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

by Brian Kerby

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.

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1
William Matthew London ~ Editor, Quackwatch
43:46 Apr 2, 2026
2
Dr. Joe Schwarcz ~ Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health
51:52 Jan 27, 2026
3
Cannabis: Benefits vs. Harm - What's the Evidence? with Dr. Christopher Labos
1:07:05 Dec 31, 2025
4
Timothy Redmond ~ Highly Effective Thinkers: Critical Thinking for Kids
1:01:48 Oct 23, 2025
5
Raising A Skeptical Kid with Ronald Crouch
51:26 Oct 1, 2025
6
Dr. Joe Pierre ~ False: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren’t True
55:39 Apr 26, 2025
7
The Telepathy Tapes: Hope or Hype? with Stuart Vyse, Psychologist & Behavioral Scientist
58:40 Mar 23, 2025
8
Bernie Garrett ~ The New Alchemists: The Rise of Deceptive Healthcare
59:06 Feb 21, 2025
9
Education Research Specialist Katharine Beals ~ The falsity of facilitated communication
57:46 Feb 4, 2025
10
2024 Cardiology Year in Review - with Dr. Christopher Labos
53:16 Jan 1, 2025
11
Dr. Paul Offit ~ RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, and other health and human services nominees
45:12 Dec 7, 2024
12
The True Story of Sallie Winchester and the Mystery House ~ with Skeptical Activist Adrienne Hill
53:20 Oct 13, 2024
13
Grit, mindset, and other "learning styles" with education researcher Katharine Beals
50:38 Oct 8, 2024
14
Brain Supplements - Do They Maintain, Improve, or Restore Cognitive Ability?
21:27 Jun 19, 2024
15
Brain Training Games, Apps, and Exercises - Do They Work? A Conversation with Dr. Indre Viskontas
53:02 Jun 13, 2024
16
Dr. Joe Schwarcz ~ Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex; and a career in science communication.
1:05:27 May 7, 2024
17
Dr. Paul Offit ~ Tell Me When It’s Over: An Insider’s Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World
38:26 Mar 2, 2024
18
David Samson - Our Tribal Future
1:09:04 Feb 23, 2024
19
Anthony Magnabosco and Street Epistemology
50:00 Jan 22, 2024
20
Dr. Christopher Labos Round Two ~ more about "Does Coffee Cause Cancer" plus this year in Cardiology
1:38:57 Dec 15, 2023
21
Debunk the Funk Creator ~ Dr. Dan Wilson
57:22 Dec 10, 2023
22
Lee McIntyre On Disinformation How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
1:07:35 Nov 16, 2023
23
Dr. Dannagal Young ~ Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation.
55:07 Oct 16, 2023
24
Halloween Lore, Urban Legends, and the Paranormal, with Investigator and Research Fellow - Ben Radford
1:41:53 Oct 9, 2023
25
502 Conversations with Andy Norman, author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think
57:28 Sep 18, 2023
26
Does Coffee Cause Cancer? ~ with Cardiologist and Epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Labos
1:31:29 Jul 8, 2023
27
How to Talk to A Science Denier ~ Lee McIntyre on 502 Conversations
1:30:50 May 8, 2023
28
ThinkingIsPower with Melanie Trecek-King
59:27 Mar 10, 2023
29
Philanthropist Todd Stiefel ~ Stiefel Freethought Foundation and Science Saves
43:36 Feb 24, 2023
30
Michael Shermer ~ Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational
1:02:24 Dec 15, 2022
31
Why Trust Science? with Naomi Oreskes, science historian and author
49:39 Nov 25, 2022
32
Dr. Paul Offit ~ September 22, 2022 Is this our Covid-19 steady state and more
43:07 Sep 22, 2022
33
Craig Good ~ Relax and Enjoy Your Food
52:52 Aug 23, 2022
34
Dr. Paul Offit ~ "Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far".
27:14 Jul 13, 2022
35
Giving the Devil His Due with Dr. Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine.
1:12:50 Jul 5, 2022
36
Conspiracy theory expert and political scientist ~ Joe Uscinski
50:10 Jun 15, 2022
37
Skeptical Activist Rob Palmer on 502 Conversations ~ Belief in Psychics and What's The Harm?
38:12 Jun 8, 2022
38
Medical Sociologist Robert Bartholomew ~ Havana Syndrome: Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria
1:24:31 May 1, 2022
39
The Harms of Gay Conversion Therapy (otherwise known as physical and mental abuse).
33:22 Feb 16, 2022
40
Science Communicator Jonathan Jarry
56:53 Feb 10, 2022
41
Investigative Journalist and Author ~ Brian Deer
1:10:52 Feb 1, 2022
42
Dr. Paul Offit ~ Covid Update and more...January 28, 2022
45:00 Jan 30, 2022
43
Natalia Pasternak - founder and President of Brazil's "A Question of Science Institute"
1:03:49 Jan 27, 2022
44
Dr. Paul Offit "Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong" and more...from CSICON 2018
55:00 Jan 25, 2022
45
A conversation with Massimo Pigliucci
53:24 Jan 25, 2022
46
Comedian, writer, producer, and actor ~ Julia Sweeney
55:24 Jan 25, 2022
47
Mentalist and Magician ~ Banachek!
1:15:27 Jan 25, 2022
48
Mark Edward - "Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium"
54:28 Jan 25, 2022
49
Dr. James Alcock on his book "Belief: What It Means to Believe and Why Our Convictions Are So Compelling"
52:41 Jan 25, 2022
50
Dr. Harriet Hall, the Skepdoc, at CSICON 2016
1:01:24 Jan 25, 2022
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