The Skeptics Guide #157 - Jul 23 2008

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 25 July 2008

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with George Hrab; News Items: New Plutoid, Detox Danger, Amanda Peet Defends Vaccines, Barbara Walters Disses James Van Praagh, Allah Meat; Your Questions and E-mail: Chaos Theory; 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.
0:12.4	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:14.8	Today is Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008, and this is your host, Stephen Novella, president
0:20.8	of the New England Skeptic World Society.
0:22.9	Joining me this evening are Bob Novella, everybody.
0:25.9	Rob Beko Watson, and Evan Bernstein.
0:29.7	Hi, everybody, and this date in 1995, comment, Hail Bob was discovered.
0:35.2	Hail Bob.
0:36.2	The first time.
0:37.2	Good old Hail Bob.
0:38.2	I think the mother who was here was me.
0:39.2	That's right.
0:40.2	It became visible to the naked eye about a year later, and shortly after that in 1997,
0:46.9	some folks over at the Heavens Gate cult decided to take the eternal ride on the tail of
0:51.4	the comet as it passed by, and they are no longer gracing us with their presence.
0:55.9	So that was very sad.
0:56.9	Very sad, it shows the power that a charismatic cult leader could have.
1:01.5	It's amazing.
1:02.5	Absolutely.
1:03.5	But the comet was cool.
1:04.5	It was very cool.
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