The Skeptics Guide #148 - May 21 2008

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2008

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Carl Zimmer; News Items: Tasmanian Tiger Gene Resurrected, Mobile Phones and Pregnancy, Is Scientology a Cult, Supernova Caught in the Act, Interview with Michael Shull about Discovering Missing Matter; Your Questions and E-mails: Radiometric Dating of Mt St Helens; Update on TAM6; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
0:07.3	Your escape to reality.
0:12.5	Hello and welcome to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
0:15.1	Today is Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, and this is your host, Stephen Novella, president
0:21.0	of the New England Skeptic Society.
0:23.2	Joining me this evening are Bob Novella.
0:25.5	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:27.5	Hello everyone.
0:28.7	Jane Novella, hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:32.0	Good evening ladies and gentlemen.
0:34.4	How's everyone?
0:35.4	You don't have a special day for us today, Evan?
0:37.2	There's no special day today.
0:38.6	Today is unremarkable.
0:40.5	I'll put a shout out to my five year old daughter, who on May 22nd celebrating her fifth birthday.
0:46.4	Happy birthday Rachel.
0:47.4	Happy birthday Rachel.
0:48.4	She's been on the show, right?
0:50.6	Yeah.
0:51.6	Yes she has.
0:52.6	She has the question to bug girl.
0:53.6	Yeah.
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