The Skeptics' Guide 5X5
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
SGU 5x5 #113 - May 9 2012
16 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
What's the Harm?
SGU 5x5 #112 - May 2 2012
08 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Anecdotal Evidence
SGU 5x5 #111 - Apr 25 2012
30 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Facilitated Communication
SGU 5x5 #110 - Apr 11 2012
16 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Naturalistic Fallacy
SGU 5x5 #109 - Apr 4 2012
12 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrity Pseudoscience
SGU 5x5 #108 - Mar 28 2012
02 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer Cure
SGU 5x5 #107 - Mar 21 2012
27 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Chilean UFO
SGU 5x5 #106 - Mar 19 2012
20 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Availability Heuristic
SGU 5x5 #105 - Mar 7 2012
13 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Representativeness Heuristic
SGU 5x5 #104 - Feb 22 2012
27 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
WiFi
SGU 5x5 #103 - Feb 15 2012
20 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Creationism
SGU 5x5 #102 - Feb 8 2012
13 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Biofuels
SGU 5x5 #101 - Jan 26 2011
27 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Slippery Slope/Post Hoc
SGU 5x5 #100 - Jan 13 2011
14 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Testable
SGU 5x5 #99 - Jan 5 2011
06 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Graphology
SGU 5x5 #98 - Dec 30 2010
30 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Harry Houdini
SGU 5x5 #97 - Dec 20 2010
20 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Repressed Memories
SGU 5x5 #96 - Nov 9 2010
11 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Magnets
SGU 5x5 #95 - Sep 21 2010
21 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Chelation
SGU 5x5 #94 - Sep 12 2010
12 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Nostradamus
SGU 5x5 #93 - Aug 13 2010
13 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Chiropractic - Part 3
SGU 5x5 #92 - Jul 28 2010
28 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Chiropractic - Part 2
SGU 5x5 #91 - Jul 13 2010
14 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Chiropractic - Part 1
SGU 5x5 #90 - Jun 29 2010
06 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Unification Church
SGU 5x5 #89 - Jun 14 2010
22 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Chemtrails
SGU 5x5 #88 - May 19 2010
19 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
PSI - Part 2
SGU 5x5 #87 - Mar 31 2010
01 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
PSI - The Ganzfeld Experiments
SGU 5x5 #86 - Feb 26 2010
26 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Psi
SGU 5x5 #85 - Feb 9 2010
09 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Prediction
SGU 5x5 #84 - Jan 25 2010
02 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Bermuda Triangle
SGU 5x5 #83 - Dec 20 2009
22 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Irreducible Complexity
SGU 5x5 #82 - Dec 2 2009
02 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Psychic Surgery
SGU 5x5 #81 - Nov 18 2009
18 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Naturopathy
SGU 5x5 #80 - Oct 28 2009
03 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Polygraphs
SGU 5x5 #79 - Oct 14 2009
16 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunar Effect
SGU 5x5 #78 - Sep 23 2009
25 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Crop Circles
SGU 5x5 #77 - Sep 9 2009
11 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Double-Blind Protocol in Science
SGU 5x5 #76 - Aug 18 2009
01 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Argument from Design
SGU 5x5 #75 - Aug 12 2009
21 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Coriolis Effect
SGU 5x5 #74 - Aug 4 2009
12 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Perpetual Motion Machines
SGU 5x5 #73 - Jul 22 2009
27 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Age of the Earth
SGU 5x5 #72 - Jul 16 2009
17 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Randi Million Dollar Psychic Challenge and Connie Sonne
SGU 5x5 #71 - Jul 8 2009
08 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Roswell UFO Mythology
SGU 5x5 #70 - Jun 30 2009
30 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
New Element Discovered
SGU 5x5 #69 - Jun 5 2009
11 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Einstein's Eclipse and General Relativity
SGU 5x5 #68 - May 22 2009
28 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Near Death Experiences
SGU 5x5 #67 - Apr 30 2009
12 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Special Pleading
SGU 5x5 #66 - Apr 22 2009
29 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Plausibility in Science
SGU 5x5 #65 - Apr 16 2009
20 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Scientific Theory
SGU 5x5 #64 - Apr 2 2009
06 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Clever Hans Effect
SGU 5x5 #63 - Mar 25 2009
28 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Possession and Exorcism
SGU 5x5 #62 - Mar 19 2009
23 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - How to Argue
SGU 5x5 #61 - Mar 13 2009
13 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Friday 13th Superstition
SGU 5x5 #60 - Mar 8 2009
08 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptozoology
SGU 5x5 #59 - Feb 25 2009
28 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Sprites and other atmospheric phenomena mistaken for UFOs
SGU 5x5 #58 - February 17th, 2009
17 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The Self-Corrective Nature of Science
SGU 5x5 #57 - February 10th, 2009
13 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Moving the Goalpost
SGU 5x5 #56 - Feb 4, 2009
04 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Probability
SGU 5x5 #55 - Jan 28 2009
28 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Poisoning the Well
SGU 5x5 #54 - Jan 21 2009
21 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - False Dichotomy
SGU 5x5 #53 - Jan 13 2009
13 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Anecdotal Evidence
SGU 5x5 #52 - Jan 6 2009
06 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Atlantis
SGU 5x5 #51 - Dec 29 2008
29 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Channeling
SGU 5x5 #50 - Dec 15 2008
15 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - The Argument from Ignorance
SGU 5x5 #49 - Dec 8 2008
08 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Argument from Authority
SGU 5x5 #48 - Dec 1 2008
01 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
The 10% Brain Myth
SGU 5x5 #47 - Nov 24 2008
24 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Remote Viewing
SGU 5x5 #46 - Nov 18 2008
18 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Correlation and Causation
SGU 5x5 #45 - Nov 11 2008
11 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Chi and other forms of vitalism
SGU 5x5 #44 - Nov 4 2008
04 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Homonculus-based Medical Pseudoscience
SGU 5x5 #43 - Oct 29 2008
29 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Holocaust Denial
SGU 5x5 #42 - Oct 22 2008
22 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Confirmation Bias
SGU 5x5 #41 - Oct 15 2008
15 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Logical Fallacies: Straw Man Argument
SGU 5x5 #40 - Oct 8 2008
08 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
SGU 5x5 #39 - Oct 1 2008
01 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - The Ideomotor Effect
SGU 5x5 #38 - Sep 24 2008
24 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Pareidolia
SGU 5x5 #37 - Sep 17 2008
17 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - The Scientific Method
SGU 5x5 #36 - Sep 10 2008
10 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Cold Reading
SGU 5x5 #35 - Sep 3 2008
03 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
No sunspots in August - will this lead to a period of solar cooling?
SGU 5x5 #34 - Aug 27 2008
27 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Woman claims wires grow out of her body.
SGU 5x5 #33 - Aug 20 2008
20 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
The Shroud of Turin - Shroud scientists try to resurrect the controversy
SGU 5x5 #32 - Aug 11 2008
11 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Skepticism 101 - Occam's Razor
SGU 5x5 #31 - Aug 4 2008
04 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Digital Homeopathy 20 years after Benveniste
SGU 5x5 #30 - Jul 29 2008
30 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Evaluation of a UCONN study of therapeutic touch on bone cells in culture.
SGU 5x5 #29 - Jul 20 2008
23 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
The SGU celebrates the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11 by debunking some moon landing hoax myths, and they are joined by Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer.
SGU 5x5 #28 - Jul 13 2008
16 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Exposing the logical fallacy of equating faith healing with medical care.
SGU 5x5 #27 - Jul 6 2008
09 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Cracking the Dogu Code - Ancient Astronauts
SGU 5x5 #26 - Jun 29 2008
02 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
New study sheds light on genetic vs environmental contributions to sexuality.
SGU 5x5 #25 - Jun 22 2008
25 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
NASA Plans Probe to the Sun.
SGU 5x5 #24 - Jun 15 2008
18 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
New strategy for SETI - The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence.
SGU 5x5 #23 - Jun 8 2008
11 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Lame car design analogy to intelligent design from the Discovery Institute.
SGU 5x5 #22 - Jun 1 2008
05 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers allow monkey to control robotic arm with its mind.
SGU 5x5 #21 - May 25 2008
29 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Family claims women miraculously brought back to life after rigor mortis
SGU 5x5 #20 - May 18 2008
21 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
SPAM Chainletter e-mails do not spread as virally as thought.
SGU 5x5 #19 - May 11 2008
15 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
The Science of Science-Fiction Movies
SGU 5x5 #18 - May 4 2008
07 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Man Regenerates Finger - Bad Science News Reporting
SGU 5x5 #17 - Apr 27 2008
01 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
T-Rex proteins closely related to chickens
SGU 5x5 #16 - Apr 20 2008
23 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Surgery under hypnosis.
SGU 5x5 #15 - Apr 13 2008
16 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Examining a fossilized snake - with legs.
SGU 5x5 #14 - Apr 6 2008
09 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Nomophobia - the fear of being out of cell phone range.