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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics Guide #555 - Feb 27 2016

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.77.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2016

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Guest Rogue: Julia Galef; Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Dr. Moona Hanna-Attisha; News Items: Air Pollution and Public Health, Mystery Moon Music, Gender Bias Among Programmers; Who's That Noisy; Special Report: Free Speech vs Social Justice; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the skeptic sky to the universe.

0:06.5

Your escape to reality.

0:10.0

Hello and welcome to the skeptic sky to the universe.

0:12.5

Today is Wednesday, February 24th, 2016, and this is your host, Steven Novella.

0:17.9

Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

0:19.7

Hey everybody, Jane Novella.

0:21.5

Hey guys, Evan Bernstein.

0:23.5

Good evening folks.

0:24.9

And we have a special guest rogue this week, Julia Galleff.

0:28.4

Julia, welcome back to the skeptic sky.

0:30.2

Hey, thanks.

0:31.0

Good to be back.

0:32.0

Julia, I was here with, it was your anniversary.

0:34.9

Marathon episode.

0:35.9

That's right.

0:36.9

The 10-hour special that we did.

0:38.4

And you started a fashion trend if you remember.

0:40.7

Oh, my tinfoil hat.

0:42.0

Yeah, yeah.

0:43.3

That started out as a joke, but then I decided I liked the look of it.

0:46.2

So now, you know, part of my road.

0:48.2

So did you feel protected that day?

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