The Skeptics Guide #346 - Mar 3 2012

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 3 March 2012

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Gordon Maupin; This Day in Skepticism: Leap Year; News Items: Iceman Genome, FTL Neutrino Follow Up, More on Anti-Climategate, Drug Testing, Your Deceptive Brain; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:06.4	Your escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.4	Today is Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
0:16.4	This is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:18.8	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.6	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:22.3	Hello everyone.
0:23.5	Jane Novella.
0:24.4	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:26.2	Evening gentlemen and lady.
0:28.3	Happy weekday.
0:30.3	Happy weekday.
0:31.3	It is the only time we have recorded a show on February 29th and it may be a long time
0:37.5	before we get an opportunity to do so again.
0:39.7	That's true.
0:40.7	Yeah.
0:41.7	Very exciting.
0:42.7	So explain to me, leap day leap year, what's happening here?
0:46.5	Well, okay, so our current calendar is 365 days in a year.
0:55.1	However, the way we figure up days does not have anything to do with the way we figure
1:02.4	up what makes a year.
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