The Skeptics Guide #475 - Aug 16 2014

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 16 August 2014

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Guest Rogue: Phil Plait; This Day in Skepticism: Urbain Grandier; News Items: Carrington Event Redux, Rangeomorphs, Shark Week Pseudoscience, Cervical Manipulation and Strokes, iPhone Performace - with Rene Ritchie; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Ebola and Hobbit Follow Up; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.8	Today is Wednesday, August 13, 2014 and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:17.7	Join him in a speak or Bob Novella.
0:19.6	Hey everybody, Jane Novella.
0:21.1	Hey guys, Evan Bernstein.
0:23.1	Good evening folks.
0:24.9	And we have a guest road this week.
0:28.0	Phil Pleite, the bad astronomer.
0:29.4	Phil, welcome back to the skeptics guide.
0:31.0	Thanks for having me on.
0:32.0	I've never been on this show before and this is quite exciting.
0:35.0	Yeah, it's a novel experience.
0:37.0	Oh Phil.
0:38.0	Hey Phil.
0:39.0	Happy back, man.
0:40.0	Yay.
0:41.0	You know, we're back guys having a computer problem.
0:44.3	She'll join us later if she ever managed to troubleshoot.
0:46.8	But she may be out this evening.
0:48.8	It's me, I know it's me.
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