The Skeptics Guide #121 - Nov 14 2007

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2007

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Paul Kurtz; News Items: Judgment Day for ID, UFO Investigation, Universe loses weight, FDA Petition, Gas Station Ghost; Your Questions and E-mails: BMI; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
0:12.0	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:14.8	Today is Wednesday, November 14, 2007, and this is your host, Stephen Novela, President
0:20.9	of the New England Skeptical Society.
0:22.9	Joining me this evening are Bob Novela.
0:25.2	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:27.5	Hello everyone.
0:29.2	I'm Shane Novela.
0:30.2	A lonely mat.
0:31.8	And Evan Bernstein.
0:33.4	You know what happened on this day in 2003?
0:36.0	No idea.
0:37.0	No.
0:38.0	The dwarf planet Sedna was discovered.
0:40.8	Really?
0:41.8	I think they prefer to call it a little person.
0:44.4	A little person's planet.
0:46.4	It sounds like they're wrong.
0:49.7	Are we going to get an angry letter about that we might.
0:52.1	We might.
0:53.1	Sure.
0:54.1	Happy birthday Sedna, you're four years old as far as Earth is concerned.
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