SGU Episode 298

Introduction
You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

S: Hello and welcome to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, today is Tuesday, March 30th 2011, and this is your host Steven Novella. Joining me this week are Bob Novella.

B: Hey everybody.

S: Rebecca Watson.

R: Hello everyone.

S: Jay Novella.

J: Hey guys.

S: And Evan Bernstein.

E: Hi everyone.

J: Evan, what happened today?

E: You mean today, April 2nd, on this day in history?

This Day in Skepticism (April 2, 1845)
E: 1845, the first surviving daguerrotype photograph showing details of the sun was taken by two french physicists.

R: Both of whom went blind shortly after.

E: They didn't realize that actually looking at it through a device will make you blind.