The Skeptics Guide #502 - Feb 21 2015

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 21 February 2015

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Guest Rogue: Jennifer Dixon; Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Katherine Johnson; News Items: Mammals vs Dinosaurs, Scott Adams on Science, METI Controversy, Anderson Cooper vs Dan Burton, DNA Barcoding of Herbs; Who's That Noisy; Dumbest Thing of the Week; 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.
0:12.5	Today is Wednesday, February 18th, 2015, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.5	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:19.3	Hey everybody, Jane Novella.
0:21.1	Hey guys, Evan Bernstein.
0:22.9	Good evening folks.
0:24.5	And we have a special guest rogue this week, Jennifer Dixon.
0:28.2	And Jennifer, welcome to the skeptics guide.
0:29.9	Thanks for having me.
0:31.1	So Jennifer, tell us a little bit about yourself.
0:33.5	Oh, that's a big start.
0:35.8	Yeah, so I'm a huge nerd.
0:38.1	But my claim to fame, I guess, is that I give up a career as a computer programmer to actually
0:43.4	go back to school to get a graduate degree in evolutionary biology.
0:47.9	So I'm one of those weird, like older students who makes no money and is doing awesome science.
0:54.6	That's good to have a little light experience on to your bell and go back to school.
0:57.5	So I think they make excellent students actually.
0:59.5	Yeah, I think those of us who have kind of been around for a while and really figured
1:02.9	out what our passion is, do better anyway.
1:06.2	But it's kind of like climbing uphill.
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