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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #152 - Jun 11 2008

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2008

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

News Items: Bacteria Evolve, The 100mpg Car, Unicorn Deer, Fishing Monkeys, Plutoids, Albinos in Africa; Special Report-Crystal Skulls; Your Questions and E-mails: Coincidence, Green Nanoparticles; Name that Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

0:09.0

Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe. Today is Wednesday June 11, 2008,

0:17.8

and this is your host, Stephen Ovella, president of the New England Skeptical Society.

0:21.9

Joining me this evening are Bob Novella. Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.

0:26.0

Hi everyone.

0:28.0

Hello, I'm Steve Ovella.

0:30.0

That's right.

0:32.0

And Evan Bernstein.

0:34.0

Aloha on Kamehameha Day.

0:36.0

Kinkameha Day.

0:38.0

Yep, Kinkameha Day.

0:40.0

Is that Hawaiian?

0:42.0

And what is that?

0:44.0

Yes, that's Hawaiian.

0:46.0

Yes, official state holiday of Hawaii honoring its first monarch celebrated with floral parades,

0:50.0

Hula competitions and festival.

0:52.0

So, Rebecca, without further ado, Rebecca will be giving us her Hula competition entry.

0:56.0

Okay, I'm doing it. What do you think?

0:58.0

Got love, I love visual bits for the podcast.

1:02.0

What is Hawaii? What's the motto?

1:04.0

It's an island, Steve.

1:06.0

Actually, it's a chain of islands.

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