The Skeptics Guide #254 - May 26 2010

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 29 May 2010

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with James Randi about Martin Gardner; News Items: Energy of Early Life, End for Mars Phoenix Lander and Atlantis, Vaccine Safety, Accepting Science, Exonerated by Acupuncture; Who's That Noisy; 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.
0:11.0	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:13.7	Today is Wednesday, May 26, 2010 and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.9	Joining me this week are Bob Novella, everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:22.8	Hello everyone.
0:24.2	Jane Novella, you guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:27.8	On this date in 1676, Antoine, then Lewin Hook.
0:33.8	I hope I'm not botching that too bad.
0:37.0	Applied his hobby of making microscopes from his own handmade lenses to observe water running
0:42.8	off a roof during a heavy rain storm.
0:45.1	Now follow me here.
0:46.4	He found out that it contained in his words very little animal quills.
0:51.6	I've heard that term before.
0:52.6	I love that term animal quills, yes.
0:54.5	I think my daughter used to say that at like three years old or so.
0:58.5	I think Jay still says that.
1:00.5	I wrote a book with that name in the titles.
1:03.1	You wrote a book?
1:04.1	Yeah.
1:05.1	It was really cute.
1:06.1	A little kid's picture book with my daughter Julia.
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