The Skeptics Guide #524 - Jul 25 2015

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2015

⏱️ 209 minutes

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Summary

Live from TAM 13; Interview with James Randi and Ray Hyman; Introducing Cara Santa Maria; Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Henrietta Leavitt; News Items: Pluto Close Approach, Village on the Moon, Giant Fighting Robots, Depression App, Teaching Science Wrong, New Winged Dinosaur, Pentaquark; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:06.3	You're escape to reality.
0:10.1	Ladies and gentlemen, let's bring them out.
0:11.5	Here's your favorite, the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:14.8	Come on out, boys.
0:17.8	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:20.3	Today is Saturday, July 12th, July 18th, 2015, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:34.8	Joining me this week are Bob Novella, everybody.
0:41.9	Steven Novella, hey guys.
0:55.2	For a while now, many of you have noticed that there's just been four of us on the show.
1:02.1	There's been a, some have set a whole, or at least room to expand our awesomeness is
1:08.8	how I like to think about it.
1:11.2	So we do have an announcement to make.
1:13.5	We have added our fifth permanent rogue to the SGU.
1:19.2	And we are going to reveal them to you live here on stage at TAMP 13.
1:25.7	Now to honor James Randy, we are going to do the reveal as a magic trick.
1:36.9	Gentlemen, if you will.
1:46.6	For those of you who don't recognize this awesome skeptic and science communicator to my
1:59.3	right, this is Kara Santa Maria, Kara, welcome to the skeptics guide.
2:10.4	So a lot of people pointed out that the SGU could stand a little bit more diversity on
2:15.6	the panel, which we agree with.
2:17.8	So we decided that we really had to get somebody with tattoos.
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