Skeptics' Guide - Episode #56
Recording Date: August 15th, 2006
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Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Bob Novella
- Evan Bernstein
- Perry DeAngelis
Interesting Facts
- Evan went to CCSU
- 4th time that everyone won Science or Fiction
- Bob's sound was really off in this episode, fading in and out
- No Skeptical Puzzle this week.
Interviewee
Ken Feder
Science or Fiction**
- Perry* (12/38)
- Evan* (12/32)
- Rebecca* (9/18)
- Bob* (21/39)
Funny Quotes
1. Perry (about less Americans accepting evolution than most other countries): "So we're a bunch of backward baboons, I mean isn't that proof enough?"
2. Steve (quoting someone about the water spouting tree): "She says water runs down, it don't run up."
Evan: "Except in Neal Adams' world."
3. Perry (about the water spouting tree): "Like I said it's probably just a channel in the tree"
Rebecca: "Maybe a magical channel. Just puttin' that out there. Not saying it's that."
Steve: "Obviously it's leperchauns. Do not avoid the obvious conclusion here. "
4. Rebecca: "Work's for suckers and you."
5. Steve (butchering the emailer's name): "The first email comes from 'Stefane' Virally from Paris, France."
Rebecca: "Isn't that 'Stefawn'?"
Steve: "Whatever."
Perry: "It's gotta be anything but 'Stefane'! Doo-mahss!"
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6. Perry (about the email question): "Oh yes, we were talking about it last night. I was saying how the oil I have no idea what he's talking about."
7. Steve: "The conspiracy theorists must believe that all working scientists are these maniacal mad scientists working for evil corporations. That's gotta be their view of the scientific community."
Rebecca: "Whoa Steve, you're saying they're NOT? You just destroyed my world view."
Evan: "Well scientists invented the word 'MUAHAHAHA'"
8. Rebecca (about people who see dinosaur images in archaeological finds): "I just have one word: peyote."
9. Perry: "And remember, Chi spelled backward is crap!" Download
10. Evan: "Well I hear you lose a little bit of weight with each acupuncture treatment. You're a little lighter in the wallet."
11. Rebecca (about aliens coming to Earth to mate with human females): "And they have some serious beer-goggles."
12. Rebecca: "Nobody wants to go have sex with australopithicus? Is that not a popular ride?"
13. Bob (about the science or fiction item): "About the woman's sex drive plummetting when they're in a stable relationship, I have PLENTY of anecdotal evidence for that. That is TRUE!"
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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game