The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly podcast produced by the New England Skeptical Society. The podcast deals with topics of interest to skeptics such as intelligent design, homeopathy and other pseudoscience staples. The podcast is hosted by Steven Novella, president of the New England Skeptical Society. The regular panelists are Bob Novella, Jay Novella, Evan Berstein, and Cara Santa Maria. Each show follows a regular format, starting with a discussion of news items. Other features include a weekly interview and a "Science or Fiction" quiz for the panelists.

The podcast hosts have also written a book by the same name. The book, The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, provides a high-quality and readable introduction to skepticism, providing examples for some of the same core ideas behind RationalWiki. To prepare readers, Novella first shows the ways in which our memories are faulty and our perceptions fallible, the glitches in our brains that trip us up, and the many logical fallacies that screw up our thinking. In lively, highly accessible prose, he helps readers understand these peculiarities and limitations and learn how to recognize deceptive claims.

The organization of the book is as follows (corresponding pages from RationalWiki are in parentheses):

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