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slash UK slash AI for people. This is Scientific American Science Talk posted on August 29th,

2020. I'm Steve Murski. And yesterday, August 28, was the 175th

anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Scientific American. Our current issue,

the September issue, looks at the history of the magazine, from the content to how the word

usage has changed, to how the look has evolved. And on this episode of the magazine, from the content to how the word usage has changed, to how the look has evolved.

And on this episode of the podcast,

It has been around since the discovery of the electron.

It has been around since before the germ theory of disease.

It has been around for a very long time.

What it has not been around longer than is stupidity.

That's former a Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie. He gave a talk in 2008 to a group

of New York City skeptics that went into some of our history. I've also prepared a segment

about a handful of the dumber things we've done since 1845, and we'll also hear a segment sponsored by the Cavley Prize

with legendary astrophysicist Alan Gooth.

First, part of John Rennie's talk,

some of which ran as an episode of science talk back in 2008.

Scientific American has been around since August 28th of 1845.

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