The Skeptics Guide #144 - Apr 23 2008

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2008

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Simon Singh; News Items: Man Raised from Dead, Politics of Vaccines, Penis Theft Panic; Your Questions and E-mails: Oldest Plant, The SGU Drinking Game, Space Junk, Brain Gym; 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.
0:12.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:14.6	Today is Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, and this is your host, Steve A. Novella, president
0:20.2	of the New England Skeptical Society.
0:22.3	Joining me this evening are Bob Novella.
0:24.3	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:26.6	Hello, Scaffler.
0:28.6	The Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:30.6	Absolutely.
0:31.6	And Evan Bernstein.
0:33.6	Who cares, good day everybody.
0:35.6	I'm sorry.
0:37.6	Evan, what's our special situation for today?
0:40.6	Happy Birthday, Max Planck.
0:43.6	Max?
0:44.6	Oh, Max Rocks.
0:46.6	150 years old today.
0:48.6	Oh my God, that's got to set some kind of record.
0:51.6	Now he hasn't been breathing since 1947, but his corpse is 150 years old today.
0:57.6	Happy Birthday, Max Planck's corpse.
0:59.6	Well done, Max.
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