The Skeptics Guide #582 - Sep 3 2016

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2016

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Seth Shostak; Forgotten Superheroes of Science:Peter Fleming; News Items: NASA One Year Mars Simulator, Muscle Confusion, Biofuels Study, Building Solar Panels on the Moon; Who's That Noisy; What's the Word: Glycolysis; Your Questions and E-mails: Exoplanet Gravity; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:12.7	Today is Tuesday, August 30th, 2016, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:17.6	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:19.3	Hey everybody, Cara Santamaria.
0:21.0	Howdy.
0:22.0	Jenovela.
0:23.0	Hey guys, and Evan Bernstein.
0:25.4	Good evening folks.
0:27.0	Hello, Steve.
0:31.0	Gene Wilder, one of my favorite comedic actors died.
0:34.0	Yeah, that's so sad.
0:35.0	I was sad to hear about that too.
0:36.0	Start in the producers, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
0:40.0	Young Frankenstein.
0:42.0	Blazing saddle.
0:43.0	Blazing saddle.
0:44.0	He was in the sweet spot there for a while, and the thing that makes me sad about it is
0:49.0	the guy lived 45 minutes from here, and I could have tried to see him 10 years ago if
0:55.0	I really could have met him if I wanted to, and it would have been awesome.
0:58.0	Because he just was one of those people from my childhood that he was what funny was.
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