Skeptics' Guide - Episode #93
Recording Date: May 3rd, 2007
Link to the Official Episode Notes
Official Episode #93 thread on the forums
Episode #93 Skeptical Puzzle thread on the forums
Download Episode #93 MP3
Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein
Interesting Facts
- In the absolute cutest moment in the SGU ever, Evan's daughter, Rachel, recorded a question for Bug Girl. "Hi Bug Lady, can ladybugs be boys?" - Download here
- Steve attended the American Academy of Neurology meeting a few days before this episode was recorded
- The theme for Science or Fiction this week is "Things I learned while at the American Academy of Neurology meeting"
- Two people were credited with winning the skeptical puzzle from last week, iandbert and dorbie
- Listener Chris Lamb sent in the skeptical puzzle for this week
Interviewee
Bug Girl
Science or Fiction**
- Jay* (18/48)
- Evan (24/62)
- Rebecca (34/52)
- Bob (38/71)
Funny Quotes
1. Jay (about Evan announcing a holiday at the begninng of each episode): "This is the national day of never wanting to hear another holiday announced ever again."
2. Evan (about psychics being shut down in Philly): "More importantly, why didn't these fortune tellers see it coming?"
3. Jay (about science and skepticism having their own political party): "Steve if we finally do create our own party and you're the forerunner, we'll call it the Smarty Party."
Bob: "Better than Brights."
4. Rebecca: "Well you know a lot of times, especially when it's women who are being hanged and murdered for things like this it's simply the fact of a woman being too intelligent or too mouthy."
Steve: "Rebecca you would be dead in 5 minutes."
Jay: "I mean we wanna kill you here, you know?"
5. Jay: "It also proves that no matter where you are in the world, that it sucks to be old and ugly."
6. Rebecca: "I'm a dirty hippie commie."
7. Evan (after Steve reads a viewer email about and explains the genetic drug in great detail): "Jay, you wanna add anything to that?"
Jay: "I missed that middle part, could you repeat that?"
8. Bug Girl: "Most insect genetalia is internal until it's needed."
Bob: "Kind of like Jay's."
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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game