Skeptics Guide #215 - Sep 1 2009

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2009

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Adam Savage; News Items: Multitasking, Methane Fog on Titan, Google Nessie, Evolving Mice; Your Questions and E-mails: Appendix, iPhone Crap App; 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.
0:12.2	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:15.1	Today is Tuesday, September 1st, 2009, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:20.6	Joining me this week are Bob Novella, everybody.
0:23.3	Rebecca Watson.
0:24.3	Hello everyone.
0:25.3	And Evan Bernstein.
0:27.3	And a happy knowledge day to all our Russian friends.
0:31.1	Knowledge day.
0:32.1	Wasn't aware of that.
0:34.1	But which we celebrated knowledge day.
0:38.4	The first of September is a holiday in Russia, but it's recognized as the beginning of the
0:44.2	school year.
0:45.2	It's a knowledge day.
0:47.4	I thought it'd be more exciting than that.
0:49.4	You want exciting?
0:50.4	Yeah.
0:51.4	I live for excitement.
0:52.4	All right, so here's exciting.
0:54.0	In 1914, on September 1st, 1914, the passenger pigeon became extinct as the last surviving
1:02.4	bird of the colorful Native American species of dove.
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