SGU 5x5 #72 - Jul 16 2009

David Heenan is the Author of The Skeptics Guide to God. After years in Advertising and Photography, David has launched into ministry with a message for skeptics. He tackles topics like Creation, Noah's Ark, Bible predictions and heaps more!

The wonderful Cara Santa Maria joined us this week to chat all things skeptical, how she got her start in science and of course she faces off against Catz in the Scientist game. You can find Cara here on twitter: @CaraSantaMaria And of course on The Skeptics Guide to the Universe too: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/ And here is her Talk Nerdy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talk-nerdy-with-cara-santa-maria/id832350989 Thank you all so much for listening and we'll see you next week.

IN THIS EPISODE:  C.O.A.C.H. Y.O.U. The Introverted Skeptics Guide to Leadership Struggling to find your fit in the leadership puzzle? Do you notice you are exhausted by all the time spent in meetings? Maybe you feel out of sync with the decisions or solutions others have and feel like your questions are received poorly. In other situations, your desire to be methodical and thorough in evaluating for an optimal solution is underappreciated - or even criticized. If any of this resonates with you, it’s possible you are an Introverted Skeptic. While you are much more than those two things, there are certain strengths and challenges that may show up for you as a leader. Join us for a candid conversation with the author of COACH YOU: An Introverted Skeptics Guide to Leadership, Beki Fraser.  https://bit.ly/COACHYOUAMAZON ______________ No time to read? Welcome to The Unconventional Book Club for busy people who love to learn. Listen in as Book Doula, founder of Live Life Happy Publishing Andrea Seydel, summarizes books, interviews authors and draws out key positive psychology concepts and powerful learning opportunities so you can live life happy (er).  CONNECT:   Live Life Happy Publishing and Andrea Seydel  https://linktr.ee/Andreaseydel Have you subscribed, left a comment or reviewed yet? Hit Subscribe, Comment on what you think, and provide any Feedback with an honest Review.    A personal note:  Do you love books and know you have knowledge, experience or a story to share? One that has the potential to help others powerfully?  If you have ever wanted to give birth to a book but don't know how or where to start turning your hard-earned knowledge into book form, I am your gal! I know how to help you painlessly give birth to your book and get it published. They don't call me the Book Doula for nothing!~ I help people painlessly give birth to books that change lives. Let's discuss your idea in a FREE discovery call today!  Hugs  Andrea The Book Doula Books change lives: Whose life will you touch with your book?   

In the true crime space, we have noticed the creep of misinformation and conspiratorial thinking. It's not always easy to spot, though. Critical thinking can help us all engage better with stories about law and crime. But how can we start engaging in critical thinking around our favorite genre? Today's guest, Dr. Steven Novella, can help. Dr. Novella is a clinical neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine. He's also one of the hosts of the podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. We'll talk to him about how to spot a con job, our adversarial criminal justice system, Occam's razor, and the appeal of conspiracy theories. Learn more about Dr. Novella and his podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe here: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/Check out the Science-Based Medicine website here: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us about the World of Tomorrow by Dr. Steven Novella, Jay Novella, and Bob Novella: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-skeptics-guide-to-the-future-what-yesterday-s-science-and-science-fiction-tell-us-about-the-world-of-tomorrow-steven-novella/18588557?ean=9781538709542Read the other book from the Novella brothers: The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us about the World of Tomorrow: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-skeptics-guide-to-the-future-what-yesterday-s-science-and-science-fiction-tell-us-about-the-world-of-tomorrow-steven-novella/18588557?ean=9781538709542Read the other books that Dr. Novella mentioned!The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-demon-haunted-world-science-as-a-candle-in-the-dark-ann-druyan/6315853?ean=9780345409461Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer: https://bookshop.org/p/books/why-people-believe-weird-things-pseudoscience-superstition-and-other-confusions-of-our-time-michael-shermer/11054136?ean=9780805070897Nonsense on Stilts by Massimo Pigliucci: https://bookshop.org/p/books/nonsense-on-stilts-massimo-pigliucci/8283291?ean=9780226495996Support The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.