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Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates Follow us on Facebook at https://fb.me/ScienceForSoci Join our Telegram channel https://t.me/ScienceForSociety Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ScienceForSoci Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Science4Society
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Science Hour episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Science Hour for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Science Hour episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Science Hour - Ep 248. Did Indians Invent Days of the Week?
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10/08/22 • 58 min

In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about a popular WhatsApp forward message on the claim that seven days of the week were invented by ancient Indian astronomers and the rest of the world stole it from them. They debunk these claims based on Surya Siddhanta and Aryabhatiya and discuss how this came to India from Greece. They also talk about a newly created pseudo-intellectual project called 'Indic renaissance' which mixes fact with fiction and myth with history to create fake narratives of ancient India with an agenda to create propaganda, and how such content is being translated into regional languages to spread misinformation further. They also take calls from audience and talk about how one can skeptically analyze such content.

Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates

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Science Hour - Ep 247. Is Time Travel Possible? Part 2
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10/01/22 • 60 min

In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath continue from previous episode's discussion about time travel. They unpack the possibility and plausibility of time travel from a scientific perspective, distinguishing time travel to future with time travel to past. They also discuss worm holes and if they can theoretically exist and talk about maintaining consistency of history if one travels to the past. They take some examples from films that featured time travel and illustrate how the consistent history ideas play out in them. They also take questions from callers on entropy and big bang.

Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates

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Science Hour - Ep 246. Is Time Travel Possible?
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09/24/22 • 59 min

In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about the story from Bhagavata purana which is claimed to talk about time dilation and discuss how the actual story doesn't mention any relativity of time. They also talk about time travel and whether it is possible from a scientific perspective. They also take questions and comments from callers and discuss how our senses experience time dilation

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Science Hour - Ep 244. Is Everything Destined?
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09/10/22 • 63 min

In this episode Govind and Sarath talk about destiny and how it features in the sale pitches of astrologers, numerologists and palmists. They talk about how the fatalistic thinking of destiny in Indian society has roots in interpretation of mythological stories by religious preachers and take the story of Karna from the Mahabharata as an example. They also take comments and questions from callers and engage with one caller on genetics, heredity, reproduction, death and fate.

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Science Hour - Ep 243. Luck vs Rationality
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09/03/22 • 58 min

In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about the concept of luck and how the effects of luck should rather be framed as effects of uncertainty. They talk about how societies have evolved into using risk management and hedging to mitigate undesirable effects of uncertainty and how people often fall into the trap of controlling luck through magical thinking and superstitious means and fall prey to charlatans. They also take questions from callers and engage with them about how to change the behavior of others away from superstition and whether karma works.

Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates

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Science Hour - Ep 242. Life Coaches or Cockroaches?
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08/31/22 • 60 min

In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about the ongoing trend of life coaches on Telugu YouTube and defensive claim people generally make that their beliefs and ideas should be respected and not questioned, and discuss how opinions and beliefs based on evidence and reason take precedence over superstitious and pseudoscientific beliefs and baseless claims. They also take questions from callers and engage with a caller on historical claims of Mahabharata and scientific accuracy behind Abhimanyu's story.

Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates

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Science Hour - Ep 241. Food offering myths debunked
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08/20/22 • 59 min

In this episode Govind and Prasad bust myths around food offering, specifically the ones Sadhguru of Isha foundation frequently claims. They talk about how he abuses science jargon like space and energy and propagate pseudoscientific nonsense for self-serving purposes. They also take questions from callers and engage with them about paramatman the boundless spiritual self and spirituality.

Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates

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Science Hour - Ep 238. The story of Rahu and Ketu
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07/30/22 • 58 min

In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath discuss the story of Rahu and Ketu in Indian mythology and their significance in astronomy as lunar nodes. They also discussed Aryabhatta's contirbutions and dispelled some myths and misinformation on what he did. A caller joined and asked about leap years and another question about gravitational waves was discussed.

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In this episode, Govind, Prasad and Sarath discuss if space missions are any useful to humankind, whether Hindu puranas describe the pictures released by James Webb Telescope, claims that ancient Indian sages, astronomers and mathematicians knew mechanics and gravity before Newton. A caller Ashok joined and asked about underground water management and whether Indus Valley civilization pioneered rain water harvesting.

Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates

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Science Hour - Ep 259. Rewind 2022 - Part 1
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12/31/22 • 59 min

<p>In this episode Govind and Sarath give a recap on how Science Hour did in the year 2022. They talk about various highlights in the show throughout the year, discuss audience feedback, and how the show is being aligned to contribute to create a culture of Science among Telugu people.</p>

<p>Science Hour is a discussion platform for contemporary issues from a scientific and skeptical perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Science For Society and Babu Gogineni Humanists and Rationalists Arena Facebook group. To participate live and ask us questions and for more updates</p>

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How many episodes does Science Hour have?

Science Hour currently has 29 episodes available.

What topics does Science Hour cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Science Hour?

The episode title 'Ep 248. Did Indians Invent Days of the Week?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Science Hour?

The average episode length on Science Hour is 57 minutes.

How often are episodes of Science Hour released?

Episodes of Science Hour are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Science Hour?

The first episode of Science Hour was released on Jan 15, 2022.

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