evolution – The Winnipeg Skeptics

Episodes

1. 123

   Episode 123: Heretics

   On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn talks heresy with Laura, Gem, and Lauren. Heretics discussed include Hypatia of Alexandria, Roger Bacon, Baruch Spinoza, Charles Darwin, and Giordano Bruno. Also on this episode, Gem drones on about ancient writing materials and the...

   Aug 14, 2017
2. 114

   Episode 114: Ray Comfort’s “Atheist Delusion”

   On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, Gem, and Laura review Ray Comfort’s new “documentary” with special guests Ash Burkowski and David Bonwick, and the panel bids farewell to evangelical cartoonist Jack Chick with a game of Jack or Fiction. Life, the Universe &...

   Nov 14, 2016
3. 110

   Episode 110: Science & Race

   In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Ashlyn, and Laura discuss science’s rocky history with issues of race and talk about some racist pseudosciences that continue to masquerade as science today. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular...

   Jul 18, 2016
4. 109

   Episode 109: The Quiz Show Show!

   In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Laura, Gem, and Lauren each prepare a quiz to test their fellow panelists’ knowledge in a variety of scientific and pseudoscientific domains. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and…

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   Jun 13, 2016
5. 104

   Episode 104: Animal Intelligence

   In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem talks about intelligence in nonhuman animals with Ashlyn, Laura, and special guest Leslie Saunders. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism that is produced by the Winnipeg...

   Jan 18, 2016
6. 16

   SkeptiCamp Winnipeg: Species and Speciation

   Embedded below is Erin Spice’s talk from SkeptiCamp Winnipeg 2014. Erin works at the University of Manitoba, where she divides her time between teaching undergrads how to dissect things and doing research in a fish genetics lab. She has been a skeptic since her late teens, when she discovered the...

   Oct 20, 2014
7. 75

   Episode 75: News Update

   Episode 75: News Update This episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a classic news update show! Greg Christensen and Gem Newman discuss the #HamOnNye debate, the (latest) snake-handling preacher to die of a snake bite, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s upcoming visit to Winnipeg, and much more!...

   Feb 23, 2014
8. 70

   Episode 70: The Science of Arguing

   Episode 70: The Science of Arguing In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Greg Christensen discusses the science of argumentation and persuasion with Richelle McCullough and special guest Seren Gordon. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism...

   Nov 19, 2013
9. 67

   Episode 67: An Evening with Ray Comfort

   Episode 67: An Evening with Ray Comfort It’s time for another movie review show! In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Greg Christensen, Richelle McCullough, and Robert Shindler discuss Ray Comfort’s most recent YouTube “documentaries”: Evolution vs. God and 180. Life, the...

   Oct 6, 2013
10. 55

    Episode 55: Day at the Museum (Rawr!)

    Episode 55: Day at the Museum (Rawr!) On this road trip edition of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Greg Christensen, Richelle McCullough, and Robert Shindler visit Alberta’s Royal Tyrrell Museum and spend the afternoon with research scientist Dr. David Eberth, who takes them on a special...

    Apr 21, 2013
11. 52

    Episode 52: The Movie Review Show

    Episode 52: The Movie Review Show In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem Newman, Ashlyn Noble, Robert Shindler, and Laura Creek Newman review several recent films from a skeptical perspective. Warning! We discuss plot points in Life of Pi, Source Code, Wreck-It Ralph, The…

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    Mar 25, 2013
12. 45

    Episode 45: News Update

    Episode 45: News Update In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn Noble, Gem Newman, Greg Christensen, and Mark Forkheim discuss local and international news of interest to skeptics, including electronic devices powered by your ear, a young Icelandic woman who is not allowed...

    Jan 6, 2013
13. 36

    Episode 36: Common Creationist Claims, Part 2

    Episode 36: Common Creationist Claims, Part 2 In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem Newman, Ashlyn Noble, Greg Christensen, and Ian Leung provide more evidence for evolution, and discuss some of their favourite silly creationist arguments. Life, the Universe & Everything…

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    Oct 21, 2012
14. 34

    Episode 34: Common Creationist Claims, Part 1

    Episode 34: Common Creationist Claims, Part 1 In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem Newman discusses and rebuts common creationist arguments with the help of Ashlyn Noble, Greg Christensen, and Ian Leung. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular...

    Oct 7, 2012
15. 14

    Episode 14: A Creationism Primer

    Episode 14: A Creationism Primer In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Robert Shindler, Laura Targownik, Richelle McCullough, and Greg Christensen define creationism and discuss several key points relating to intelligent design, evolution, and the scientific method. Life, the...

    Feb 22, 2012
16. 13

    Episode 13: What Is Love?

    Episode 13: What Is Love? In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, just in time for Valentine’s Day, Laura Targownik ponders the nature of love with Laura Creek Newman, Robert Shindler, and Mark Forkheim. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism...

    Feb 12, 2012