Skeptics in the Pub, Oxford Podcast
1) Gina Rippon: Blame the brain - How neurononsense joined psychobabble to keep women in their place
25 November 2015 There is a long history of debate about biological sex differences and their part in determining gender roles, with the 'biology is destiny' mantra being used to legitimise imbalances...Show More
2) Alok Jha: The extraordinary story of water, our most ordinary substance
7 October 2015 Water may seem the most ordinary of substances – it pours from our taps and falls from the sky – but you would be surprised at what a profoundly strange substance it is. It bends the ru...Show More
3) Charlie Duncan Saffrey: Why scientists should listen to philosophers
2 September 2015 There's been a trend recently for some eminent scientists to write off philosophy as a discipline which fails to meet the criteria for scientific enquiry. This is a bit of a puzzle f...Show More
4) Suzi Gage: No Turn Unstoned - The harms and benefits of recreational drugs
10 June 2015 The media love to sensationalise the dangers of illicit drug use, whilst downplaying or even ignoring the harms from legal drugs. Suzi takes us on a trip through the current scientific un...Show More
Suzi Gage: No Turn Unstoned - The harms and benefits of recreational drugs
46:09 | May 11th, 2016
5) Chris Peters: Ask for Evidence - Sense About Science
2 September 2014 This isn't just a simple talk; it's a call to arms. Every day, we hear claims about what is good for our health, bad for the environment, how to improve education, cut crime, and trea...Show More
6) Michael Marshall: Homeopathy in the UK - The NHS and beyond
22 July 2015 Homeopathy is one of the most widely debunked forms of alternative medicine – yet homeopathic remedies adorn the shelves of respected pharmacies and are funded by taxpayers on the NHS. Ho...Show More
7) Sylvia McLain: Science! What does is really mean to be scientific?
6 May 2015 From developing theories and defining natural laws, science is a human construct. How does it work? What can it solve? How do you think science works? What does being a scientist mean to y...Show More
8) David Robert Grimes: Lies, damned lies and statistics - How we get science coverage wrong
14 January 2015 Science and medicine have transformed our lives immeasurably, and never in history have they been more central to our lives and well-being. Yet despite this, there is often a glaring d...Show More
9) Sarah Kendrew: The James Webb Space Telescope - From the first galaxies to the origins of life
1 October 2014 The James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration between space agencies in the US, Europe and Canada, will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as the foremost space telescope in 2018. It...Show More
10) Simon Clare: An atheist's guide to the Alpha Course
2 July 2014Â The Alpha Course runs in 162 countries and has been attended, according to their website, by 25 Million people. Over a 9 week period, students are guided through Christian theology ostensi...Show More