Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/podcast481-thetheaterismytemple In this unscripted, unscheduled, bonus podcast, Seth Andrews monologues and takes listener calls on subjects ranging far and wide. Enjoy!YouTube video of this broadcast is at https://youtu.be/TFykoekL18c

Original Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Skepticcom/~3/ogk-kPWtFKY/ Science Salon # 99: Michael Shermer with Bobby Duffy — Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything: A Theory of Human Misunderstanding Feature: Water Fluoridation: Public Health, Not Poison, by Harriet Hall, M.D. SCIENCE SALON # 99 Michael Shermer with Bobby Duffy — Why We’re Wrong About Nearly…

Original Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Skepticcom/~3/FtUSawpd7DY/ I think we can all agree that “Look, Mom—no cavities!” is good news. But we continue to disagree about the best way to achieve that. Fluoridation of public water sources remains controversial as a public health measure despite the strong evidence that fluoride prevents tooth decay. Public…

Original Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Skepticcom/~3/OtU0AeTsSPg/ http://traffic.libsyn.com/sciencesalon/ss099_Bobby_Duffy_2019_11_20.mp3 Download MP3 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wLGo_Bn0g0&w=560&h=315] What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? How much sex do people have? These questions are important and interesting, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the…

Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/podcast480-understandingiran-arminnavabi Tensions between the United States and Iran remain high. Opinions span the spectrum. Yet Iran remains a mystery to a great many. This podcast features Iranian-born Armin Navabi, who provides some context and backstory to recent military events (including the killing of Qasem Soleimani).Armin is co-host of…

Original Source: http://feeds.exchristian.net/~r/Exchristiandotnet-EncouragingEx-christians/~3/hT04GmKFDDk/to-ex-pastor-dan-nutrition-for-thinking.html By Carl S ~ Habitual rationalizing. Some believers don't think twice about ripping off people they don't know, esp merchants. It's like, “They won't miss the money, they overcharge anyhow.” Or, “Everybody does it.” (So that makes it right?) “She should know better, so she deserved just…

Original Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Skepticcom/~3/ScdK_E18QXY/ Science Salon # 98: Michael Shermer with Robert Pennock — An Instinct for Truth: Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science Review: Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women’s Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives — Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer SCIENCE SALON…

Original Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/thethinkingatheist/podcast479-2020-howscrewedarewe What does 2020 have in store for us? Join us for a look at some interesting things coming in the New Year, plus plenty of listener calls with perspectives on their hopes/fears for the months to come!Support our sponsors:The Great Courses Plus: One Month Free Trial via…

Original Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Skepticcom/~3/6L7H3fr2FWg/ Sociologist and Certified Sex Therapist Marty Klein, Ph.D. reviews Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women’s Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives — Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer by Avrum Bluming, M.D. and Carol Tavris, Ph.D. (New York: Little, Brown Spark, 2018). Image…

Original Source: http://feeds.exchristian.net/~r/Exchristiandotnet-EncouragingEx-christians/~3/N7zItkqGS3A/church-proposes-split-over-gay-marriage.html By Fernando Alcántar ~ The United Methodist Church has proposed a historic split over gay marriage and LGBT clergy. And it was a long time coming. How do I know? I lived it. You see, I worked in high levels of leadership for the United Methodist Church…