The Skeptics Guide #183 - Jan 21 2009
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
Dr. Steven Novella MD
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🗓️ 24 January 2009
⏱️ 80 minutes
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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. |
| 0:12.1 | Hello and welcome to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe. |
| 0:14.6 | Today is Wednesday, January 21st, 2009, and this is your host, Stephen Novella, president |
| 0:20.6 | of the New England Skeptical Society. |
| 0:22.8 | Joining me this evening are Bob Novella, everybody. |
| 0:26.6 | Rebecca Watson. |
| 0:27.6 | Hello everyone. |
| 0:29.6 | Jane Novella. |
| 0:30.6 | Hello, Governor and Evan Bernstein. |
| 0:34.6 | And on this date, today in 1677, the first medical book was published in the United States. |
| 0:43.0 | What medical book was that, Evan? |
| 0:44.7 | A pamphlet concerning the smallpox disease. |
| 0:48.0 | That's amazing. |
| 0:49.0 | Right up. |
| 0:50.0 | I hope they get that cured sometime soon, yeah? |
| 0:52.5 | Oh yeah. |
| 0:53.5 | It's only been 330 years. |
| 0:54.5 | No, we're beginning to realize that in a moment now. |
| 0:57.7 | Yeah, but they didn't have autism back then. |
| 1:01.0 | Yeah, they didn't have any of the diseases they hadn't discovered in name yet. |
| 1:06.0 | Is that incredible? |
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