The Skeptics Guide #572 - Jun 25 2016

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 25 June 2016

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Michael Marshall; Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Mary Edwards; News Items: Electric Plane, Naturopathic Licensure, Black Holes and Dark Matter; What's the Word: Crepuscular; 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.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.5	Today is Monday, June 20th, 2016, and this is your host, Steven Nevella.
0:17.3	Joining me this week are Bob Nevella, Hey everybody, and Cara Santa Maria.
0:21.3	Howdy!
0:22.3	We have a very intimate crew this week.
0:24.3	Evan is still on vacation in Italy, and Jay has a business thing tonight.
0:29.2	He may join us later in the show, maybe for science or fiction, but I would count on it.
0:35.1	We do have a great interview coming up later in the show with Michael Marshall from the
0:38.8	Merzyside skeptics, but we're going to do the bulk of the show with just the three of us
0:43.7	guys.
0:44.7	It's going to be awesome.
0:45.7	Yeah.
0:46.7	It's going to be at the 18th for this episode.
0:48.7	Can't disagree with that.
0:49.7	Oh, did I say that out loud?
0:53.8	Sorry.
0:54.8	Bob, why don't you start us off with forgotten superheroes of science?
0:57.7	Sure, this week for forgotten superheroes of science, I'll be talking about Mary Edwards,
1:02.7	1750 to 1815.
1:04.5	She was among the very few women in the late 1700s to actually earn a living from scientific
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