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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #126 - Dec 19 2007

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2007

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Richard Wiseman; News Items: Rebecca's Pilot, Magic Leg, Creationists New Strategy; Your Questions and E-mails: Scientific Criticism, Cattle Mutilation, Eidetic memory; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle

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.

0:12.3

Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.

0:14.7

Today is Wednesday, December 19th, 2007, and this is your host, Stephen Novella, president

0:21.2

of the New England Skeptical Society.

0:23.3

Joining me this evening are Bob Novella.

0:25.3

Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.

0:27.5

Hello everyone.

0:29.5

Hey, Shane Novella.

0:30.5

Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.

0:33.5

Hey folks, hey do you know what happened 35 years ago today?

0:36.0

Not a clue.

0:37.0

Somebody was born.

0:38.0

Someone died.

0:39.0

Nope.

0:40.0

Something ended.

0:41.0

Almost, well, something died.

0:42.0

We call that.

0:43.0

The last manned lunar flight Apollo 17, crewed by Seran, Evans, and Schmidt, returns to Earth,

0:49.9

ending the Apollo space program.

0:51.4

Oh wow.

0:52.4

That was 35 years huh?

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