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And so. Hello, you're listening to The Science of Everything podcast, Episode 50, and I'm your host, James Fodor.

So, since this is episode 50, we're going to have a special topic for today.

There are no recommended pre-listening episodes for this one, because this is just a general

episode.

We're going to be talking about common misconceptions and misunderstandings in science.

I'm going to go through some of the main

myths and misconceptions that I've uncovered in the fields like astronomy, physics, genetics, health

and psychology, and other areas, and explain the truth behind these, and in some cases,

sort of why the myth has become so widespread or what the sort of kernel of truth

at the basis of the myth is. So hopefully this is something that people will find interesting

and maybe there'll be a little bit of discussion generated by some of these. Without further ado,

let's jump straight into it. So I'm first going to start with the astronomy section and talk about

some of the myths related to this area.

A really important one, I think, is this idea of the Big Bang Theory.

So when most people think about the Big Bang Theory, they either think about the television show

or they think about the scientific theory about how the universe began.

The trouble with that is the Big Bang Theory, that is the scientific theory, not the television show,

doesn't actually say anything about the origin of the universe itself.

The Big Bang theory is concerned with the early, very early evolution of the universe.

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