The Skeptics Guide #319 - Aug 24 2011

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2011

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This Day in Skepticism; News Items: Virginia Earthquake, Brand Loyalty; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Tin Foil and RFID; Swindler's List: Functional Medicine; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptic sky to the universe.
0:06.4	You're escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the skeptic sky to the universe.
0:12.3	Today is Wednesday, August 24, 2011.
0:15.9	And this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.1	Joining me this week are Bob Novella, everybody.
0:20.8	Rebecca Watson.
0:22.1	Hello, everyone.
0:23.2	Jane Novella, you guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:26.4	Born on Vesperon.
0:27.9	What was that?
0:28.7	Vesperon, though.
0:30.7	Vesperon.
0:31.7	It's a universal language.
0:33.4	The language everybody is supposed to know in a process of office.
0:36.6	The language of Shattner.
0:39.7	Shattner speaks Esperanto.
0:41.2	Yes.
0:42.2	He does.
0:43.2	I don't know where I got that from, but I know that.
0:44.9	Because he, there was a movie made in 65 starring Shattner, and it was the language was
0:50.3	entirely Esperanto.
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