Sep 10 2007
About The Author – Steven Novella, MD
Dr. Novella is an academic clinical neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine. He is the president and co-founder of the New England Skeptical Society. He is the host and producer of the popular weekly science podcast, The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe. He is also a senior fellow and Director of Science-Based Medicine at the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) and a founding fellow of the Institute for Science in Medicine.
The NeuroLogicaBlog covers news and issues in neuroscience, but also general science, scientific skepticism, philosophy of science, critical thinking, and the intersection of science with the media and society.
Dr. Novella is also the founder, executive editor, and regular contributor to Science-Based Medicine, a blog dedicated to issues of science and medicine.
If you would like to contact Dr. Novella to suggest a topic for this blog, ask a question, or give feedback, you can e-mail him directly at: [email protected]
Dr. Novella is also available for public lectures, radio, podcast, or other media appearances. Contact him through the e-mail address above to request an appearance.
Dr. Novella has completed two 24 lecture courses with the Teaching Company: Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us and Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills, both available for purchase as audio CD, video DVD or download.
Dr. Novella is also an editor and co-author on a series of e-Books on Science-Based Medicine available here on Amazon, on iTunes, and for the Nook.
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Media and Public Appearances:
Upcoming:
Past:
10/27/2017 – CSICon, Las Vegas, – “How to Survive in a Post Truth World”
10/18/2017 – Medscape: Should Doctors Embrace or Reject Alternative Treatments?
06/30/2017 – NECSS, New York, – “Neuroscience Hype vs Hope”
06/28/2017 – “What Used to be Fraud is Now Alternative Medicine”: Doc-to-Doc with Steve Novella, MD
08/17/2015 – Big Picture Science: Health Gimmicks
7/27/2015 – Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
05/23/2015 – Big Picture Science: After the Hereafter.
5/2/2015 – Live streaming celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the SGU. Noon to 10pm Eastern. http://www.theskepticsguide.org/sgu-10-hour-podcast-2015
04/23/2015 – Interview on Skepticality
04/23/2015 – Huffpost Live: Is America’s Doctor a Quack?
04/22/2015 – The Science of Snakeoil: The Colin McEnroe show on NPR
09/14/2014 – Big Picture Science interview regarding propellantless thrust
09/10/2014 – Interview for The Humanist Hour podcast.
07/14/2014 – YouTube video, interview with Susan Gerbic regarding Perry DeAngelis
07/10-13/2014 – The Amazing Meeting (TAM) 2014
05/13/2014 – The Prism Podcast interview
04/11/2014 – Intelligence Squared debate, Death Is Not Final
02/14/2014 – Interview on Mother Jones and their Inquiring Minds podcast on GMO
01/16/2-14 – You Are Not So Smart podcast
11/06/2013 – 60 Minutes Sports, segment on deer antler spray.
10/16/2013 – Monster Talk: The Warren Omission
10/15/2013 – eHow Tech: Internet Hoaxes
10/14/2013 – Goldstein on Gelt, interview about skepticism
09/15/2013 – America Weekend with Paul Harris
07/11-14/2013 – The Amazing Meeting (TAM) 2013
03/24/2013 – Big Picture Science
03/21/2013 – The Skeptic Zone
02/22/2013 – Skeptically Speaking
04/21-22/2012 – NECSS 2012
01/12/2012 – Meet the Skeptic, episode 34
10/27-30/2011 – CSICON, New Orleans
09/02-04/2011 – DragonCon 2011, Atlanta, GA – Presentations in the Science and Skepticism tracks
07/14-17/2011 – TAM9 – The Amazing Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
05/22/2011 – Skeptically Speaking: Science-Based Medicine and the Media
04/26/2011 – The Dr. Oz show: Controversial Medicine: Alternative Health
04/09/2011 – NECSS 2011 – The Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism, New York NY
04/04/2011 – Reddit AMA
03/10/2011 – Interview with Suicide Girls
03/01/2011 – Podcast Squared interview
02/24/2011 – Inside Edition: Power Bracelets
02/22/2011 – NPR: All Things Considered – Cell Phone Radio Waves Excite Brain Cells
02/22/2011 – Live chat on alternative medicine with Trine Tsouderos from the Chicago Tribune
02/13/2011 – Inkredulous Podcast #9
02/5-6/2011 – QED Conference Manchester, UK (YouTube of Keynote)
12/30/2010 – Minnesota Public Radio – The Year in Medicine
11/26-28/2010 – TAM Australia, Sydney
11/20/2010 – SGU Live Show with George Hrab, Vancouver, Canada – sponsored by CFI Vancouver
09/09/2010 – Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour Episode #63
07/08-11/2010 – TAM8 – The Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas (Science-Based Medicine Workshop and SGU Live Show)
05/26/2010 – Skeptiko interview on Near-Death Experiences
05/10/2010 – Reasonable Doubts podcast on Intelligent Design and Neuroscience
04/24/2010 – H1N1, Evolution, and the Public Understanding of Science – 29th Annual Conference of ESATYCB
04/17/2010 – NECSS 2010 – the NorthEast Conference on Science and Skepticism, New York
04/12/2010 – Critical Hit podcast – Interview about Gaming Addiction and Neurological Effects.
03/03/2010 – Monster Talk –Interview about Ghost Hunting
02/21/2010 – Radio Rounds –Interview with Dr. Steven Novella
02/17/2010 – NPR All Things Considered: Follow up On Rom Houben Case
02/05/2010 – Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour – Retracting the Needle from Autism
02/04/2010 – Inside Edition – Follow up on the Desiree Jennings story.
01/25/2010 – Science…Sort Of: Interview about skepticism with Dr. Novella
01/06/2010 – NPR All Things Considered: Autism Clusters Linked to Parents Education
12/22/2009 – Minnesota Public Radio: In the Loop with Jeff Horwich – Year-End Interview: Super- Skeptic Steve Novella
11/30/2009 – Are We Alone: Vaccines: Give ‘Em Your Best Shot
10/11/2009 – Reality Check # 59, interview with the Ottawa Skeptics
09/12/2009 – Nirmukta Radio interview
09/04/2009 – DragonCon 2009: The Neurology of Skepticism, Swine Flu Panel
07/10-12/2009 – TAM 7 – Live SGU Shows and Panel discussion on vaccines and autism.
07/09/2009 – Science-Based Medicine Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
06/17/2009 – Jefferson Public Radio, The Jefferson Exchange about Alternative Medicine
02/20/2009 – NPR – All Things Considered: Doubting Darwin: Debate Over The Mind’s Evolution
01/16/2009 – Jefferson Public Radio, The Jefferson Exchange about Skepticism (download podcast)
11/21/2008 – The Skeptic Zone #6, the podcast from Australia for Science and Reason (Transcript)
8/29/2008-8/31/2008 – DragonCon 2008 Skeptic Track, Atlanta
7/5/2008 – The Amateur Scientist Podcast: Inside the Amateur Scientist Studio
6/25/2008 – WNYC – NPR Station: Soundcheck – Music Therapy
6/21/2008 – TAM6, Las Vegas
4/28/2008 – Sounds Reasonable WHRW-FM, SUNY Binghamton’s campus radio station
4/17/2008 – Science Skepticism and Superstition in the 21st Century, Guest Lecture – Westchester Community College
1/08/2008 – The Reason Driven Podcast
12/14/2007 – Brain Science Podcast Interview
12/12/2007 – Court TV Radio, Modern Scopes Trial – Evolution vs Intelligent Design, Dr. Novella is the expert witness for evolution
12/8/2007 – New York City Skeptics – Skeptical Activism (Jefferson Market Branch, NY Public Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas)
10/25/2007 – University of CT, 2-4PM – A Debate: Homeopathy – Quackery Or A Key To The Future of Medicine?
10/12/2007 – Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Medical Grand Rounds – Science-Based Medicine
9/24/2007 – Line One KSKA Public Radio – Making Medical Decisions
8/11/2007 – SGU Live Recording – Teaching Science and Skepticism
6/04/2007 – Astronomy Cast – Astrology and UFO’s
5/12/2007 – Beyond Reality Radio – Demons and Demonology
4/21/2007 – The Infidel Guy – Is the Field of Psychiatry Scientific?
1/21/2007 – TAM5 – Dispelling the Natural Myth
11/1/2006 – History Channel – History of Exorcism
7/11/2005 – Penn & Teller: Bullshit – Ghostbusters
6/8/2003 – Capital District Humanist Society – Alternative Medicine: A skeptical look
6/22/2002 – Fourth World Skeptics Conference – Healthcare Freedom and Regulation
4/21/1999 – Central CT Humanist Society – Science and Medicine
2/27/1999 – Science Meets Alternative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, Sponsored by CSICOP – The Myth of the Hidden Cure
2/12/1999 – CultInfo National Conference – Scientific Skepticism
1999 – Bee Sting Therapy – Exploring the Unknown episode #3 on Fox Family Channel
10/24/1998 – Conspiracies and Hoaxes: A Skeptical Review, CSICOP/NESS Conference, Wakefield, MA
1997 – Spontaneous Human Combustion – The Unexplained on A&E
9/31/1996 – I’m a Real Life Vampire – The Ricki Lake Show
Lectures for the New England Skeptical Society
7/22/2006 – Intelligent Design: An Update
8/13/2005 – Vaccines and Autism
5/15/2003 – The Skeptics Diet: What does the scientific evidence really say about nutrition and weight loss?
11/23/2002 – Intelligent Design: The New Creationism
6/24/2000 – UFO’s: The Psychocultural Hypothesis
11/11/2000 – Iridology, Phrenology and Other Medical Pseudosciences
12/11/1999 – Science and Religion Panel Discussion
7/25/1998 – Alternative Medicine
Mentions in Print and other Media
08/22/2014 – Medical News Today, article on scientific literacy and news reporting.
07/17/2012 – Doubtful News reviews debate with anti-vaxxer.
02/18/2010 – The Chicago Tribune, Coma patient’s communication wasn’t real, neurologist says
02/05/2010 – Los Angeles Times, Health Section, discussing skeptical blogs – mentions SBM, NeuroLogica, and SkepticBlog
07/24/2009 – The Darien News regarding Chronic Lyme Disease
05/19/2009 – The Irish Times regarding Stem-Cell therapy is China
05/10/2009 – Quoted extensively in article for Popular Mechanics on Spontaneous Human Combustion
03/17/2009 – Washington Post article on NCCAM
2008 – Debate in Opposing Views: Does Acupuncture Work?
09/30/2008 – Article on ABCNews.com about Near Death Experiences
09/02/2008 – Article on hyperbaric oxygen for autism in the OCRegister
08/28/2008 – Article about skepticism in Vue Weekly
07/31/2008 – Quoted in article on Autism for sfari.org: Experts slam NIH study on chelation therapy
03/12/2008 – NeuroLogica was listed on Forbes.com as one of the “Go To Blogs” on the autism-vaccine debate
03/08/2008 – New Scientist article on Autism and Vaccines quotes Dr. Novella extensively.
02/2008 – Dr. Novella featured in Cectic cartoon
11/2007 – In the Lyme Light, by Liese Klein in New Haven Magazine
10/26/2007 – To Haunt or Not To Haunt: Two Perspectives, by David Harry and Michael Hartwell
2/18/2007 – Angels Singing Caught on Tape, By Joe Kovacs in World Net Daily
5/3/2006 – Astroseti.org: Interview with Steven Novella
11/28/2005 – Invasion of the Pod People, by Jennifer Delony in CT Business News Journal
10/31/2005 – Skeptical Society Wants Residents to Breath Easy, by Jim Shelton in Register Citizen
10/7/2005 – ‘Skeptical’ neurologist works to separate science from sham, by Jacqueline Weaver in the Yale Bulletin
3/2004 – Standing Up for Common Sense, by Doug Maine in Connecticut Life
8/24/1997 – Taking the Wind from Silly Sails, by Michael Pollak in The New York Times
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