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b'There are a lot of scientific claims out there \\u2013 how do you separate the good from the bad and the outright fraudulent? Experts failed to do so for years in the case of a physicist whose published papers claimed the invention of a new bio-based transistor. Plus, other stories of deceit \\u2013 such as the scientist who stooped to coloring mouse fur with markers.\\nAlso, why climate science is solid, but its scientists need to be more open with the public.\\nAnd, from the undersea \\u201cbloop\\u201d to the Denver airport conspiracy theory. Why urban myths are so popular.\\nPlus, Phil Plait describes someone\\u2019s plans to meditate away the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.\\nIt\\u2019s Skeptic Check\\u2026 but don\\u2019t take our word for it!\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nPhil Plait - Astronomer, keeper of badastronomy.com, and author of Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . .\\n\\n\\n\\nEugenie Samuel Reich - News reporter and author of Plastic Fantastic\\n\\n\\n\\nMichael Shermer - Publisher of Skeptic Magazine and columnist for Scientific American\\n\\n\\nSheila Jasanoff - Professor of science and public policy at Harvard University\\n\\n\\nBrian Dunning - Science journalist and producer of the podcast Skeptoid\\n\\nDescripci\\xf3n en espa\\xf1ol\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'