The Skeptics Guide #850 - Oct 23 2021

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Dr. Steven Novella MD

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

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🗓️ 23 October 2021

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Interview with David Copperfield and Richard Wiseman; News Items: Pig Kidney Transplant, Scientists Abused for Discussing COVID, Synthetic Biology, AGW Consensus, Dark Skies; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Propaganda; 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.
0:09.0	Hello and welcome to the skeptic's guide to the universe.
0:12.5	Today is Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, and this is your host, Steven novella.
0:17.2	Jordy Minnesweek or Bob novella.
0:18.9	Hey everybody, Cara Santa Maria.
0:21.0	Howdy.
0:22.0	Jane novella.
0:23.0	Hey guys, Ent Evan Bernstein.
0:24.8	Good evening everyone.
0:25.8	You have a full boat for the first time in a few weeks.
0:28.3	Oh yeah, full boat.
0:29.3	Yeah, it's here.
0:30.3	All present.
0:31.3	We have a fantastic interview coming up later in the show with Richard Weisman and David
0:36.7	Copperfield.
0:37.7	Yes.
0:38.7	The David Copperfield.
0:39.7	And I do want to use the bulk of that interview so you know we're going to keep the pace,
0:46.2	keep the pace up in the rest of the show.
0:48.0	Yeah, we're going to go, we're going to dive right into the news items.
0:50.2	How about that?
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