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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #458 - Apr 19 2014

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2014

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Live from NECSS 2014; Guest Rogue: Paul Offit; This Day in Skepticism: Salyut 1; News Items: Liquid Light, Geocentrism, The Continuity Field, Light on Mars, Ancient Asteroid Impact, Ant Complexity; Science or Fiction; Live Q&A: Skeptical Parenting

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the skeptic sky to the universe.

0:06.4

Your escape to reality.

0:10.7

Hello and welcome to the skeptic sky to the universe.

0:14.3

Today is Saturday, April 12th, and we are alive from Nexus 2014.

0:26.3

Joining me this week are Bob Novella, everybody.

0:37.0

Rebecca Watson.

0:38.1

Hello everyone.

0:42.6

Jane novella.

0:43.5

Hey guys.

0:47.1

Evan Bernstein.

0:48.2

Nello, New York.

0:52.7

And we have a special guest joining us this week, Dr. Paul Ophett.

0:57.0

Paul, welcome back to the skeptic sky.

1:03.3

Dr. Ophett, of course, is everyone knows because he's already given his lecture here at Nexus.

1:07.2

He is a pediatrician with a specialty in infectious disease.

1:09.7

He's a co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine and the author of many books, deep-bunking myths

1:16.0

about vaccines and promoting good science, understanding of vaccines in medicine.

1:20.7

So again, welcome back.

1:21.7

Paul.

1:21.7

Thank you, really appreciate it.

1:28.0

So the episode that we do from Nexus every year is always our Perry deangilist memorial

1:34.1

episode.

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