The Skeptics Guide #271 - Sep 22 2010

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 25 September 2010

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Simon Singh; News Items: Losing Your Religion, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Dirty Electricity, Origins of Moons, Halfalogue; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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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 22, 2010, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.8	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.5	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:22.5	Hello everyone.
0:23.5	Jane Novella.
0:24.5	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:26.9	Happy Equinox.
0:27.9	Sure.
0:28.9	That would be a autumnal.
0:30.9	Autumnal.
0:31.9	Autumnal.
0:32.9	Do not try to stand eggs on their edge though.
0:35.9	Now this is the one where you can stand chickens on their heads.
0:38.9	Right.
0:39.9	I can't.
0:40.9	I can't stand chickens.
0:41.9	That way, the autumnal equinox, does that mean the sun is over the trapeg of capricorn
0:46.6	or cancer?
0:47.6	Equator.
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