Magic, Illusion, and Skepticism, with Bill Nye – StarTalk All-Stars

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🗓️ 27 September 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this week’s StarTalk All-Stars, host Bill Nye applies his scientific mind and skeptical nature to fan-submitted Cosmic Queries chosen by co-host Chuck Nice, on subjects from miracles and levitation to conspiracy theories and climate change denial.

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0:00.0	This is StarTalk.
0:03.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:08.5	Greetings. Welcome to StarTalk Radio. I'm your guest host this week, Bill Nye.
0:14.0	And I'm joined by none other than the inimitable, the remarkable, the thoughtful, chuck-nice.
0:20.7	Chuck, it's great to see you.
0:22.0	Hey, man, it's good to be seen. I don't know if I believe you, though.
0:25.0	Uh, yeah, sure. It's good. It's radio. It's fine.
0:28.9	And I can see you...
0:30.9	Well enough.
0:31.9	Well enough.
0:32.9	So we have cosmic queries.
0:33.9	Yes, we do.
0:34.9	Uh, about skeptical points of view, about magic.
0:38.9	Yes.
0:39.9	About illusion.
0:40.9	Magic and illusion very closely related.
0:42.9	And for me, it's so a skepticism.
0:44.9	A skepticism closely related for you.
0:46.9	It is indeed. Skepticism is the basis of my entire life.
0:49.9	I try to...
0:50.9	Really?
0:51.9	I try not to believe anything.
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