The Skeptics Guide #316 - Aug 3 2011

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 6 August 2011

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Elizabeth Loftus; This Day in Skepticism - Life on Mars; News Items: The 27 Club, Blood-Red Lake, Earth Trojan Asteroid, Radioactive Heat; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: If It Can't Be Measured; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptic sky to the universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the skeptic sky to the universe.
0:12.4	Today is August 3rd, 2011 and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.9	Joining us this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.0	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:22.2	Hello everyone.
0:23.5	Jane Novella, hey guys.
0:26.0	And Evan Bernstein.
0:27.2	Hi everyone.
0:28.2	For Evan, what do you got for this week in terms of this day in skepticism?
0:31.8	It was August 6th, 1996.
0:36.1	NASA Administrator Daniel Golden announced the discovery of evidence of a primitive life
0:41.4	form on Mars.
0:43.0	This evidence came from a, and a legit tiny fossil found on a meteorite in Antarctica.
0:50.1	Believed to have come from Mars billions of years ago.
0:53.4	This is the famous ALH 84001 meteorite.
0:58.5	You may remember our president Bill Clinton actually went on news that the evening of the
1:05.4	announcement was made in order to express his thoughts and opinions on the matter.
1:10.0	I remember a couple things from that.
1:11.4	I remember Steve sending an email.
1:13.2	We have two data points.
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