The Skeptics Guide #288 - Jan 19 2011

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2011

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

News Items: No Ghosts in my Backyard, Simulating Earth, Reaction to Bem's Psi Research, Engineered Chickens, Cloning Mammoths; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Sun as Battery, Land Sharks; 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.
0:11.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:13.3	Today is Wednesday, January 19, 2011 and this is your host Steven Novella.
0:18.8	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.6	Hey everybody, Rob Beco Watson.
0:22.6	Hello everyone.
0:23.6	Jane Novella.
0:24.6	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:27.0	Hello everyone.
0:28.8	What was everyone doing?
0:29.8	Greg, I'm really worried about this Y2K38 problem.
0:32.8	What now?
0:33.8	Yeah, it's a big problem.
0:36.4	Well, so today instead of today in science history, we're going to do today in science
0:40.8	future.
0:41.8	I like it.
0:43.8	Yeah.
0:44.8	What happens or more specifically, what is going to happen on this day in the future?
0:49.8	Skynet.
0:50.8	Now how could we possibly know such a thing?
0:54.0	Because the Terminator came back in time to warn us.
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