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

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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Timothy Redmond ~ Highly Effective Thinkers: Critical Thinking for Kids

Oct 23, 2025·—

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Timothy Redmond, PhD teaches high school history, government, and critical thinking and is an adjunct professor at Daemen College. He is a Jackson Center fellow, the recipient of the 2019 Toby Ticktin Back Award for...

Raising A Skeptical Kid with Ronald Crouch

Oct 1, 2025·—

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Dr. Crouch, or Dr. Dad as he is known online, is a psychologist, former meditation teacher, and author. He has published research in peer-reviewed academic journals, written therapy workbooks for children, and is the...

Dr. Joe Pierre ~ False: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren’t True

Apr 26, 2025·—

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Dr. Joe Pierre is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco; and the Unit Chief of the Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital Adult Inpatient Unit...

The Telepathy Tapes: Hope or Hype? with Stuart Vyse, Psychologist & Behavioral Scientist

Mar 23, 2025·—

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A video version of this show is available at ⁠⁠ Stuart Vyse is a behavioral scientist, teacher, and writer, with a PhD in psychology. He is an expert on superstition and irrational behavior, and has been quoted in the...

Bernie Garrett ~ The New Alchemists: The Rise of Deceptive Healthcare

Feb 21, 2025·—

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A video version of this conversation is available at Bernie Garrett, PhD, is a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Nursing with over 35 years of experience in both critical care nursing and...

Education Research Specialist Katharine Beals ~ The falsity of facilitated communication

Feb 4, 2025·—

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Katharine Beals has a PhD in linguistics, is adjunct assistant at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and is an adjunct professor at both the Drexel University and Temple University...

2024 Cardiology Year in Review - with Dr. Christopher Labos

Jan 1, 2025·—

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Cholesterol denialism Dr. Christopher Labos is a cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology. He spends most of his time doing things for which he does not get paid, like research, teaching, podcasting, and speaking with...

Dr. Paul Offit ~ RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, and other health and human services nominees

Dec 7, 2024·—

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Dr. Offit is a pediatrician; a professor of both pediatrics and vaccinology; director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is an expert on vaccines, immunology, and virology and...

The True Story of Sallie Winchester and the Mystery House ~ with Skeptical Activist Adrienne Hill

Oct 13, 2024·—

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Adrienne is a skeptical activist, and serves as a board member for the nonprofit organization About Time. Additionally, she holds positions as a board member, presenter, and educational consultant for the Tourette OCD...

Grit, mindset, and other "learning styles" with education researcher Katharine Beals

Oct 8, 2024·—

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Dr. Katharine Beals has a PhD in linguistics, is lecturer at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and an adjunct professor at both the Drexel University and Temple University schools of...

Brain Supplements - Do They Maintain, Improve, or Restore Cognitive Ability?

Jun 19, 2024·—

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This episode may be viewed as a video here: Welcome! As I mentioned in the 502 Conversations Brain Training episode with Dr. Indre Viskontas, I did a prior show on brain supplements. The show is The Dr. Dennis Show...

Brain Training Games, Apps, and Exercises - Do They Work? A Conversation with Dr. Indre Viskontas

Jun 13, 2024·—

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This episode may be viewed as a video here Dr. Viskontas has a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and a masters of music in voice performance. She is currently an associate professor of psychology at the University of San...

Dr. Joe Schwarcz ~ Superfoods, Silkworms, and Spandex; and a career in science communication.

May 7, 2024·—

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This episode may be viewed as a video here Dr. Joe Schwarcz is Director of the McGill Office for Science and Society. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the...

Dr. Paul Offit ~ Tell Me When It’s Over: An Insider’s Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World

Mar 2, 2024·—

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This episode may be seen as a video here: Dr. Paul Offit is a pediatrician; a professor of both pediatrics and vaccinology; and he is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of...

David Samson - Our Tribal Future

Feb 23, 2024·—

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A video version is available at David Samson, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and Director of the Sleep and Human Evolution Lab. He is the author of “Our Tribal...

Anthony Magnabosco and Street Epistemology

Jan 22, 2024·—

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This episode may be viewed as a video here Anthony Magnabosco is from San Antonio, Texas and is a founder and the current Executive Director of the nonprofit Street Epistemology International (SEI). SEI is an...

Dr. Christopher Labos Round Two ~ more about "Does Coffee Cause Cancer" plus this year in Cardiology

Dec 15, 2023·—

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This episode may also be viewed here. Remember when we were young and chocolate was good for us? And red wine too, the more the better? Dr. Christopher Labos is here once again to set the record straight. He talks more...

Debunk the Funk Creator ~ Dr. Dan Wilson

Dec 10, 2023·—

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This episode is also available as a video here: Dr. Wilson is a molecular biologist and science communicator. Dr. Wilson got his Bachelor's degree in molecular biology and biotechnology from Clarion University and his...

Lee McIntyre On Disinformation How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy

Nov 16, 2023·—

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This episode may be viewed as a video here: Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University. The recipient of several teaching awards, he has taught philosophy...

Dr. Dannagal Young ~ Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation.

Oct 16, 2023·—

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This episode may be seen as a video here Dr. Young is a Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Delaware where she studies the content, audience, and effects of nontraditional political...

Halloween Lore, Urban Legends, and the Paranormal, with Investigator and Research Fellow - Ben Radford

Oct 9, 2023·—

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This episode is also available as a video here: Writer, folklorist, and research fellow, and paranormal investigator Benjamin Radford discusses a history of Halloween; urban legends including organ theft and bad clowns...

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·—

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This episode may also be viewed as a video here Andy Norman has a PhD in Philosophy from Northwestern University and is the award-winning author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a...

Does Coffee Cause Cancer? ~ with Cardiologist and Epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Labos

Jul 8, 2023·—

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This episode may also be viewed as a video here: 502 Conversations with Dr. Christopher Labos. Dr. Christopher Labos is a cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology, and the author of the new book "Does Coffee Cause...

How to Talk to A Science Denier ~ Lee McIntyre on 502 Conversations

May 8, 2023·—

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This episode may also be viewed as a video here, or at 502conversations.com Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University. He is the author of several books...

ThinkingIsPower with Melanie Trecek-King

Mar 10, 2023·—

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This episode may be viewed as a video here 502 Conversations with Melanie Trecek-King. Melanie Trecek-King is the creator of ThinkingIsPower.com, an online resource that provides critical thinking education to the...