You’re right: it’s a show about ESP. And, correct again: we’re excited about the publication of a <a href="http://www.dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf">paper</a> that claims precognition exists. You’ve already divined what our paranormal investigator says about the paper, whether the statistics that it cites are significant, and what the editor-in-chief of a major scientific journal has to say on the tricky matter of publishing such a result at all.You’re not surprised that Brains on Vacation takes on the matter of Armageddon-by-exploding-star, because, you knew that. You also knew that it will be an excellent show. But, tune in anyway – consider it a repeat.Guests:<ul>
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<a href="http://biochemistry.ucsf.edu/labs/alberts/">Bruce Alberts</a> – Editor-in-chief of <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/">Science</a>
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<a href="http://www.cfiwest.org/contact.htm">Jim Underdown</a> – Executive Director, Center for Inquiry – Los Angeles</li>
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<a href="http://psychology.missouri.edu/rouderj">Jeff Rouder</a> – Quantitative psychologist, University of Missouri</li>
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<a href="http://www.badastronomy.com/info/whois.html">Phil Plait</a> – Skeptic and keeper of the website <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/">badastronomy.com</a>
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<a href="http://www.sleightsofmind.com/about-the-authors/">Steve Macknik</a> – Neuroscientist, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805092811?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0805092811">Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions</a>  </li>
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Skeptic Check: ESP or Think Again

The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley are joined each week by leading researchers, techies, and journalists to provide a smart and humorous take on science. Our regular "Skeptic Check" episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience.