Skeptics Guide #213 - Aug 18 2009

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2009

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

News Items: Battery Update, Super Planetary Nebulae, Adopt a Star, UFO Spikes; Your Questions and E-mails: Aquatic Ape, Caffeine Tolerance; Science or Fiction; Who's That Noisy

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:07.3	Your escape to reality.
0:12.2	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe today is Tuesday, August 18,
0:17.0	2009 and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:21.2	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:23.3	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:25.3	Hello everyone.
0:26.8	Jay Novella.
0:27.8	Hey guys.
0:28.8	And Evan Bernstein.
0:29.8	You know what August 20th is?
0:31.6	I have no idea.
0:33.6	World Mosquito Day.
0:35.6	Oh boy.
0:36.6	Wait do you say World Man's Skeeto Day?
0:39.3	World Mosquito Day.
0:40.8	As in mosquito toads.
0:41.8	Did every country, did every country, agreement?
0:44.6	According to the American Mosquito Control Association.
0:47.3	Did you know that they're using mosquitoes to control malaria now?
0:51.4	They put the vaccine in the mosquitoes and release them so that they would spread the malaria
0:57.4	treatment.
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