Skeptics' Guide - Episode #14
Recording Date: September 28th, 2005
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Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Perry DeAngelis
- Evan Bernstein
Interesting Facts
- Science or Fiction theme this week - Evolution
- The panel has read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe
- Perry often watches Bill O'Reilly
Science or Fiction **
- Perry (4/11)
- Evan* (3/10)
- Bob (7/11)
 Funny Quotes
1. Steve (about Bob's source for phrenology and neurology): "I guess it's true to some extent, but not as clean-cut as Burke is making it seem"
Bob: "Whatever!"
2. Bob: "Aren't UFO or spaceships kind of like vertical take-off and landing, they don't need a runway."
Perry: "Bob that's a very old-fashioned view of UFOs."
Steve: "You have to accomodate all kinds of aliens with, you know they have their cigar-shaped rocketesque craft."
Bob: "So the low-tech interstallar travellers then."
Steve: "Yes, you don't want to discriminate"
3, Steve: "Now the mayor basically admits that the purpose of this is to attract tourists."
Bob: (gasp)"Shock!"
Steve: "I'm stunned."
4. Steve: "And basically that is the extent of their evidence: 'people have seen stuff'."
5. Bob (about UFO crashes): "They travel light years through interstellar space and they can't navigate..."
Evan: "They can't land the damn things!"
Bob: "You know we can go warp 50, but man those electrical wires really pose a problem!"
6. Perry: "This particular fellow has been communicating with [aliens] since he was 13. He says that's when white lights burst into his bedroom, entered his body and cured him of a back injury."
Evan: "Well everyone experiences puberty in a different way."
7. Steve: "Well let's move on to Science or Fiction"
Evan: "I vote Fiction."
Steve: (laughing)"That joke is getting so old guys, give it up"
8. Perry (about evolution of genes related to male sexuality evolving more rapidly than non-sexual genes): "That's certainly true in my personal case."
9. Perry (after Steve gives the url to weatherwars.info): "Dot INFO?? I've never heard of that!"
Bob: "Should be dot c-r-a-p."
10. Bob (about the weatherwars.info guy): "I can't believe he's got a doctorate in meterology"
Steve: "I can't believe this guy functions in everyday life!"
Evan: "Ok Steve well how would you diagnose this guy"
Steve: "I don't make remote diagnosesCRAZY! um, one could only speculate."
11. Evan: "Ahh fantasy-land, once you're in it you'll never wanna go back."
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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game