Show Guests

January 12, 2007

Radford, Benjamin
Managing Editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, the publication of CSICOP
CSICOP (10/26/03)
Media Hype (5/1/05) .mp3 .wma

Randi, James
Professional magician and foremost demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscience claims as well as the author of several books, including Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions and The Faith Healers

The Amazing Randi (9/4/05) .mp3 wma

Resh, Vincent
Professor of entomology at the University of California, Berkeley, and, since 1975, teacher of a course entitled "Science and the Movies: How science and scientists are depicted in cinema."
War of the Worlds (7/10/05) .mp3 .wma

Ricardo, Alonso

Graduate student, University of Florida

New Views on Ooze: How Life Began (2/1/04) .mp3 .wma

Rigden, John
Professor of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, and author of Einstein 1905: the Standard of Greatness
Einstein's Special Centennial (2/20/05) .mp3 .wma

Riordon, James
American Physical Society
Cyber Cerebella? (3/20/05) .mp3 .wma
Was He Wrong? Einstein Centennial, Part II (6/12/05) .mp3 .wma

Rizzuto, Dan
Department of Biology at the California Institute of Technology
Cyber Cerebella? (3/20/05) .mp3 .wma

Rose, Christopher

Computer Scientist, Wireless Information Network Laboratory, Rutgers University, and author of an article in the magazine Nature

Will ET Send Snail Mail? (9/26/04) .mp3 .wma

Rothschild, Lynn
NASA/Ames Research Center
Astrobiology (7/27/03)

Roughgarden, Joan
Professor of Biological Sciences at Stanford University, author of Evolution’s Rainbow and most recently, Evolution and Christian Faith
Sex: What is it Good For? (8/9/06) .mp3 .wma

Rowlands, Mark

Author of Philosopher at the End of the Universe

The Day After Tomorrow: Wrong Planet (5/30/04)

Royte, Elizabeth
Author of Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
Recycling Hi-Tech (8/21/05) .mp3 wma

Rubinsky, Boris
Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley
The Ultimate Chill Out: The Promise of Cryonics (7/31/05) .mp3 wma

Rudski, Jeffrey
Psychologist at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Curses! (6-14-06) .mp3 .wma

Rummel, John
Planetary Protection Officer, NASA
Emerging Viruses (3/27/05) .mp3 .wma

Salamon, Michael

Gravity Probe B Program Scientist, NASA

Testing Einstein: Will the Theory of Relativity Pass? (5/9/04) .mp3 .wma

Sanford, Scott
Research Astrophyicist at NASA Ames Research Center and a co-investigator on the Stardust Mission
From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? (1/10/07) .mp3 .wma

Saunders, Andy
Geologist at the University of Leicester
Dinos and Carnivorous Kangaroos (7-26-06) .mp3 .wma

Sawyer, Kathy
Author of The Rock from Mars
Look! Up In the Sky! (5/24/06) .mp3 .wma

Sawyer, Robert J.

Hugo Award-winning science fiction author; one of his latest books is Mindscan
Hitchhiker's Guide (5/22/05) .mp3 .wma

I, Robot (7/25/04) .mp3 .wma

Schafersman, Steven

Science writer, consultant, and teacher

The Shroud of Turin: Holy Relic or Wholly Hoax? (5/23/04) .mp3 .wma

Schmidt, Gavin
Computer climate modeler at NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Global Warming - Is There Any Room for Doubt? (6/5/05) .mp3 .wma

Schrag, Dan
Professor of Geochemistry, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard Univerity, and Director of Harvard's Laboratory for Geochemical Oceanography
Whence Cometh the Nextuth Ice Age? (3/13/05) .mp3 .wma

Schuster, Stephan
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University
Monsters and Mutations (7/5/06) .mp3 .wma

Schweickart, Rusty
Apollo 9 astronaut, and Chairman of the B612 Foundation
Rubble Trouble (9-6-06) .mp3 .wma

Scott, Eugenie

Physical anthropologist, CSICOP Fellow, and Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education

The Darwin Conspiracy (2/22/04) .mp3 .wma

Shackley, Steve

Archaeologist, University of California,, Berkeley

Halfpint Hominids: the Science of Island Biology (11/7/04) .mp3 .wma

Shermer, Michael
Science writer and editor-in-chief of Skeptic Magazine. His most recent book is Why Darwin Matters
Don't Be a Chimp (3/22/06) .mp3 .wma

Shirley, Donna

Director of the Science Fiction Museum

Aliens Ready For Their Close-Up (4/12/06) .mp3 .wma
Aliens Under Glass: New Sci-Fi Museum in Seattle (8/29/04) .mp3 .wma

Shostak, Arnold
Formerly of the Office of Naval Research
How the Universe Measures Up (9/20/06) .mp3 .wma

Shostak, Seth (as guest)
Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? (1/10/07) .mp3 .wma
International Astronautical Congress and Optical SETI (10/5/03)

Showalter, Mark
Planetary astronomer, SETI Institute
A Trip Through the Solar System...But How Do You Planet? (3-16-06) .mp3 .wma

Shreeve, James

Author of The Genome War

The Ultimate Genetic Code Book (9/12/04) .mp3 .wma

Silverstein, Eva
Physicist at Stanford University and the Stanford Linear Accelorator
The End of Science: A New Beginning (11/1/06) .mp3 .wma

Simmons, Reid

Research Professor at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Friendly Robots (8/14/05) .mp3 wma

Simpson, Rachel
San Francisco Zoo Animal Care Keeper
That Last 2% (12/13/06) .mp3 .wma

Singh, Simon
Journalist, TV producer, and author of Big Bang
Horrendous Space Kablooie (3/8/06) .mp3 .wma

Sklar, Mikey
Microchip enthusiast

Robot Uprising (5/3/06) .mp3 .wma

Slack, Gordy

San Francisco Bay Area science reporter, including writing for Salon.com

The Gospel According to SETI (5/17/06) .mp3    .wma
ID on Trial (9/25/05) .mp3      wma
Psychic Sleuth (3-1-06) .mp3   .wma
Sleight of Hand (4/5/06) .mp3   .wma

Smart, John
President of the Acceleration Studies Foundation and a member of the World Future Society
Recycling Hi-Tech (8/21/05) .mp3 wma

Smith, David R.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
It's Elemental (11/22/06) .mp3 .wma

Smith, Lamar
Congressman from the 21st District of Texas

F Is For Science (5/31/06) .mp3 .wma

Sobel, Dava
Author of The Planets and many other books
A Trip Through the Solar System...But How Do You Planet? (3-16-06) .mp3 .wma

Sobol, Peter

Science historian

Extraterrestrial History (6/6/04) .mp3 .wma
When You Wish Upon a Star… Nothing Happens! The Truth About Astrology (4/25/04) .mp3 .wma

Sodergren, Erica
Sea urchin project leader at the Human Genome Sequencing Center in Houston
That Last 2% (12/13/06) .mp3 .wma

Squyres, Steven
Principal Investigator with the NAI for the Mars Exploration Rovers and author of Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet
Recycling Hi-Tech (8/21/05) .mp3 wma
A Trip Through the Solar System...But How Do You Planet? (3-16-06) .mp3 .wma

Stanek, Kris
Professor of astronomy at Ohio State University
How the Universe Measures Up (9/20/06) .mp3 .wma

Steinhardt, Paul
Albert Einstein Professor of Science at Princeton University and a professor of theoretical physics
The Big Bang, Again and Again? (9/18/05) .mp3 wma

Stevens, Phil
Anthropologist at the State University of New York in Buffalo
Curses! (6-14-06) .mp3 .wma

Stokes, Dale

Oceanographer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Life Chills Out: Biology at the Poles (12/5/04) .mp3 .wma

Stubbs, Christopher

Professor of physics and astronomy, Harvard University

Live from the AAAS: the Latest Discoveries (2/15/04) .mp3 .wma

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