Strange Quarks is a podcast that peers into the fringes of science and pseudoscience, and covers the battle for science-based politics in Britain and around the world with the help of some interesting guests. It’s presented by Martin Robbins and Michael Marshall on behalf of the Pulse Project.
3rd November, 2011: Makeup effects artist and Skeptic Magazine editor Deborah Hyde draws on her considerable knowledge of the supernatural to help me explore the nature of our species' belief in the mysterious and macabre throughout history. We also discuss Sally Morgan's psychic escapades, and the response of skeptics - do skeptics understand the nature of
26th October, 2011: Controversial environmentalist, author and presidential advisor Mark Lynas talks about his change of heart over nuclear power and genetically modified crops, and explains why some of the biggest challenges to environmentalist come from the political left.
29 March 2011: Michael Marshall chats to Willem Betz from the Belgian Skeptics organisation Skepp about the regulation of alternative medicine within the EU, and the ways in which loopholes in those regulations have been created and exploited by homeopaths.
22 March 2011: Michael Marshall chats to Naomi Phillips, head of Public Affairs at the British Humanist Association, about the Census Campaign, and why the non-religious should make their presence known.
15 March 2011: James Randi speaks to Michael Marshall about homeopathy in the US, his support for the 10:23 Campaign, and the long history of the JREF in tackling psudoscience across the pond.
08 March 2011: Amy Scobee speaks to Michael Marshall about her 27 years in Scientology, her time in the very depths of Sea Org and her eventual exit from the cult, while Jon Treadway reports on the Art of Skepticsm.
22nd February, 2011: Eugenie Scott chats with Michael Marshall about creationism, intelligent design and the skeptic scene in America in a special live edition recorded at the QED Conference.
15th December, 2010: David Aaronovitch chats with Martin Robbins and Michael Marshall about conspiracy theories, touching on the MMR controversy, Wikileaks, and the suicide of David Kelly.
7th December, 2010: Elizabeth Pisani chats to us about data sharing in science, the spread of AIDS, and the importance - or otherwise - of the Pope's comments on condoms.
30th November, 2010: Martin Poulter chats to us about the secret world of Scientology, and Kylie Sturgess files a guest report about belief in the supernatural among women.
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