The Skeptics Guide #535 - Oct 10 2015

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 10 October 2015

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Lawsuit Update; Forgotten Supervillains of Science; News Items: Nobel Prizes in Physics, Medicine, and Chemistry, Peer-Reviewing The Martian; Movie Review: The Martian; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:09.1	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.2	Today is Wednesday, October 7th, 2015, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.0	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:18.7	Hey everybody.
0:19.7	Kara Santa Maria.
0:20.7	Howdy.
0:21.7	Jenovela.
0:22.7	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:24.7	Oh, a pleasure to be back.
0:26.2	So you're sticking with the howdy, huh?
0:27.7	I don't know.
0:28.7	You're allowed to do that because you're from Texas, right?
0:34.1	Exactly.
0:35.1	So this is a very interesting episode.
0:37.6	This week we have the Nobel Prize reports coming up, and we're going to review the movie
0:42.5	The Martian.
0:43.9	But first, I have some very good news and update on the lawsuit as of sure most of our listeners.
0:52.9	So I and the SGU were sued by a physician Edward Tobinick for an article I wrote about
0:59.9	his treatments on science-based medicine.
1:03.3	Last week, the judge ruled on my motion for summary judgment, granting my motion for
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