The Skeptics Guide #364 - Jul 7 2012

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 7 July 2012

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Jann Bellamy; This Day in Skepticism: Newcomen Engine; News Items: Water on The Moon and Mars, Swiss Report on Homeopathy, Twisted Light, Embodied Cognition; Who's That Noisy; News Update: Causeway Cannibal; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:06.4	You're escape to reality.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:12.4	Today is Wednesday, June 27, 2012, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.2	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.2	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:22.2	Hello everyone.
0:23.2	Jay Novella.
0:24.2	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:26.2	Hey, it's Enjelm and How are you tonight?
0:28.2	Quite well, quite well.
0:30.2	Guess what today is.
0:31.2	Hit us.
0:32.2	Today is the anniversary that the first usable steam engine known as the Newcomen steam engine
0:40.8	was invented.
0:41.8	It was a forerunner of the slightly more famous Watt steam engine.
0:46.8	Though the Watt is more famous, the Newcomen was first and so should rightfully deserve
0:52.3	our praise.
0:53.8	So that happened in 1712.
0:58.8	Shut up Steve.
0:59.8	Whoa.
1:00.8	1712, which I was actually going to take a guess before I looked it up and I was going
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