The Electric Universe Theory

Some believe that everything we know about the universe is wrong — and it's all electric.

by Brian Dunning

Filed under Conspiracy Theories, Natural History

Skeptoid Podcast #651
November 27, 2018
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Dunning, B. "The Electric Universe Theory." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 27 Nov 2018. Web. 12 Dec 2019. <https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4651>

References & Further Reading

Bridgman, T. "Dealing with Creationism in Astronomy." Crank Astronomy. W.T. Bridgman, 30 Aug. 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2018. <https://dealingwithcreationisminastronomy.blogspot.com>

Cook, N. The Hunt for Zero Point. New York: Broadway Books, 2002.

Ellenberger, L. "An Antidote to Velikovskian Delusions." Skeptic. 1 Apr. 1995, Volume 3, Number 4.

Robbins, S. "Electric Universe." Exposing Pseudoastronomy. Stuart Robbins, 26 Sep. 2016. Web. 25 Nov. 2018. <https://pseudoastro.wordpress.com/category/electric-universe/>

Scoles, S. "The People Who Believe Electricity Rules the Universe." Motherboard. Vice, 18 Feb. 2016. Web. 25 Nov. 2018. <https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nz7neg/electric-universe-theory-thunderbolts-project-wallace-thornhill>

Shermer, M. "The Difference between Science and Pseudoscience." Scientific American. Springer Nature America Inc., 1 Oct. 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2018. <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-difference-between-science-and-pseudoscience/>