The Skeptics Guide #719 - Apr 20 2019

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

4.7 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2019

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

News Items: FDA on GMO Labeling, Tabletop Fusion, Light Pollution, Another Mars Bacteria Claim, Biosynthetic Computer; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Flying Cars; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:06.5	Your escape to reality.
0:10.1	Hello and welcome to the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
0:12.7	Today is Wednesday, April 17, 2019, and this is your host, Stephen Novella.
0:18.5	Joining me this week are Bob Novella.
0:20.4	Hey everybody, Jane Novella.
0:22.0	Hey guys, Evan Bernstein.
0:23.9	Good evening folks.
0:25.1	And we have a special guest rogue this week.
0:27.9	James Hart.
0:28.9	James, welcome to the Skeptics Guide.
0:30.5	Hello there, welcome from England.
0:32.6	So, yes, so James, just got through telling us that it's one o'clock in the morning where you are.
0:36.4	Yes, it's a little bit past my bedtime, I have to say.
0:40.8	James, tell us a little bit about yourself.
0:42.6	So yeah, I'm a software engineer based in Brighton currently working at a cool startup.
0:49.6	And yeah, I've been a long time listener.
0:51.6	I'm pretty sure I've listened to every single episode.
0:54.8	I didn't quite start at the beginning, but I've kind of moved back.
0:58.4	And like a very, very long time ago.
1:01.8	So yeah, it's almost half of my life that I've been listening to the Skeptics Guide.
1:06.1	It's absolutely astounding to me.
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