7) Episode 055: Dr Charlotte Hardman on the psychology of food and appetite
Episode Notes We don't just eat because we are hungry. It's a bit more complicated than that. Dr Charlotte Hardman is a researcher who knows all about the psychological determinants of appetite and ea...Show More
8) Episode 054: Professor David Cranston on prostate cancer and PSA testing
Episode Notes Professor David Cranston FRCS is a consultant urological surgeon and comes on the podcast this week to talk about prostate cancer and PSA testing. Should you get PSA screening? The evide...Show More
9) Episode 053: Talking colour blind awareness with Kathryn Albany-Ward
Episode Notes Colour blindness is not a fringe concern. The numbers are big: 1 in 12 boys; 1 in 200 women, and 1 in every classroom. Overall, it means about 300 million people across the planet and it...Show More
10) Episode 052: Pixie Turner - the wellness rebel fighting for science-based nutrition
Episode Notes Pixie Turner is a passionate advocate for a science-based approach to food and she doesn't forget the importance of it fitting with the rest of our lives: being active, sleep, and our me...Show More
Episode 052: Pixie Turner - the wellness rebel fighting for science-based nutrition
46:16 | May 24th, 2019