The Skeptics Guide #278 - Nov 10 2010

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 13 November 2010

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

News Items: Carl Sagan Day, Mystery Missile, LHC Big Bang, The Twinkie Diet, Hamburger Experiments Redux; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Spinning Spaceship, Ear Light; 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, November 10, 2010, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.7	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.
0:27.1	We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads.
0:30.7	But to find the truth, we need imagination and Skepticism both.
0:35.2	We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation
0:40.7	from fact.
0:41.7	Yeah, Evan, it's sounding good lately.
0:45.6	Thanks.
0:46.6	I've been working on that.
0:47.6	Pretty early for a, who's that noisy?
0:49.6	I know who it is.
0:51.4	I have a feeling like one or two listeners might guess who that is.
0:54.6	It was November 9, Tuesday of this week, Carl Sagan Day.
0:58.9	Yeah.
0:59.9	Carl Sagan's birthday, he would have been 76.
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