The Skeptics Guide #529 - Aug 29 2015

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 29 August 2015

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Miles Greb; Forgotten Superheros of Science; News Items: Anti-Vax Nonsense, Group Think Lie Detection, WiFi Lawsuit, Universal Flu Vaccine; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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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	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.4	Today is Tuesday, August 25th, 2015, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.6	Joining him in this week are Bob Novella.
0:19.4	Hey everybody, Karris Santa Maria.
0:21.2	It's so much pressure to say hi.
0:22.7	Chain Novella.
0:23.8	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:26.4	Oh, I didn't get blasted this week if you'll, if you'll, all right.
0:29.7	Oh, God, don't.
0:33.3	You missed.
0:34.3	That's what happens in the movies.
0:36.4	Why?
0:37.4	In the 18th.
0:38.4	Why do the freaking stormtroopers not know how to shoot their blasters?
0:41.1	Because they're clumsy instruments.
0:43.5	That's why these blast points to accurate because that's how Lucas wrote it.
0:48.2	Only Imperial stormtroopers occur when they need to be and completely inaccurate when
0:51.8	the plot demands it.
0:54.2	All right, Bob, tell us about the forgotten superhero of science this week.
0:58.3	Yeah, this week for a forgotten superhero of science, I'm talking about Daniel Hale Williams,
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