The Skeptics Guide #510 - Apr 18 2015

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2015

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Special Guest: Bill Nye; Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Lise Meitner and Ida Tacke; News Items: Parents No Longer Anti-Vaccine, Noticing Spiders, Solar Sail, NASA-ET Life in 20 Years, Lava Tubes on the Moon; Special Report: Bill Nye on GMOs; Science or Fiction

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.
0:10.0	Lo and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:13.7	Today is Saturday, April 11th, 2015, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:22.2	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:24.1	Hey everybody.
0:27.6	Hey guys.
0:31.8	And Evan Bernstein.
0:33.1	Lo New York.
0:37.6	So every year when we do our live show in New York, for as long as we've been doing that,
0:45.2	we use the opportunity to remember our lost friend Perry DeAngelo.
0:50.5	So this is essentially the Perry DeAngelo's memorial episode that we do every year.
0:55.9	Perry was one of the original rogues.
0:59.3	He was there at the beginning of the New England Skeptical Society, at the beginning of our
1:03.8	skeptical activism, at the beginning of the SGU, his spirit and his vibe was part of
1:11.8	what crafted the SGU and made it into what it is.
1:16.7	And you will always be a part of the show in spirit.
1:20.9	And so that's why we like to every year just remind our listeners of what a big part of
1:25.6	the show Perry was and a big part of our lives.
1:27.8	I mean, he just was a great guy that we'll never forget.
1:30.7	He came up with the name Skeptic Sky to the New England Skeptic.
1:32.7	He suggested it first.
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