Steven Novella on the Arthritic Goat’s Milk AIDS Cure
Earlier this week, I wrote about how disappointed I was in Bill Maher's softball interview with Dr. Samir Chachoua, who claims he developed an AIDS cure from the milk of arthritic goats and administered it to Charlie Sheen. To follow up, I called upon Dr. Steven...
David Agus, “The Lucky Years”
Here's my conversation with Dr. David Agus, best-selling author of "The End Of Illness," about his new book, "The Lucky Years: How To Thrive In The Brave New World Of Health." Among the topics we discussed: Why are these The Lucky Years? With so much medical...
I Gave Bill Maher A Chance And He Blew It
It has been a year since I wrote a piece called "I Won't Watch Bill Maher Again." The tipping point was Maher's continued anti-vaccination stance, which is dangerous. But a year later, I decided to give Maher another chance on Friday night, hoping to see some clever...
Phil Plait On Planet Nine
When I heard that astronomers might have found a new ninth planet out past Neptune, I called my friend Phil Plait for an explanation. Here he is, putting it in layman's terms -- just as he does in his Slate column -- including how it's possible for an object ten times...
David Pogue's Life Basics
Here's my conversation with David Pogue of Yahoo Tech, Scientific American, "Nova" on PBS, and "Sunday Morning" on CBS, about his new book, "Pogue's Basics: Life -- Essential Tips and Shortcuts For Simplifying Your Day." Pogue says that life hacks have gotten a bad...
Dr. Art Caplan on Gene Editing
Here's my conversation with Dr. Art Caplan about gene editing, a process which allows doctors to fix errors in human embryos. The idea is to target inherited diseases like Crohn's, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, etc. Of course, because embryos are involved,...
Ignorance Wins Again
A town in North Carolina has banned solar farms -- which convert the power of the sun into electricity -- because its citizens are morons. In particular, let's point out Bobby and Jane Mann. During public comments at a town council meeting, Bobby warned that solar...
George Hrab Explains Skepticism
George Hrab, who has emceed the last few Amazing Meetings for the James Randi Educational Foundation, gave a TED Talk in which he explains skepticism and encourages you to become an evidence-based thinker: Previously on Harris Online... My speech on Why We Need More...