Skeptics Guide #185 - Feb 4th, 2009

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

Fringe-science, Psuedoscience, Paranormal, Science, Skeptic, Skepticism

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2009

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Massimo Pigliucci; New Items: Singularity University, Mammoth Extinction, Smallest Exoplanet,Blood Type Pseudoscience; Your Questions and E-mails: Scientific Predictions; Science or Fiction; Whos that Noisy

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
0:07.3	Your escape to reality.
0:12.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
0:14.3	Today is Wednesday, February 4th, 2009, and this is your host, Stephen Novella, President
0:20.0	of the New England Skeptical Society.
0:21.9	Joining me this evening are Bob Novella.
0:23.8	Hey everybody.
0:24.8	Rebecca Watson.
0:25.8	Hello everyone.
0:26.8	Jane Novella.
0:27.8	Hey guys.
0:29.5	And Evan Bernstein.
0:30.5	And a very happy across the universe day to everyone today.
0:34.1	Across the universe day.
0:36.1	Is it National Beatles Day?
0:38.1	Not quite.
0:39.1	Not quite.
0:40.1	It's a good guess though.
0:41.7	On this day last year, just last year, NASA transmitted across the universe the Beatles
0:46.2	song as you alluded to Rebecca in the direction of the star Polaris, which is 431 light
0:51.6	years from Earth.
0:52.6	Huh.
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