The Skeptics Guide #387 - Dec 15 2012

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 15 December 2012

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Joshie Berger; This Day in Skepticism: homosexuality and the DSM; News Items: Creationist Tactics, Truth in Education, Dawn of Life, History of Cheese, Vampire Warning, Ocean Robots; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:06.4	You're escape to reality.
0:10.2	Hello and welcome to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:12.7	Today is Thursday, December 13th, 2012, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:18.8	Join them this week, our Bob Novella.
0:20.6	Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.
0:22.5	Hello everyone.
0:23.6	Jane Novella.
0:24.6	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:27.0	Hey, happy Hanukkah guys.
0:29.0	Happy Hanukkah.
0:30.0	Is it Hanukkah?
0:31.0	It is.
0:32.0	Evan, I never asked you this before, but what do you celebrate?
0:35.0	It's known as the Festival of Lights, and Jewish people commemorate the miracle of the olive
0:41.3	oil that took place back in Jerusalem, in which there was basically a large conflict going
0:47.8	on with the Jews, what else is new.
0:50.4	And they needed eight nights' worth of oil to get through their turmoil and tumult at
0:56.2	the time.
0:57.2	And they had enough oil for one night, so they lit the oil and miraculously it lasted
1:01.7	for a whole eight nights until they could press more oil, which was the whole point of getting
1:05.3	to the eighth day, and they were able to save the temple that they were defending and
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