502 Conversations - Science, Skepticism, Pseudoscience, Philosophy, and more.

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Audio uploads of Dedham TV's "502 Conversations". Conversations with experts in their fields about science; skepticism; medicine; quackery; pseudoscience; philosophy; belief, why and how we believe; knowledge; and more. Guests have included Dr. Paul Offit; microbiologist Natalia Pasternak; Julia Sweeney; Sheldon Helms; JAMA Editor in Chief Dr. Howard Bauchner; Massimo Pigliucci; James Randi; Ray Hyman; James Alcock; Dr. Harriet Hall; and others. Full interviews also available on youtube. © 2022 Dedham TV. Unauthorized duplication, for any reason, without permission is prohibited.

Episode Date
Dr. Joe Pierre ~ False: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren’t True
Apr 26, 2025
The Telepathy Tapes: Hope or Hype? with Stuart Vyse, Psychologist & Behavioral Scientist
Mar 23, 2025
Bernie Garrett ~ The New Alchemists: The Rise of Deceptive Healthcare
Feb 21, 2025
Education Research Specialist Katharine Beals ~ The falsity of facilitated communication
Feb 04, 2025
2024 Cardiology Year in Review - with Dr. Christopher Labos
Jan 01, 2025
Dr. Paul Offit ~ RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, and other health and human services nominees
Dec 07, 2024
The True Story of Sallie Winchester and the Mystery House ~ with Skeptical Activist Adrienne Hill
Oct 13, 2024
Grit, mindset, and other "learning styles" with education researcher Katharine Beals
Oct 08, 2024
Brain Supplements - Do They Maintain, Improve, or Restore Cognitive Ability?
Jun 19, 2024
Brain Training Games, Apps, and Exercises - Do They Work? A Conversation with Dr. Indre Viskontas
Jun 13, 2024
Dr. Joe Schwarcz ~ Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex; and a career in science communication.
May 07, 2024
Dr. Paul Offit ~ Tell Me When It’s Over: An Insider’s Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World
Mar 02, 2024
David Samson - Our Tribal Future
Feb 23, 2024
Anthony Magnabosco and Street Epistemology
Jan 22, 2024
Dr. Christopher Labos Round Two ~ more about "Does Coffee Cause Cancer" plus this year in Cardiology
Dec 15, 2023
Debunk the Funk Creator ~ Dr. Dan Wilson
Dec 10, 2023
Lee McIntyre On Disinformation How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
Nov 16, 2023
Dr. Dannagal Young ~ Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation.
Oct 16, 2023
Halloween Lore, Urban Legends, and the Paranormal, with Investigator and Research Fellow - Ben Radford
Oct 09, 2023
502 Conversations with Andy Norman, author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think
Sep 18, 2023
Does Coffee Cause Cancer? ~ with Cardiologist and Epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Labos
Jul 08, 2023
How to Talk to A Science Denier ~ Lee McIntyre on 502 Conversations
May 08, 2023
ThinkingIsPower with Melanie Trecek-King
Mar 10, 2023
Philanthropist Todd Stiefel ~ Stiefel Freethought Foundation and Science Saves
Feb 24, 2023
Why Trust Science? with Naomi Oreskes, science historian and author
Nov 25, 2022
Dr. Paul Offit ~ September 22, 2022 Is this our Covid-19 steady state and more
Sep 22, 2022
Craig Good ~ Relax and Enjoy Your Food
Aug 23, 2022
Dr. Paul Offit ~ "Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far".
Jul 13, 2022
Conspiracy theory expert and political scientist ~ Joe Uscinski
Jun 15, 2022
Skeptical Activist Rob Palmer on 502 Conversations ~ Belief in Psychics and What's The Harm?
Jun 08, 2022
Medical Sociologist Robert Bartholomew ~ Havana Syndrome: Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria
May 01, 2022
The Harms of Gay Conversion Therapy (otherwise known as physical and mental abuse).
Feb 16, 2022
Science Communicator Jonathan Jarry
Feb 10, 2022
Investigative Journalist and Author ~ Brian Deer
Feb 01, 2022
Dr. Paul Offit ~ Covid Update and more...January 28, 2022
Jan 30, 2022
Natalia Pasternak - founder and President of Brazil's "A Question of Science Institute"
Jan 27, 2022
Dr. Paul Offit "Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong" and more...from CSICON 2018
Jan 25, 2022
A conversation with Massimo Pigliucci
Jan 25, 2022
Comedian, writer, producer, and actor ~ Julia Sweeney
Jan 25, 2022
Mentalist and Magician ~ Banachek!
Jan 25, 2022
Mark Edward - "Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium"
Jan 25, 2022
Dr. James Alcock on his book "Belief: What It Means to Believe and Why Our Convictions Are So Compelling"
Jan 25, 2022
Dr. Harriet Hall, the Skepdoc, at CSICON 2016
Jan 25, 2022
Ray Hyman, James Alcock, and The Amazing Randi at CSICON 2016
Jan 25, 2022
Dr. Paul Offit from CSICON 2016
Jan 25, 2022