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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #480 - Sep 20 2014

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2014

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

This Day in Skepticism: Hershey-Chase Experiment; News Items: NASA Crew Capsules, Universe Ending Bubble, Genetics of Schizophrenia, NAS Biotech Counsel, Artificial Sweeteners and Diabetes

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:06.4

Your escape to reality.

0:09.9

Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:12.4

Today is Wednesday, September 17th, 2014, and this is your host, Steven Novella.

0:17.4

Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

0:19.1

Hey everybody, Rebecca Watson.

0:21.0

Hello everyone.

0:22.0

Jane Novella.

0:22.8

Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.

0:25.4

Hello my friends. How are you all tonight?

0:27.3

Hello.

0:28.1

Good answer.

0:29.4

So Bob, I understand that you drove two hours to see, could to get a better view of the

0:35.6

Aurora last week.

0:36.6

How'd that go?

0:37.6

Ah yeah, how was it?

0:38.6

Awesome.

0:39.6

I drove two hours north and I saw shit.

0:42.3

As usual, nothing happened.

0:45.0

It could have been an epic, twice in a lifetime type of thing and nothing.

0:49.4

But you should have expected it.

0:51.0

Four hours.

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