Skeptics in the Pub Online Podcast
1) The Shawl of Suspicion: Why we still don’t know the identity of Jack the Ripper – Mike Hall
Jack the Ripper is one of the most well-known serial killers in history, with stories of his gruesome exploits permeating popular culture to an unprecedented degree. Despite almost 150 years having pa...Show More
2) The Cane Only Works If You Use It – Cass Peters
Nearly one in four Britons has a disability, and many of them would benefit from a mobility aid or other piece of assistive technology. However, studies show a consistent trend of low compliance, some...Show More
3) Snake Oil on the Shopping List? How Pseudoscience Ends Up in Your Shopping Cart – Dr Rebecca Wismeg Kammerlander
From biodynamic veggies to detox cures, our supermarkets are full of products that are pure woo. One moment you’re picking up cold medicine, the next you’re eyeing a bottle of homeopathic sugar pearls...Show More
4) God Awful Gaming – Noah Lugeons
In this talk, Noah Lugeons combines two of his passions; video game history and terrible Christian media. In so doing, he explores both the history of Christian video games and the larger role that Ch...Show More
5) The Progressive Parent: Kavin Senapathy on science, justice, and the future of humanity – Kavin Senapathy
What adults do for children today is shaping how humanity will ultimately fare. How can parents and other adults leverage information and resources to oppose bigotry and do the best for kids? In this ...Show More
6) Atheism, Religion, and Human Nature: The Evolutionary Puzzles of Faith and Atheism – Dr Will Gervais
We’re all members of a very strange species. But where lots of human peculiarities – from art to warfare and beyond – have analogues across the animal kingdom, we stand alone as the only religious spe...Show More
7) SitPO – Skepticamp 2024 – Talk 16 – Is the Smoking Gun Enough? – Ben O’Brien
This audio is a part of the Skepticamp 2024 event, that happened on October 18th 2024 in Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester and was livestreamed at https://www.twitch.tv/sitp About the talk: In s...Show More
8) SitPO – Skepticamp 2024 – Talk 15 – What Mental Health Crisis? Psychiatrization & Social Media – Shayna Weisz
This audio is a part of the Skepticamp 2024 event, that happened on October 18th 2024 in Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester and was livestreamed at https://www.twitch.tv/sitp About the talk: 1 in...Show More
9) SitPO – Skepticamp 2024 – Talk 14 – Why can’t they just behave? – Caradoc Gething
This audio is a part of the Skepticamp 2024 event, that happened on October 18th 2024 in Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester and was livestreamed at https://www.twitch.tv/sitp About the talk: The ...Show More
10) SitPO – Skepticamp 2024 – Talk 13 – A Comedy of Errors (and Overcrowding) – The Prison Population Crisis – Emma McClure
This audio is a part of the Skepticamp 2024 event, that happened on October 18th 2024 in Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester and was livestreamed at https://www.twitch.tv/sitp About the talk: Last...Show More