Guests in 2007

Below is a list of the guests from episodes that were first aired or last repeated in 2007. To listen, click on the episode title to go to that episode’s page.

Name Discipline/Profession Episode Title Episode Date Last Aired
Marc Abrahams Journalism/Technical Writing Skeptical Sunday: Risky Business 11/12/2007 7/28/2008
John Adams Geography Skeptical Sunday: Risky Business 11/12/2007 7/28/2008
Paul Allen Industry Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Natalie Angier Journalism/Technical Writing Sigh. It’s Science 5/28/2007 6/30/2008
Kevin Baines Planetary Science Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Warren Belasco Sociology The End of Food 6/25/2007 2/25/2008
Kennette Benedict Journalism/Technical Writing Doomsday: the Early Hours 1/24/2007 1/24/2007
Gregory Benford Author Engineers Gone Wild 1/17/2007 1/17/2007
Alex Bentley Anthropology Order and Chaos 7/9/2007 3/24/2008
Charles Bentley Geology Early Life 3/22/2007 3/22/2007
Charles Bentley Geology Pole to Pole 11/19/2007 11/19/2007
Jacob Berkowitz Author Science Detectives 12/24/2007 12/24/2007
Max Bernstein Aeronautics/Space Early Life 3/22/2007 3/22/2007
Bruce Betts Aeronautics/Space Doomsday: the Early Hours 1/24/2007 1/24/2007
Frederick Bieber Genetics/Genomics DNA: The Nucleotide is Turning 2/27/2007 2/27/2007
Susan Blackmore Psychology Skeptical Sunday: Take Eye of Newt and Call Me in the Morning 9/3/2007 9/3/2007
Leo Blitz Astronomy Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Paul Bloom Psychology Sigh. It’s Science 5/28/2007 6/30/2008
Bob Bly Author Engineers Gone Wild 1/17/2007 1/17/2007
Nick Bostrom Futurist Seth’s Basement 8/27/2007 8/27/2007
Mark Buchanan Physics Order and Chaos 7/9/2007 3/24/2008
Colin Burgess Author Let’s Do Launch 7/30/2007 7/30/2007
Ken Caldeira Earth Sciences/Ecology/Climate Change Engineers Gone Wild 1/17/2007 1/17/2007
Michael Castellini Biology Pole to Pole 11/19/2007 11/19/2007
Patricia S. Churchland Humanities That Thinking Feeling 3/15/2007 3/15/2007
Stewart Clark Author Our Celestial Bodies, Ourselves 5/6/2007 5/6/2007
David Clary Author Let’s Do Launch 7/30/2007 7/30/2007
Gregory Cochran Physics Technology: Hero or Horror? 1/30/2007 1/30/2007
Gwyneth Cravens Journalism/Technical Writing Mot’am I’m Atom 10/29/2007 10/29/2007
William Crossman Author You Talkin’ to Me? 8/20/2007 2/4/2008
Paul Davies Futurist Extreme Physics 2/6/2007 2/6/2007
Paul Dawson Biology Hand Me Microbe (and Slippers) 10/8/2007 10/8/2007
Kathryn Denning Anthropology Skeptical Sunday: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be: The Lost Tomb of Jesus? 7/17/2007 7/17/2007
Kathryn Denning Anthropology Skeptical Sunday: When the Stakes Are High 2/14/2007 2/14/2007
Peter Diamandis Industry Sputnik: 50 Years, One Month, Two Weeks Later 12/10/2007 12/10/2007
Russell L. Doescher Physics Science Detectives 12/24/2007 12/24/2007
Paul Doherty Physics Sigh. It’s Science 5/28/2007 6/30/2008
Laurance Doyle Astronomy You Talkin’ to Me? 8/20/2007 2/4/2008
Frank Drake Astronomy Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Frank Drake Astronomy Array of Hope 3/29/2007 3/29/2007
Chris Dubbs Author Let’s Do Launch 7/30/2007 7/30/2007
Ron Ekers Astronomy Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
D. Ellett Physics Mot’am I’m Atom 10/29/2007 10/29/2007
Steve Ettlinger Author The End of Food 6/25/2007 2/25/2008
Craig Evans Theology Skeptical Sunday: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be: The Lost Tomb of Jesus? 7/17/2007 7/17/2007
Timothy Ferris Author Seth’s Basement 8/27/2007 8/27/2007
Alex Filippenko Astronomy Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Jascin Leonardo Finger Education Our Celestial Bodies, Ourselves 5/6/2007 5/6/2007
Cary Fowler Industry Ctrl-S 10/22/2007 4/14/2008
Stan Friedman Other A Special Skeptical Sunday: Road Trip to Roswell Part 1 4/12/2007 4/12/2007
Tim Friend Journalism/Technical Writing Hand Me Microbe (and Slippers) 10/8/2007 10/8/2007
Richard Garriott Entertainment Sputnik: 50 Years, One Month, Two Weeks Later 12/10/2007 12/10/2007
Ben Goldacre Health/Medicine Skeptical Sunday: Take Eye of Newt and Call Me in the Morning 9/3/2007 9/3/2007
Judith Marx Golub Other Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Hugh Gusterson Anthropology Doomsday Part II: When the Smoke Clears 9/10/2007 9/10/2007
Lee Gutkind Author Driving Evolution 8/13/2007 2/18/2008
Timothy Hallman Physics Extreme Physics 2/6/2007 2/6/2007
Diane Halpern Psychology Technology: Hero or Horror? 1/30/2007 1/30/2007
Gerry Harp Physics Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Charles Harper Industry When Machines Rule 9/24/2007 7/14/2008
David Harrison Humanities Ctrl-S 10/22/2007 4/14/2008
Ralph Harvey Geology Pole to Pole 11/19/2007 11/19/2007
Harla Heidelberg Biology DNA: The Nucleotide is Turning 2/27/2007 2/27/2007
Bruce Hood Psychology Skeptical Sunday: When the Stakes Are High 2/14/2007 2/14/2007
Andrew Howard Physics Array of Hope 3/29/2007 3/29/2007
Lynne Isbell Anthropology Driving Evolution 8/13/2007 2/18/2008
Dave Itzkoff Journalism/Technical Writing Array of Hope 3/29/2007 3/29/2007
Simcha Jacobovici Entertainment Skeptical Sunday: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be: The Lost Tomb of Jesus? 7/17/2007 7/17/2007
Peter Jenniskens Planetary Science Seth’s Basement 8/27/2007 8/27/2007
Kal Korff Journalism/Technical Writing A Special Skeptical Sunday: Road Trip to Roswell Part 2 4/30/2007 4/30/2007
Bernie Krause Biology You Talkin’ to Me? 8/20/2007 2/4/2008
Lawrence Krauss Physics Order and Chaos 7/9/2007 3/24/2008
Jaron Lanier Futurist That Thinking Feeling 3/15/2007 3/15/2007
Willliam LeFurgy Computer Science Ctrl-S 10/22/2007 4/14/2008
Kathy Licht Geology Pole to Pole 11/19/2007 11/19/2007
David Liddle Industry Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Bruce Lieberman Geology Early Life 3/22/2007 3/22/2007
Darlene Lim Planetary Science Pole to Pole 11/19/2007 11/19/2007
Rocco Mancinelli Biology From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? 1/9/2007 1/9/2007
Charles C. Mann Author First Contact! 5/14/2007 11/24/2008
John Marshall Planetary Science Let’s Do Launch 7/30/2007 7/30/2007
Jason Matheny Industry The End of Food 6/25/2007 2/25/2008
Chris McKay Planetary Science From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? 1/9/2007 1/9/2007
Vicky Meadows Astrobiology Our Celestial Bodies, Ourselves 5/6/2007 5/6/2007
Marvin Minsky Robotics/IA That Thinking Feeling 3/15/2007 3/15/2007
John Moreau Biology Hand Me Microbe (and Slippers) 10/8/2007 10/8/2007
David Morrison Planetary Science Doomsday: the Early Hours 1/24/2007 1/24/2007
David Morrison Planetary Science Let’s Do Launch 7/30/2007 7/30/2007
Erin Murphy Law DNA: The Nucleotide is Turning 2/27/2007 2/27/2007
Joe Nickell Sociology Skeptical Sunday: When the Stakes Are High 2/14/2007 2/14/2007
James Oberg Aeronautics/Space Science Detectives 12/24/2007 12/24/2007
Bill Oxley Entertainment Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Greg Papadopoulos Industry Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Bob Papparlardo Planetary Science Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Stuart Parkin Physics Ctrl-S 10/22/2007 4/14/2008
Chris Parkinson Biology Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Charlie Petit Journalism/Technical Writing Sigh. It’s Science 5/28/2007 6/30/2008
William Phelps Other Our Celestial Bodies, Ourselves 5/6/2007 5/6/2007
Phil Plait Astronomy Doomsday: the Early Hours 1/24/2007 1/24/2007
Phil Plait Astronomy Skeptical Sunday: Take Eye of Newt and Call Me in the Morning 9/3/2007 9/3/2007
Phil Plait Astronomy Skeptical Sunday: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be: The Lost Tomb of Jesus? 7/17/2007 7/17/2007
Phil Plait Astronomy Skeptical Sunday: Risky Business 11/12/2007 7/28/2008
Phil Plait Astronomy Skeptical Sunday: When the Stakes Are High 2/14/2007 2/14/2007
Carolyn Porco Planetary Science Religion and Science: Deity Meets Data 6/10/2007 6/10/2007
Joel Primack Physics Extreme Physics 2/6/2007 2/6/2007
Emily Pronin Psychology Skeptical Sunday: When the Stakes Are High 2/14/2007 2/14/2007
David Quammen Journalism/Technical Writing Order and Chaos 7/9/2007 3/24/2008
Adam Reiss Physics Extreme Physics 2/6/2007 2/6/2007
David Ropeik Sociology Skeptical Sunday: Risky Business 11/12/2007 7/28/2008
John Rummel Astrobiology First Contact! 5/14/2007 11/24/2008
Karl Sabbagh Author Technology: Hero or Horror? 1/30/2007 1/30/2007
Scott Sandford Astrophysics From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? 1/9/2007 1/9/2007
Josh Schollmeyer Journalism/Technical Writing Doomsday: the Early Hours 1/24/2007 1/24/2007
Julie Schuster Entertainment A Special Skeptical Sunday: Road Trip to Roswell Part 2 4/30/2007 4/30/2007
John R. Searle Philosophy That Thinking Feeling 3/15/2007 3/15/2007
Michael Shermer Journalism/Technical Writing A Special Skeptical Sunday: Road Trip to Roswell Part 2 4/30/2007 4/30/2007
Everett Sherwood Engineering When Machines Rule 9/24/2007 7/14/2008
Seth Shostak Astronomy From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? 1/9/2007 1/9/2007
Bertha Shostak Other Early Life 3/22/2007 3/22/2007
Mark Showalter Planetary Science Seth’s Basement 8/27/2007 8/27/2007
Timothy Silcott Evolutionary Sciences First Contact! 5/14/2007 11/24/2008
Gordy Slack Journalism/Technical Writing Religion and Science: Deity Meets Data 6/10/2007 6/10/2007
Victor Stenger Physics Religion and Science: Deity Meets Data 6/10/2007 6/10/2007
Thomas Stohlgren Earth Sciences/Ecology/Climate Change A Special Skeptical Sunday: Road Trip to Roswell Part 1 4/12/2007 4/12/2007
Nicholas Strausfeld Neuroscience That Thinking Feeling 3/15/2007 3/15/2007
Peter Swan Aeronautics/Space Sputnik: 50 Years, One Month, Two Weeks Later 12/10/2007 12/10/2007
Jill Tarter Astronomy Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Jill Tarter Astronomy Array of Hope 3/29/2007 3/29/2007
John Taschner Physics A Special Skeptical Sunday: Road Trip to Roswell Part 1 4/12/2007 4/12/2007
John Taschner Physics Mot’am I’m Atom 10/29/2007 10/29/2007
Carol Tavris Psychology Doomsday Part II: When the Smoke Clears 9/10/2007 9/10/2007
Timothy Taylor Biology Driving Evolution 8/13/2007 2/18/2008
Travis Taylor Author First Contact! 5/14/2007 11/24/2008
Brad Templeton Computer Science When Machines Rule 9/24/2007 7/14/2008
Steve Trimberger Engineering Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Virginia Trimble Physics Order and Chaos 7/9/2007 3/24/2008
Katherine Trinidad Aeronautics/Space Let’s Do Launch 7/30/2007 7/30/2007
James Underdown Sociology Skeptical Sunday: Risky Business 11/12/2007 7/28/2008
James Underdown Sociology Skeptical Sunday: Take Eye of Newt and Call Me in the Morning 9/3/2007 9/3/2007
James Underdown Sociology Skeptical Sunday: When the Stakes Are High 2/14/2007 2/14/2007
Douglas Vakoch Sociology Array of Hope 3/29/2007 3/29/2007
Dennis Verstynen History A Special Skeptical Sunday: Road Trip to Roswell Part 1 4/12/2007 4/12/2007
Alex Vilenkin Physics Extreme Physics 2/6/2007 2/6/2007
Nicholas Wade Journalism/Technical Writing DNA: The Nucleotide is Turning 2/27/2007 2/27/2007
Nicholas Wade Journalism/Technical Writing Driving Evolution 8/13/2007 2/18/2008
Hunter Waite Physics Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Peter Ward Biology From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? 1/9/2007 1/9/2007
Peter Ward Biology Doomsday Part II: When the Smoke Clears 9/10/2007 9/10/2007
Samuel K. Wasser Biology Science Detectives 12/24/2007 12/24/2007
George Weinstock Biology Hand Me Microbe (and Slippers) 10/8/2007 10/8/2007
Alan Weisman Author Doomsday Part II: When the Smoke Clears 9/10/2007 9/10/2007
Craig Wheeler Astronomy Doomsday: the Early Hours 1/24/2007 1/24/2007
Robert Whittaker Biology First Contact! 5/14/2007 11/24/2008
Lewis Wolpert Biology Religion and Science: Deity Meets Data 6/10/2007 6/10/2007
Laura Woodmansee Author Engineers Gone Wild 1/17/2007 1/17/2007
Simon “Pete” Worden Aeronautics/Space Sputnik: 50 Years, One Month, Two Weeks Later 12/10/2007 12/10/2007
Mel Wright Astronomy Watch This Space 10/15/2007 10/15/2007
Eliezer Yudkowsky Robotics/IA When Machines Rule 9/24/2007 7/14/2008
Ben Zuckerman Physics Array of Hope 3/29/2007 3/29/2007

 

 

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