Skeptics Guide #209 - Jul 22 2009

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2009

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with DJ Grothe; News Items: 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Copernicium, Thomas Jefferson and Evolution; Your Questions and E-mail: Dowsing; Science or Fiction; Who's that Noisy

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:07.3	Your escape to reality.
0:12.0	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:14.6	Today is Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:20.4	Joining me as always are Bob Novella.
0:22.9	Hey everybody, Mrs. Rebecca Watson.
0:25.7	Hello everyone, that's Ms. Jenovella.
0:31.1	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:33.6	Happy Rat Catchers Day everyone.
0:37.7	Rat Catchers Day.
0:40.2	That's not a day.
0:41.3	It commemorates the myth of the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
0:45.0	Way back when.
0:46.8	What does Pied mean?
0:47.8	Throw Pied at you and you've been Pied.
0:50.0	No, it doesn't.
0:51.0	What does it mean?
0:52.0	Does it mean you have like stripes on it?
0:55.2	Pied refers to patches of two or more colors.
0:58.7	So you know, like a carliquin or...
1:00.7	See I told you.
1:01.7	That's pretty good Steve but I bet most people didn't know that.
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