Episode #040

<p>From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. </p><p>On this episode: </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/09/closing-the-information-gap-on-gm-technology-means-addressing-fear-as-well-as-ignorance/">Closing the information gap on GM technology means addressing fear, as well as ignorance</a>, by Natalia Pasternak from September 2021</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/10/are-young-people-turning-god-in-the-pandemic-dont-believe-the-prayer-pr/">Is the pandemic turning young people to god? Don&#39;t believe the prayer PR</a>, by Michael Marshall from October 2021</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2003/01/distinguishable-from-intelligence-dont-mistake-technology-with-superiority/">Distinguishable from intelligence? Don&#39;t mistake technology with superiority</a>, by Wendy Grossman from January 2003</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/05/sine-missione-and-the-conspiracy-theorists-who-use-graffiti-to-spread-pseudoscience/">Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience</a>, by Mark Horne from May 2021</p></li></ul><p>Find more from The Skeptic at <a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/">skeptic.org.uk</a>, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/theskeptic">patreon.com/theskeptic</a> </p>

An episode of the The Skeptic Podcast podcast, hosted by Merseyside Skeptics Society, titled "Episode #040" was published on November 28, 2025.

November 28, 2025 · The Skeptic Podcast

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From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Closing the information gap on GM technology means addressing fear, as well as ignorance, by Natalia Pasternak from September 2021Is the pandemic turning young people to god? Don&#39;t believe the prayer PR, by Michael Marshall from October 2021Distinguishable from intelligence? Don&#39;t mistake technology with superiority, by Wendy Grossman from January 2003Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience, by Mark Horne from May 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

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