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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #551 - Jan 30 2016

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2016

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Interview with SciBabe; What's the Word; News Items: The Viability of Conspiracies, The Aliens are Dead, Marvin Minsky, Probiotics Hype; Your Questions and E-mails: Fake Skeptic Scam; 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.

0:10.3

Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.

0:12.9

Today is Wednesday, January 27th, 2016, and this is your host, Steven Novella.

0:18.4

Join him in this week our Bob Novella.

0:20.3

Hey everybody, Kaira Santa Maria.

0:22.3

Adi.

0:23.3

And Evan Bernstein.

0:24.3

Hey there everyone.

0:25.3

Jay is again away this week. He is in Sweden on business, but he will be back next week.

0:32.3

So fear not.

0:33.3

I'm so feared.

0:35.3

Why is he gone? Where is he? What is happening?

0:37.6

The company he works for, Tully, is based in Sweden.

0:41.1

Well that's less cool.

0:42.9

But I hope he's still enjoying.

0:44.5

Well apparently he's meeting with some local skeptics up there.

0:47.1

That's cool.

0:48.1

Yes, we just have to.

0:49.1

That's good.

0:50.1

He would enjoy it, but he does not like the idea of being away from his babies for two weeks.

0:55.6

Yeah, he's got two younglings.

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