Skeptics Guide #220 - Oct 7 2009

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2009

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Daniel Hooper; News Items: Premanand In Memoriam, Nobel Prizes 2009, Ardipithecus Ramidis, Autism Prevalence; Interview with Brian Cox; 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.
0:12.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:14.7	Today is Wednesday, October 7th, 2009, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:20.5	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:22.4	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:24.4	Hello everyone.
0:25.9	Jay Novella.
0:26.9	Hey guys.
0:27.9	And Evan Bernstein.
0:29.2	October 7th, 1952, the first patent for the bar code was issued between the Jewish
0:36.4	and Joseph Woodland and Bernard.
0:38.2	That explains Google.
0:39.2	That's why Google had the bar code.
0:41.3	Thank you.
0:42.3	Yes.
0:43.3	That's always cool.
0:44.3	Everyone listening to this show, I'm sure, used Google at some point today and saw the
0:48.0	bar code.
0:49.0	I went a step further and figured out why the bar code.
0:51.8	By clicking on the logo.
0:53.9	Here is what a pod does.
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