Skeptics' Guide - Episode #102
Recording Date: July 3rd, 2007
Link to the Official Episode Notes
Official Episode #102 thread on the forums
Official Episode #102 Skeptical Puzzle thread
Download Episode #102 MP3
Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Perry DeAngelis
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein
Interesting Facts
- Bob was born on the 4th of July
- A carnie predicted Bob's age as being 32
- Barry Beyerstein, the guest from episode 94, passed away on June 25th, he was a psychologist, teacher and skeptic. Read a tribute to him from Steve here and from Barry's daughter here.
- The theme for Science or Fiction is Medicine
- The winner of episode 101's Skeptical Puzzle is Kanuck
Science or Fiction**
- Jay (24/57)
- Evan (30/71)
- Rebecca (38/59)
- Bob* (45/80)
- Perry* (27/73)
Funny Quotes
1. Evan (about the dog days of summer): "I'm looking at right now on the internet, it must be true."
2. Jay (after Bob wouldn't reveal his age): "Do you smell like cabbage Bob?"
3. Perry: "The liver's one of those important organs right?"
4. Perry: "Wait a minute, are you saying we should have better supplemental laws?"
Jay: "That's a great idea Perry, wow."
Perry: "That's a great plan, write an act up, stick it in congress and let it rot!"
Rebecca: "Somebody write that down."
5. Steve (about jury and judge mistakes): "How do you fix that? I don't know."
Rebecca: "Robocop."
Steve: "Robocop? Judge Dredd?"
Rebecca: "Yeah, Robocop, I'm pretty sure was never wrong."
Bob: "Heh, Judge Dredd. Judge, jury and executioner."
6. Steve: "So god's mad at us for causing environmental damage so he sends floods? I'll show you environmental damage!"
7. Steve: "He says, 'the problem with environmental judgement is that it's indiscriminant'. Yeah, it's a bit indiscriminant."
Rebecca: "Yeah, that is a problem, maybe you should take that up with your god. Just a thought."
Steve: "Yeah, you know how about some more precise bolts of lightning, you know striking individuals or something like that?"
Rebecca: "Yeah, those were the good old days. Some singular smiting. "
8. Jay: "I notice god didn't get even with the church for having sex with all those little boys though."
9. Evan (after a listener refers to the rogues as 'skeptic warriors'): "I have a +1 mace of reasoning."
Rebecca: "Oh my god I knew that was gonna come."
Jay: "Rebecca, Rebecca you never played D&D?"
Rebecca: "No I never played D&D."
Jay: "Give me a break of course you have."
Perry: "She's a vegetarian hippie, she's not allowed to play D&D."
10. Perry: "I have only one question in 47 parts."
11. Steve: "Actually I recently was reading an article where I doscovered why ther CDC was created in the first place and why it was located in Atlanta, Georgia. Does anyone know? Science trivia question. "
Jay: "They all liked jambalaya?"
12. Jay: "I'll tell you, I think that guy's using it as an excuse cuz he can't get any ladies. Ah you know, I'm afraid of AIDS so I won't have sex. No, you just can't find a woman Jack."
Steve: "Did that excuse work for you Jay?"
13. Perry (about a blog entry entitled 'Perry DeAngelis is Right'): "What was the name of this blog?"
Jay: "Perry DeAngelis is tight."
14. Jay: "So how does it feel to be written about Perry?"
Perry: "Well I've been written about most of my life in various medical institutions and psychiatric facilities."
15. Steve: "You have to be cautious before you send a really critical email to us cuz we just might use it in our Name that Logical Fallacy segment."
16. Rebecca (after Steve announces the Science or Fiction theme as Medicine): "That's not a theme! A theme is cross-dressing dictators from the 20's."
Steve: "That's true, that's a narrower theme. I don't think I can find 3 items in such a narrow theme. Hey if I can find any theme at all I'm happy. The theme this week is science."
17. Perry (after a Canadian answers the skeptical puzzle correctly): "Not bad for a filthy Canadian considering the question wasn't about hockey."
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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game