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Caltech Lecture Series Recordings

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Cosmos-Physics & Astrophysics
     Carl Sagan: The Measure of a Man. A Tribute
     Deep Time: Communicating Across the Millennia    by Dr.Gregory Benford
     The Hole in the Universe: The Physics of Nothing and Theories of Everything    by K.C. Cole
     The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty: The Universe and the Tea Cup    by K.C. Cole
     Seeing In the Dark    by Timothy Ferris
     In Search of Schrödinger’s Kittens: The Paradoxical Nature of Quantum Mechanics    by Dr. John Gribbin
     Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos    by Robert Kirshner
     Atom: From the Big Bang to the Origin of Life.    by Krause
     Skywatchers, Shamans, and Kings: Astronomy and the Archaeology of Power.    by Dr. E.C. Krupp
     How the Universe Got Its Spots    by Janna Levin
     Is E.T. Out There? The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence    by Dr. Thomas McDonough
     Bad Astronomy    by Philip Plait
     Contact: Communicating With Extraterrestial Life    by Dr. Seth Shostack
     Entering Space: From Mars to the Stars    by Dr. Robert Zubrin
Cosmos-Space Exploration
     The Life and Death of Planet Earth    by Drs. Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee
     NASA and the Future of Human Space Exploration: A Skeptical View    by Dr. Robert Zubrin
Education
     Who is Science Writing For?    by Margaret Wertheim
Environment
     How to be Rich and Sucessful: Lessons from History's Experiments in Organizing Human Groups    by Dr. Jared Diamond
     Atmospheric Anomalies and Mysterious Phenomena in the Sky    by Dr. Bernard Leikind
     The Great Environmental Debate    by Lomborg/ Miele
Evolution
     Upright: The Evolutionary Key to Becoming Human    by Dr. Craig Stanford
Evolution vs. Creationism
     Evolutionary Psychology: The Evolution of Ethics. Conference 1996 Part II
     Evolutionary Psychology: The Evolution of Intelligence and Consciousness. Conference 1996, Part I
     The Mummies of Ürümchi: Blond Chinese and other Ancient Mysteries    by Dr. Elizabeth Wayland Barber
     The Meme Machine    by Dr. Susan Blackmore
     River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life    by Dr. Richard Dawkins
     Why Is Sex Fun?    by Dr. Jared Diamond
     Why People Believe Weird Things. Guns, Germs, and Steel. Conference 1997, Part III.    by Diamond
     Evolution Revolution: Keynote Address by Gould. Festschrift 2000 for Stephen Jay Gould. Part III    by Stephen Jay Gould
     How Darwin Became an Agnostic    by Dr. Mario Di Gregorio
     Reinventing Evolution: Dinosaurs and Punctuated Equilibrium. Conference 1999. Tape II.    by Horner
     The Dawn of Human Culture    by Richard Klein
     Evolution Revolution: Skepticism, Education, Environment. Festschrift 2000 for Stephen Jay Gould. Part II    by Nye
     The New Creationism: Intelligent Design Theory    by Pennock
     Evolution?—The Fossils Say Yes!    by Dr. Donald Prothero
     Is Science a Social Construction? Conference 1997, Part I.    by Sarich
     Reinventing Evolution: Creationism and Contingency. Conference 1999. Tape I.    by Shermer
     Can History be a Science? Conference 1997, Part II. Plus: Randi.    by Sulloway
     Evolution Revolution: Paleontology, History, Biography. Festschrift 2000 for Stephen Jay Gould. Part I    by Sulloway
Extremists, Cults, Racism
     Race and I.Q.: For Whom the Bell Curve Tolls
     Militias: Who Joins and Why    by Richard Abanes
     Extremists!    by John George
     Cults: Mind Control, Brainwashing, and Recovery    by Steven Hassan
     Millennial Cults    by Stephen O’Leary
     Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It?    by Dr. Michael Shermer
     Proving the Holocaust: Holocaust Revisionism and Pseudohistory.    by Dr. Michael Shermer
     Afrocentrism, Racism, and Other Myths    by Dr. Yahudi Webster
God Question
     The Ghost in the Universe: God in Light of Modern Science    by Dr. Taner Edis
Magic and Psychics
     The Magic of the Psychic and the Psychology of the Believer    by Mark Edward
     A Skeptical Seance: Magic and the Paranormal    by Mark Edward
     The Madman of Magic    by Bob Friedhoffer
     Magic Tricks and Science Facts    by Bob Friedhoffer
     Mind Power: Fact, Fiction and Fakery    by Ian Rowland
     ESP—A Demonstration.    by Bob Steiner
Math, Statistics & Risk
     Mathemagics: How to Look Like a Genius Without Really Trying    by Dr. Arthur Benjamin
     The Use and Abuse of Statistics in “The Real World”    by Dr. Judith Grabiner
     The Art Of the Infinite: The Pleasures Of Mathematics    by Dr. Robert Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan
     Fuzzy Logic    by Dr. Bart Kosko
Other
     Science Fact and Science Fiction    by Dr. David Brin
     The End Of The Soul: Atheism and Anthropology    by Dr. Jennifer Michael Hecht
Psychology & Human Nature
     Minds, Brains, and Machines    by John Casti
     Influence!    by Robert Cialdini
     LSD, Spirituality, and Creativity    by Dr. Marlene Dobkin de Rios
     Freedom Evolves: Free Will, Determinism, and Evolution    by Dr. Daniel C. Dennett
     Phantom Words and Auditory Illusions    by Dr. Diana Deutsch
     The Great Leap Forward: The Evolution of Human Creativity and Language    by Dr. Jared Diamond
     Recovered Memories v. False Memories    by Dr. Pamela Freyd and Eleanor Goldstein
     The Culture Of Fear    by Barry Glassner
     Sex, Brains, and Hands: Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities    by Dr. Diane Halpern
     False Memory Syndrome and the Recovered Memory Movement    by Dr. John Hochman
     Multiple Personality Disorder: Is it Real?    by Dr. John Hochman
     "Y": The Descent Of Men, Revealing the Mysteries Of Maleness.    by Dr. Steve Jones
     The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach    by Dr. Christof Koch
     Queer Science: Is Homosexuality Determined or Chosen?    by Dr. Simon LeVey
     The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language    by John McWhorter
     The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature    by Steven Pinker
     New Brain Science    by Dr. Stephen Quartz
     Postmodernism and Science    by Dr. Tony Rothman
     The Myths of Twins    by Dr. Nancy L. Segal
     Altered States of Consciousness and the Quest For Transcendence    by Dr. Michael Shermer
     The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Share, Care and Follow the Golden Rule    by Dr. Michael Shermer
     Born to Rebel: Birth Order and Personality    by Dr. Frank Sulloway
     Easter Island Mysteries: Sex, Lies and Fieldnotes    by Dr. Joanne van Tilburg
     Mesmerized!    by Allison Winter
Religion
     Can Science Prove God? Conference 1995, Part I
     Bible Prophecy    by Tim Callahan
     Secret Origins Of the Bible    by Tim Callahan
     The Hidden Book in The Bible    by Dr. Richard Elliott Friedman
     The Great God Debate: "Does God Exist?"    by Dr. Doug Gievett v.Dr. Michael Shermer
     Rational Mysticism: The Border Between Science and Spirituality    by John Horgan
     The Devil and Demonology: Who Needs Satan?    by Dr. Henry Ansgar Kelly
     Forbidden Tales in The Bible    by Jonathan Kirsch
     God Against the Gods    by Jonathan Kirsch
     The Search for the Historical Jesus    by Dr. Burton Mack
     God, Myth, and Religion. Conference 1998, Part I    by MELTON/JOHANSON
     The Faith of Our Forefathers: In (the) God(dess) We trusted.    by Frank Miele
     Why People Believe In God    by Dr. Michael Shermer
     God, Myth, and Religion. Conference 1998, Part II    by Shermer/HELMS
     Heaven and the Internet    by Margaret Wertheim
     Darwin’s Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Science    by David Sloan Wilson
Scams
     The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam    by Dean Cameron
Science & Pseudoscience
     Can Science Cheat Death? Cryonics and Life Extension    by Mike Darwin
     Facilitated Communication: Miracle Cure or Sleight of Hand?    by Dr. Gina Green.
     The End of Science    by John Horgan
     Fraud and Science: The Baltimore Affair    by Daniel J. Kevles
     Science Fair and Firewalk: The Physics Behind the Psychics    by Dr. Bernard Leikind, Ron Ebert, Mark Helmlinger
     15 Myths of Science    by Dr. William McComas
     The Borderlands Of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense    by Dr. Michael Shermer
     Witch Crazes and Mass Hysterias    by Dr. Michael Shermer
     The "Mad Scientist" in Modern Culture    by David Skal
     Quantum Quackery: Physics, Metaphysics, and Flapdoodle    by Dr. Victor J. Stenger
Skepticism
     Science, Skepticism, and the Media. Randi Show. Conference 1995, Part II.
     Urban Legends    by Dr. Jan Harold Brunvand
     Witches, Spirits, and Science.    by Dr. Richard Olson
     James Randi's Solved Mysteries Workshop. Conference 1998, Part III    by James “The Amazing” Randi
     James Randi's Solved Mysteries Workshop. Conference 1998, Part IV.    by James “The Amazing” Randi
     James Randi's Solved Mysteries Workshop. Conference 1998, Part V.    by James “The Amazing” Randi