The Skeptics Guide #164 - Sep 10 2008

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2008

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Ben Radford
News Items: LHC Turned On, Elephant Math
Your Questions and E-mails: Bird Correction,Irradiated Food, Pseudoscience
Science or Fiction

Transcript

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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.
0:14.9	Today is Wednesday, September 10th, 2008, and this is your host, Stephen Novella, president
0:20.4	of the New England Skeptical Society.
0:22.3	Joining me this evening are Bob Novella.
0:24.0	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:26.3	Hello everyone.
0:27.5	Hey, Shane Novella.
0:29.5	Hello, hello.
0:30.5	And Evan Bernstein.
0:31.5	As we wish a happy birthday to Arthur, Holly, Compton, born this day in 1892.
0:37.5	Compton effect.
0:38.5	The Compton effect.
0:39.5	Yeah, that's right.
0:40.5	That's right.
0:41.5	There's no balloriate in physics, whereas the discovery of the Compton effect.
0:46.5	Which is?
0:47.5	Look at that.
0:48.5	Which is.
0:50.5	The decrease in energy of X-ray and gamma ray photons as it interacts with matter.
0:56.5	Of course.
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