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George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80

"George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80" See www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/s...

Earth Science Week

"Earth Science Week | Celebrate 'Energy Resources for Our Future' | October 12-18, 2025" see www.earthsciweek.org

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

Nobel Prize for Peace 2025 awarded www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 was awarded to László Krasznahorkai, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 See www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electri...

"Nobel Prize in Physics 2025" see www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

"2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine" See www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

Stay Under the Stars: Hotels Made for Stargazing | AAA Club Alliance From Iceland to New Zealand, these escapes offer dark skies, celestial views, and unforgettable nights under the cosmos

"Hotels Made for Stargazing" See cluballiance.aaa.com/the-extra-mi...

Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype ​It takes more than building a humanoid robot to build a humanoid robot product.

"Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype" See spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-rob...

Pics from GMU Space Day.

Most and least religious U.S. states Explore our interactive database to find how religious adults are in your state based on service attendance, prayer, belief in God, and importance of religion.

"How religious is your state?" See www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Astronomers propose Planet Y in depths of solar system

"Astronomers propose Planet Y in depths of solar system" See earthsky.org/space/planet...

NASA’s Deep Space Communications Demo Exceeds Project Expectations The project has exceeded all of its technical goals after two years, setting up the foundations of high-speed communications for NASA’s future human missions to Mars.

"NASA’s Deep Space Communications Demo Exceeds Project Expectations" See www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-d...

Vice President Mike Pence joins George Mason University’s Schar School as Distinguished Professor of Practice Vice President Mike Pence has been named a Distinguished Professor of Practice at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. Pence’s arrival this fall marks a significant additio...

"Vice President Mike Pence joins George Mason University’s Schar School as Distinguished Professor of Practice" See www.gmu.edu/news/2025-09...

Dating the White Sands Footprints - Skeptoid Ancient footprints in New Mexico are forcing scientists to rewrite the story of when humans first set foot in the Americas, and the debate is shaking paleoanthropology to its core.

"Dating the White Sands Footprints" by Brian Dunning, see skeptoid.com/episodes/1004

Afghanistan earthquake: Impassable roads, inclement weather

"Afghanistan earthquake: Impassable roads, inclement weather" See earthsky.org/earth/afghan...

YouTube video by EarthSky Moon Phases And Visible Planets September 2025

"Moon Phases And Visible Planets September 2025" See www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzpv...

History's Weirdest Science Findings - Skeptoid Fourteen of the most unexpected and counterintuitive science findings.

"History's Weirdest Science Findings" by Brian Dunning; see: skeptoid.com/episodes/1003

The Wow! Signal: New analysis closes in on mysterious source

"The Wow! Signal: New analysis closes in on mysterious source" see earthsky.org/space/the-wo...

Not a mystery beast, just a dog Recent examples of people who see a monster when it's really just a dog.

"Not a mystery beast, just a dog" see sharonahill.com/not-a-myster...

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds George Mason University Has Violated Title VI Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its finding that George Mason University (GMU) violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI).

"U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds George Mason University Has Violated Title VI" see www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

Don’t Believe the AI Hype BY JONATHAN REES Do you remember MOOCs? I realize that that question is itself cliche now, but if you do remember massive open online courses you almost certainly remember the quote about how in th…

"Don’t Believe the AI Hype" see academeblog.org/2025/08/20/d...

Human evolution complexity revealed in new African fossils

"Human evolution complexity revealed in new African fossils" See earthsky.org/earth/human-...

A Feast of Feedback - Skeptoid Once again we go through some of your feedback to past episodes — all the good stuff that enhances and improves the presentation.

"A Feast of Feedback" by Brian Dunning; see: skeptoid.com/episodes/1002

YouTube video by EarthSky Mercury, The Moon And The Morning Planet Parade

"Don't miss this week's morning planet parade!" see www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYy7...

Bigfoot remains a moneymaking hoax Once again, someone has rather uncreatively posed a hairy man prop as an amazing find and put it on display for all the rubes to pay to see. This time, it's at the New York State Fair.

"Bigfoot remains a moneymaking hoax" See sharonahill.com/bigfoot-rema...

Advice | The Drawbacks of Being a Department Head (And How to Minimize Them) The chair’s role makes most faculty members run the other way, but you might like it.

"The Drawbacks of Being a Department Head (And How to Minimize Them)" See www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

“Bullshit Index” Reveals AI's Indifference to the Truth Can AI models be trusted? Discover how a "bullshit index" measures their indifference to truth and what it means for users.

"'Bulls**t Index' Tracks AI Misinformation" see spectrum.ieee.org/ai-misinform...

Strange spiral in the night sky was a rocket fuel dump

"Strange spiral in the night sky was a rocket fuel dump" See earthsky.org/space/strang...

Play Weather Memory Match! Play this fun weather card matching memory game!

"Play Weather Memory Match!" See scijinks.gov/weather-memo...

They’re Killing the Humanities On Purpose The crisis is not one of resources but of values.

"They’re Killing the Humanities On Purpose" see www.chronicle.com/article/they...