Skeptics' Guide - Episode #27
Recording Date: January 25th, 2006
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Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Perry DeAngelis
- Bob Novella
- Jay Novella
Interesting Facts
- Jay's first episode since Episode #1
- Evan planned on joining the panel later on in the episode
- "Ask the Skeptic" segment comes back for the first time since Episode #7
- Science or Fiction theme this week is "Atomic Time "
- Jay and Bob like skiing
- There is a 4th Novella brother, Joe.
- Bob and Jay went to a Catholic high school
- Perry hosts Science or Fiction this week
- Evan shows up for Science or Fiction
- No one wins Science or Fiction this week
- Here is a link to the Atomic Clock Wristwacth item that stumped everyone
- Great discussion in this episode about science education
Science or Fiction**
- Steve (0/3)
- Evan (3/14)
- Jay (0/1)
- Bob (9/14)
Funny Quotes
1. Jay (about an earth-like planet being discovered): "M class planet?"
2. Perry: "So Bob you think that shortly we could be talking with OGLE2005BLG39OLBans?"
3. Jay: "I'll tell you one of my ex girlfriends is so cold she could have come from that planet."
4. Perry (about stolen memories): "Now Steve are you sure this isn't just stupidity?"
Bob: "Are you calling me stupid?"
5. Steve (after Jay says he sometimes thinks his dreams are real life): "Now Jay was that before or after the drug use?"
6. Jay: "I don't know Bob I really think that deja vu has to do with aliens time travelling too near us."
Bob: "Get off this podcast!"
Steve: "No Jay, it's not aliens, it's the Matrix, come on!"
7. Bob (about the format of Science or Fiction being different): "Did you get authorization to make that change?"
8. Perry (listing the 3 science or fiction items): "A. light travels at approximately 10 mph, B. The sun is approximately 10 miles from the earth. C. Perry DeAngelis is demonstrably more intelligent than his colleagues on the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe."
Steve: "This is tough, none of them sound true. I'm gonna have to go with the 10 mph, that's just the most plausible of the 3."
9. Perry: "Sub-space is my favorite fictional space."
10. Bob: "9.5 million miles a second!"
Evan: "Now that's a speeding ticket."
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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game