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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #537 - Oct 24 2015

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2015

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Maria Sibylla Merian; News items: Placebos Getting Stronger, Danish Zoo Hubbub, Oswald Backyard Photo, Mars via the Moon; Special Report: Back to the Future Day; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Consoling Atheists; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:06.5

Your escape to reality.

0:10.0

Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:12.5

Today is Wednesday, October 21st, 2015, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.

0:17.1

Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

0:18.6

Hey everybody.

0:19.6

Cara Santa Maria.

0:20.6

Howdy.

0:21.6

Janovella.

0:22.6

Hi.

0:23.6

And Evan Bernstein.

0:24.6

Good evening folks.

0:25.6

So welcome back Cara, you were away last week.

0:27.6

Yeah, tell us what happened.

0:29.0

Why are you away?

0:30.0

So last week I won an award, which was cool.

0:34.2

Congratulations.

0:35.2

Thank you.

0:36.2

We record on Wednesdays.

0:37.2

So I couldn't record because I was either on a plane.

0:39.7

No, I was actually at the awards ceremony during the time we would record.

0:43.3

It was for the CUNY Journalism School and the Knight Foundation.

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