The Skeptics Guide #478 - Sep 6 2014

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2014

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This Day in Skepticism: First Heart Surgery; News Items: Neanderthal Shot by Time Traveler, Barreleye Fish, Eating Insects, Victor Stenger Dies, The Local Bubble, UN Warns of Killer Robots, Qualcomm Tricorder X-Prize; Special Report: Review of ESP Panel; Science or Fiction; Live Q&A: Imagination in Science, Teaching Scientific Methodology

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptic sky to the universe.
0:06.4	Your escape to reality.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome to the skeptic sky to the universe.
0:12.6	Today is Saturday, August 30th, 2014, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:28.6	Welcome to me this week are Bob Novella, everybody.
0:33.2	Rebecca Watson.
0:34.2	Hello everyone.
0:37.2	Jane Novella.
0:38.2	Hey guys.
0:40.6	And Evan Bernstein.
0:43.8	And we're back.
0:44.8	It's like five musketeers.
0:48.2	It's always fun to be a dragon con.
0:49.6	This is always a unique show for us every year.
0:51.6	Very unique.
0:52.4	In fact, I would say.
0:53.4	I love when we say that.
0:55.8	Dragon Con, I could say.
0:59.4	No, you shouldn't though because I said that word in front of some boy scouts earlier
1:03.4	this morning.
1:04.4	I got yelled at.
1:05.4	You got hollered on.
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