Episode 48

Skeptics' Guide - Episode #48

Recording Date: June 21st, 2006

Official Episode #48 thread on the forums

Panelists (in order of appearance)

- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Jay Novella
- Perry DeAngelis

Interesting Facts

- Great discussion about the use of herbs and other supplements at the beginning of this episode.
- Steve is a "birder". A bird watcher.
- Steve Mirsky talked for the NESS on July 15th, 2006
- Theme this week is Georgia Tech science news
- First skeptical puzzle
- Rebecca hosted a NESS talk in Boston on July 22nd.
- Skeptical Puzzle winner this week was announced on Episode 49 to be Evan

Interviewee

Steve Mirsky

Science or Fiction**

- Jay (3/13)
- Perry (10/33)
- Rebecca (7/13)
- Bob* (17/32)

Funny Quotes

1.	Bob (about it being summer solstice): "The longest day of the year!" Jay: "The worst day to be a vampire." Bob: "Well... depends where you are." Steve: "In the Northern hemisphere." Bob: "Yeah go real North, you have a day that'll last 5 or 6 months. That's a bad day." Rebecca: "It's insights like these that keep our audience tuning in week after week." Steve: "The plight of polar vampires."
2.	Jay (about Ann Coulter): "And lets face it guys, she's not hot enough to be spouting off crap like that without it hurting her." Rebecca: "She needs to eat a friggin sandwich or something." Jay: "Yeah eat something will ya? For Christ's sake!"
3.	Rebecca (about the Penta Water website): "You know, over at the Penta office, they have a giant wheel and they just spin it and it lands on like, 'Oh, proton-reconfiguration, throw it on the website!'" Steve: "Yeah, the wheel of techno-babble."
4.	Rebecca: "Yeah, um, I, ugh, agree with Perry. I feel a little dirty."
5.	Jay (about germanium): "Isn't that what people in Germany speak?"

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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game