Skeptics Guide #228 - Dec 2 2009

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2009

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Steven Thoms; News Items: Age of Autism Scandal, Porkenstein, Fat Murder Hoax; Your Questions and E-mails: ClimateGate Feedback; 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.
0:11.2	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:13.3	Today is Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.8	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:21.0	Everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:23.0	Hello everyone.
0:24.0	Jay Novella, hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:27.0	Hello everybody.
0:28.0	Do you know what happened in 1942 on this date?
0:31.7	Hitler was killed.
0:33.7	No.
0:34.7	It happened in Chicago, Illinois, does that?
0:37.4	Yes, one mobster killed another mobster.
0:39.8	The same Valentine, no.
0:42.0	No, wait.
0:43.0	It doesn't matter.
0:44.0	December 2nd, massacre.
0:47.0	Of Adams, I guess you could say, because the first self-sustained nuclear chain reaction
0:51.1	was demonstrated.
0:52.1	Oh, that is a core act.
0:54.1	Oh, oh, oh.
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