The SciManDan Podcast

Professor Dave joins me this week to chat about his prolific rise in YouTube, how he smashed the Globebusters to bits and his new book that helps us all spot misleading science online. And of course he has a crack at the world famous guess the conspiracy game! Here is a link to Dave's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Wi-Fi-Organic-Spotting-Misleading/dp/1642504157/ref=asc_df_1642504157/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=500886415192&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=41281973931934114&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006715&hvtargid=pla-1187076091622&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 And here is Dave's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cd_-e49hZpWLH3UIwoWRA Thanks for listening everyone!

TV & Radio science presenter Greg Foot joined myself and Catz this week as we chatted about his TV and Radio work, as well as science communication in general and how important it is!! And of course he has a bash at the famous guess the conspiracy! You can find the YouTube channel here where Greg and Maddie live stream their science experiments: https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate Here is Greg's own channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gregfoot08 And Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregfoot Thank you all for listening!

Spanners Ready and Matt Trumpets join me this week as we dissect the science from the much loved UK cult sci-fi show, Red Dwarf. How plausible could it actually be?? We discuss and have fun at the same time! Plus, they try out the legendary Guess the Conspiracy game! The episodes we discuss today are as follows: Series 1 Ep 1 - The End Series 3 Ep 1 - Backwards Series 4 Ep 4 - White Hole Series 6 Ep 3 - Gunmen of the Apocalypse Series 5 Ep 6 - Back to Reality Series 6 Ep 2 - Legion You can find the guys chatting F1 at www.missedapex.net Spanners Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpannersReady Matts Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattpt55

This week we spoke with Tom Kerr who is the Director of Operations at an observatory in Hawaii. Tom also dabbled in Astrology as a way to try and debunk it, making some predictions for his friends, much like Paul the Octopus who predicted World Cup matches back in 2010! Here is the Observatory where Tom works: http://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/ Tom's old blog: http://apacificview.blogspot.com/ The Star that Tom mentioned in the podcast: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/trappist1/ And a list of UK Astronomy Clubs: https://www.go-astronomy.com/astronomy-clubs-uk.php Thank you all for listening!

Coral Reef Scientist Emma Kennedy joined me this week on the podcast to chat coral reefs and the damage that climate change is causing, as well as climate change as a whole. She also has a crack at the now legendary game, Guess the Conspiracy! You can find Emma on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/reef_scientist And you can read more about her work here: https://www.kennedymarine.org/ Thanks for listening everyone!

The awesome space communicator Fraser Cain joined me this week on the podcast to chat all things space, his glorious creation Universe Today and those pesky space deniers. Also, can he get a point for the guests in Guess the Conspiracy? You can find his brilliant website here: https://www.universetoday.com/ Here is Fraser's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/universetodayvids/videos Thanks as always to you the listeners, couldn't do it without you!

Join us this week as Catz and I talk with the host of The Atheist Experience Matt Dillahunty. He speaks about atheism in general, how he got where he is now and of course pits his wits against guess the conspiracy! The Atheist Experience is on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAtheistExperience You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Matt_Dillahunty Thanks for listening everyone!

Wolf (a.k.a. The Agent) from the magnificent Wolf Brothers Cinema joined us this week to talk about the world of psychic mediums and just how they do it! He even cold reads Catz with some surprising results! I talk about my own personal experience with a psychic medium and Wolf battles the famous Guess the Conspiracy Game. Here is the Wolf Brothers Cinema YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/wolfbrotherscinema And you can also find them at https://www.wolfbrotherscinema.com/

YouTube's Seek Truth Speak Truth joined us to talk about his journey back from the dark side of flat Earth. We chat the process of coming back, what the flat earth community was really like and how many other conspiracies he was tied up with. This was a fascinating one! You can find him on YouTube and watch his journey here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QUo98zQ7HlFFykAc0Z3EA Next week...Psychic Mediums!

The brilliant Chris Lintott from the Sky at Night joined me for a fascinating chat about the conspiracy theories of space, astronomy and the wonders of star formation, and of course has a crack at the famous guess the conspiracy game!! You can find Chris on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/chrislintott Thank you all for listening!

In an absolutely fascinating interview, the director of Behind the Curve Daniel J Clark joins Catz and I as we chat THAT documentary, flat earthers as people and planet 9. Not only that, Daniel needs to try and pull the guests back into the game during Guess the Conspiracy! You can find Daniel on twitter here: https://twitter.com/djcfilm?lang=en The website of Behind the Curve is here: https://www.behindthecurvefilm.com/ Visit Delta V productions website here to find out more: https://www.deltavproductions.com/ Thank you ALL for listening!

This week I had a fascinating chat with Professor Michael Butter of Tübingen University about the nature of conspiracies, and the people that push them. Can we trick a conspiracy expert on Guess the Conspiracy?? You can find Michael Butter here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ercpact Email: [email protected] His book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nature-Conspiracy-Theories-Michael-Butter/dp/1509540822/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R8KGSAVU5V1B&dchild=1&keywords=the+nature+of+conspiracy+theories&qid=1610532274&sprefix=nature+of+conspiracy+%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1

TikTok sensation and climate science student Abbie Richards joined us this week to chat about her viral conspiracy chart. Were there any conspiracies that either Catz or I had never heard of? Also, Abbie plays guess the conspiracy in a bid to extend the guests lead! You can find Abbie's chart on her TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@tofology?lang=en Here she is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbieasr And her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbiesr/ Thanks for listening everyone!

The commercial spaceflight professional Kellie Gerardi joins us this week to chat the Mars One Mission, microgravity flights and the many space conspiracy theories that we see every day! And with the guests 3-1 in front in Guess the Conspiracy, can Catz and I pull it back for the podcast? You can find Kellie here... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelliegerardi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelliegerardi Website: https://www.kelliegerardi.com/ Thanks for listening everyone!

The awesome Jim Al-Khalili joins us this week as we discuss the world of quantum physics, how we deal with conspiracy theorists and of course enters the gladiatorial ring that is the guess the conspiracy game! Here is Jim's book, The World According to Physics: https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-According-Physics-Jim-Al-Khalili/dp/0691182302/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=jim+al+khalili&qid=1608718674&sr=8-3 Here is Jim's novel, Sunfall: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunfall-Jim-Al-Khalili-ebook/dp/B01M2WMC9N/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=jim+al+khalili&qid=1608718706&sr=8-9 Thank you all for listening!

Joining me this week was the lovely Amy from the Vintage Space YouTube channel, who is an author and avid space flight enthusiast. We discussed her book "fighting for space", her love of space flight and some of the space related conspiracy theories. You can find the Vintage Space YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw95T_TgbGHhTml4xZ9yIqg Her books can be found here: Breaking the Chains of Gravity: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Chains-Gravity-Spaceflight-before/dp/1472911245/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OJ638CNF0YZU&dchild=1&keywords=amy+shira+teitel&qid=1608120294&sprefix=amy+shira+t%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1 Fighting for Space: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fighting-Space-Pilots-Historic-Spaceflight/dp/1538716046/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2OJ638CNF0YZU&dchild=1&keywords=amy+shira+teitel&qid=1608120320&sprefix=amy+shira+t%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-2 Thank you all for listening! Get well soon Catz!

James from the brilliant Action Lab joins us this week to chat about his cool experiments and what sort of experiences he has had with the conspiracy theorists! Enjoy! Action Lab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1VLQPn9cYSqx8plbk9RxxQ James' book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extreme-Garage-Science-James-Orgill/dp/164170120X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=extreme+garage+science&qid=1607512202&sr=8-1

The brilliant Dr Becky from YouTube joins us this week as we discuss galaxies, science communication and anti-space conspiracies. She also debuts the future award winning game "guess the conspiracy". Can Catz and I fool Dr. Becky?? You can find Dr Becky here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNbYGl89UUowy8oXkipC-Q

Join myself and my co-host Catz as we talk about our experiences with conspiracies on YouTube and the world that the conspiracy theorists inhabit!

The brand new SciManDan Podcast!