The Skeptics Guide #589 - Oct 22 2016

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 22 October 2016

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Stanislav Petrov; News Items: Musk, Obama and Mars; Encyclopedia of Life; Science and Colonialism; Who's that Noisy; What's the Word: Taphonomy; Science or Fiction

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0:00.0	You're listening to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:06.4	Your escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the skeptics guide to the universe.
0:12.5	Today is Wednesday, October 19th, 2016, and this is your host, Steven Novella.
0:18.3	Join him this week or Bob Novella.
0:20.6	Hey everybody.
0:21.6	Happy birthday, Karrus, Santa Maria.
0:23.3	Oh, how do you think?
0:25.3	Jane Novella.
0:26.3	Hey guys.
0:27.3	And Evan Bernstein.
0:28.9	Good evening folks.
0:30.5	Karrus, today's your actual birthday and you're recording the issue.
0:33.3	I know.
0:34.3	I'm so dedicated.
0:35.3	Dedicated.
0:36.3	Yes you are.
0:37.3	Crazy.
0:38.3	You're skepticated.
0:39.3	I'm so skepticated that I went to a really awesome skeptic conference in Manchester this
0:48.1	past weekend.
0:49.1	Manchee United Kingdom.
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