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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #130 - Jan 16 2008

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2008

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Brian Dunning from Skeptoid; News Items: Scientists Make Beating Heart, Divining Intervention, UFO over Texas, Reaction to More Evidence Against Vaccines and Autism, Cruise Scientology Recruiting Video; Your Questions and E-mails: The K-T Extinction; Science or Fiction

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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.

0:14.8

Today is Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, and this is your host, Stephen Novella, president

0:20.6

of the New England Skeptical Society.

0:22.6

Joining me this evening are Bob Novella.

0:24.8

Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.

0:26.8

Hello everyone.

0:27.8

Jane Novella.

0:29.8

Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.

0:31.8

Good evening everybody.

0:33.8

Do we have a special day today or something Evan?

0:36.8

Well, the only thing I could find is that on this day in 1786 it was National Religious

0:45.5

Freedom Day in the United States.

0:47.8

Well that's something.

0:48.8

Yeah, it's something.

0:49.8

Isn't this the day that prohibition went into effect?

0:52.8

I'll check on that.

0:53.8

Bet your area of expertise Rebecca, is it?

0:56.8

Well my area is when it was repealed.

0:59.8

Right.

1:00.8

It all Hitler moved into an underground bunker on the stay in 1945, the rest of his history.

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