The Skeptics Guide #281 - Dec 1 2010

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2010

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

SGU Live in Vancouver with Special Guest: George Hrab; News Items: SETI 50th Anniversary, Antimatter Breakthrough, Nanoparticles and Glowing Trees, Oprah Promotes Psychic Surgeon, Latest PSI Research, Bending Time and Space; Live Q&A: Neurology of Belief, Coincidence, Multi-Level Marketing; Science or Fiction with Special Guest Fraser Cain

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0:00.0	George Harab, host of the Geologic Podcast.
0:04.0	Hello, Canadian!
0:12.0	The skeptics guide to the universe is really hard to play on one guitar.
0:28.0	With your hosts, Evan Bernstein.
0:40.0	Jay Novella, Bob Novella, and Dr. Steve Novella.
1:10.0	This is the skeptics guide to the universe.
1:22.0	Hello and welcome everyone.
1:24.0	George, thanks for that wonderful introduction.
1:27.0	So first I want to thank the Center for Inquiry Van Coover.
1:33.0	Ethan Klau and all the guys at CFI for organizing this.
1:38.0	Fred Bremer, who is one of our longest time fans.
1:41.0	And did a lot of the heavy lifting?
1:43.0	Yes.
1:51.0	Evan, start us off as you always do.
1:54.0	Today in skeptical history.
1:56.0	November 20th, 1984.
1:59.0	The SETI Institute was officially founded that day.
2:03.0	Our friends set the show stack over there, who's prepared on our show many times.
2:07.0	The set for those who don't know the SETI Institute is a not-for-profit organization which is looking for evidence of life beyond or a scientific discipline known as astrobiology.
2:18.0	And the mission of SETI is to explore, understand, and explain the origin, nature, and prevalence of life in the universe.
2:25.0	Very important organization.
2:29.0	How could it be for profit?
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