The Skeptics Guide #270 - Sep 15 2010

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 18 September 2010

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, and Karen Stollznow; News Items: Modern Geocentrism, Irish Minister of Science Scandal, Robot Skin, No Link between Thimerosal and Autism, Canadian Government Muzzles Scientists, Crop Circle Sting; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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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.
0:11.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
0:13.3	Today is Wednesday, September 15, 2010, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.7	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.3	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:23.0	Hello everyone.
0:24.0	Jane Novella.
0:25.0	Hey guys, Evan Bernstein.
0:30.6	And on this date, September 18, 1895, Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic
0:34.1	adjustment to Harvey Lillier and Davenport, Iowa, which is now the home of Palmer Chiropractic
0:40.0	College.
0:41.0	Now he gave an adjustment to a guy that was having hearing problems, right?
0:44.6	Oh yeah.
0:45.6	And claimed that he cured him of his deathness.
0:48.9	What was that?
0:49.9	Right.
0:50.9	It's not been such a pain in the neck, Jay.
0:53.8	Wow, that was.
0:54.8	The first chiropractic adjustment in history.
0:57.6	I mean, that's something, all right.
1:00.0	So Jay, tell us about modern believers in geocentrism.
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