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Science Hour
by Science For Society
Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updatesFollow us on Facebook at https://fb.me/ScienceForSociJoin our Telegram channel https://t.me/ScienceForSocietyFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ScienceForSociSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Science4Society
Episodes
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Ep 259. Rewind 2022 - Part 1
In this episode Govind and Sarath give a recap on how Science Hour did in the year 2022. They talk about various highlights in the show throughout the year, discuss audience feedback, and how the show is being aligned to contribute to create a culture of Science among Telugu people. ...
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Ep 248. Did Indians Invent Days of the Week?
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about a popular WhatsApp forward message on the claim that seven days of the week were invented by ancient Indian astronomers and the rest of the world stole it from them. They debunk these claims based on Surya Siddhanta and Aryabhatiya and discuss...
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Ep 247. Is Time Travel Possible? Part 2
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath continue from previous episode's discussion about time travel. They unpack the possibility and plausibility of time travel from a scientific perspective, distinguishing time travel to future with time travel to past. They also discuss worm holes and if…
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Ep 246. Is Time Travel Possible?
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about the story from Bhagavata purana which is claimed to talk about time dilation and discuss how the actual story doesn't mention any relativity of time. They also talk about time travel and whether it is possible from a scientific perspective.…
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Ep 245. Quantum Mechanics Myths
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about various myths associated with quantum mechanics among the general public and how it is mystified by spiritual gurus and its jargon being abused by them to promote spirituality. They discuss how quantum mechanics does not disprove physical…
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Ep 244. Is Everything Destined?
In this episode Govind and Sarath talk about destiny and how it features in the sale pitches of astrologers, numerologists and palmists. They talk about how the fatalistic thinking of destiny in Indian society has roots in interpretation of mythological stories by religious preachers and take the...
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Ep 243. Luck vs Rationality
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about the concept of luck and how the effects of luck should rather be framed as effects of uncertainty. They talk about how societies have evolved into using risk management and hedging to mitigate undesirable effects of uncertainty and how people...
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Ep 242. Life Coaches or Cockroaches?
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about the ongoing trend of life coaches on Telugu YouTube and defensive claim people generally make that their beliefs and ideas should be respected and not questioned, and discuss how opinions and beliefs based on evidence and reason take precedence...
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Ep 241. Food offering myths debunked
In this episode Govind and Prasad bust myths around food offering, specifically the ones Sadhguru of Isha foundation frequently claims. They talk about how he abuses science jargon like space and energy and propagate pseudoscientific nonsense for self-serving purposes. They also take questions…
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Ep 240. From Australia to Astralaya
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath debunk the false claims of Australia being named Astralaya in Hindu puranas and many other countries claimed to be mentioned in Hindu religious texts with transliterated Sanskrit names. They discuss the silliness of such claims and why anyone would even...
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Ep 239. Pyramid Meditation
In this episode, Govind and Sarath discuss the new-age humbug of pyramid power and pyramid medication. They also discussed how spiritual gurus take advantage of the existential crisis in people to peddle pseudoscience and make them into their followers, and how this can make them take total…
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Ep 238. The story of Rahu and Ketu
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath discuss the story of Rahu and Ketu in Indian mythology and their significance in astronomy as lunar nodes. They also discussed Aryabhatta's contirbutions and dispelled some myths and misinformation on what he did. A caller joined and asked about leap…
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Ep 237. Hindu puranas and James Webb Telescope's findings
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath discuss if space missions are any useful to humankind, whether Hindu puranas describe the pictures released by James Webb Telescope, claims that ancient Indian sages, astronomers and mathematicians knew mechanics and gravity before Newton. A caller Ashok...
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Ep 236. James Webb Telescope releases first pictures
In this episode, Govind and Sarath discuss the details of the first pictures released by James Webb Telescope, history of speed of light, how time works in the universe. A caller Veerendra joined and asked if light ever stops traveling in the universe and we discussed about it. Science Hour is a...
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Ep 235. Shiva lingas across ancient world, need for skeptical thinking
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath debunk the claim that there were icons of Shiva linga all over the ancient world outside Indian subcontinent. They also talk about how such claims get free pass among the general public that is not skeptical about what they believe to be true, and how...
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Ep 224. Speed of light in ancient Hindu texts
In this episode, Govind and Prasad take questions from listeners. They talk about imposition of religious beliefs on children, speed of light as mentioned in Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, evidence for asteroid impact causing extinction of dinosaurs. Science Hour is a discussion platform for...
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Ep 223. Scientific contributions of ancient Indians
In this episode, Govind and Sarath debunk the recent claims on the internet of Indian mathematicians discovering calculus before Leibniz, and that ancient philosophers established laws of mechanics, universal law of gravitation, atomic theory before Newton and other European scientists. They also...
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Ep 221. Big numbers, Army of Sugriva in Ramayana
In this episode, Govind and Prasad talk about big numbers and how difficult it is for human common sense to imagine them. They talk about various big number comparisons and huge armies in ancient mythoological texts like the army of Sugriva in the epic Ramayana. Science Hour is a discussion...
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Ep 220. Rampant pseudoscience on Telugu YouTube
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath take a dig about the recent increase of pseudoscience and junk spiritual gurus in Telugu YouTube space. They specifically talk about one such guru who made silly claims of scientific knowledge in superstitious and traditional practices, and outrageous...
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Ep 219. Secrets of Jagannath temple in Puri
In this episode, Govind and Prasad bust the myths surrounding Jagannath temple at Puri in India. They make a distinction between appreciating artisanship and architecture of historical cultural sites versus blindly believing in every outrageous myth surrouding them. Science Hour is a discussion...
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Ep 218. Silly predictions in Panchangam
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath answer listener's questions about exoplanets and gravitional lensing. They also discuss about panchangam, a Hindu almanac and how it is so overrated among general public given the anchaic but ludicrous and nonsensical predictions it makes, like how price...
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Ep 217. Charak shapath or oath for doctors in India
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath discuss the recent proposal by National Medical Commission to replace modern Hippocratic oath with Maharshi Charak shapath to be taken by medical students in India. They also discuss the compulsory yoga programs in their induction program with a silly...
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Ep 215. Debunking myths about temples in India
In this episode Govind and Prasad take questions from audience and debunk some pseudoscientific myths associated with Temples in India. They talk about changing colors of the statue of Nandi in Mysore, perpetual flame in Jwalamukhi Devi temple, and temples designed to make sunrays fall at the…
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Ep 214. Yagnas - Myths, facts and the business model around them
In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath discuss the recent Statue of Equality built in Hyderabad and debunk the false claims of yagnas producing oxygen for life and removing pollutants from air around. They also talk about the business model built around performing yagnas and rituals and the...
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Ep 213. Aryan migration: Facts, myths and politics
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath discuss the recent calendar published by IIT Kharagpur about painting Indus Valley Civilization as a Vedic culture and flowery interpretation of the artifacts found in Mohenjadaro. They also unpack the evidence from archeology, linguistics and genetics on...
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Ep 212. Power of Music and Mantra
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath bust myths around the power of music in making plants grow better and sound and mantras curing diseases and healing people. Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought…
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Ep 211. Kundalini Meditation Myths Busted
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about meditation and its relation to spirituality. They discuss kundalini meditation which claims there's hidden energy inside human body that can be awakened with meditation and can be used to understand the universe better. They bust myths related…
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Ep 210. Gotra System and Genetics
In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about 'Gotra' which lists the founding sages of the patrilineal lieange among Hindu brahmins. They bust the pseudoscience frequently claimed about the relation of Gotra system with genetics. They also talk about how this system that used to be…
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Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updatesFollow us on Facebook at https://fb.me/ScienceForSociJoin our Telegram channel https://t.me/ScienceForSocietyFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ScienceForSociSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Science4Society
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