https://www.sgutranscripts.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=PrecessionObliquityEccentricity SGUTranscripts - User contributions [en] 2026-04-30T21:18:31Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.8 https://www.sgutranscripts.org/w/index.php?title=SGU_Episode_298&diff=6964 SGU Episode 298 2013-07-24T16:04:11Z <p>PrecessionObliquityEccentricity: Created page with &quot; {{LatestEpisode}} {{Editing required |transcription = y &lt;!-- |proof-reading = y please remove commenting mark-up when some transcription is present --&gt; |...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div><br /> {{LatestEpisode}}<br /> {{Editing required<br /> |transcription = y<br /> &lt;!-- |proof-reading = y please remove commenting mark-up when some transcription is present --&gt;<br /> |time-stamps = y<br /> |formatting = y<br /> |links = y<br /> |Today I Learned list = y<br /> |categories = y<br /> |segment redirects = y &lt;!-- redirect pages for segments with head-line type titles --&gt;<br /> |}}<br /> {{InfoBox <br /> |episodeTitle = SGU Episode 298<br /> |episodeDate = 30&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; March 2011 &lt;!-- broadcast date --&gt;<br /> |episodeIcon = File:LogoSGU.png &lt;!-- use &quot;File:&quot; and file name for image on show notes page--&gt;<br /> |previous = 1 &lt;!-- not required, automates to previous episode --&gt;<br /> |next = 300 &lt;!-- not required, automates to next episode --&gt;<br /> |rebecca = y &lt;!-- leave blank if absent --&gt;<br /> |bob = y &lt;!-- leave blank if absent --&gt;<br /> |jay = y &lt;!-- leave blank if absent --&gt;<br /> |evan = y &lt;!-- leave blank if absent --&gt;<br /> |perry = &lt;!-- leave blank if absent --&gt;<br /> |guest1 = KF: {{w|Kenny Feder}} &lt;!-- leave blank if no guest --&gt;<br /> |guest2 = &lt;!-- leave blank if no second guest --&gt;<br /> |guest3 = &lt;!-- leave blank if no third guest --&gt;<br /> |downloadLink = http://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticsguide/skepticast2012-00-00.mp3<br /> |notesLink = http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=1&amp;pid=<br /> |forumLink = http://sguforums.com/index.php?topic=00000.0<br /> |qowText = There are two sources of error: Either you lack sufficient data, or you fail to take advantage of the data that you have. &lt;!-- add quote of the week text--&gt;<br /> |qowAuthor = {{w|Brian Caplan}} &lt;!-- add author and link --&gt;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> <br /> == Introduction ==<br /> ''You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.''<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> B: Hey everybody.<br /> <br /> S: Rebecca Watson.<br /> <br /> R: Hello everyone.<br /> <br /> S: Jay Novella.<br /> <br /> J: Hey guys.<br /> <br /> S: And Evan Bernstein.<br /> <br /> E: Hi everyone.<br /> <br /> J: Evan, what happened today?<br /> <br /> E: You mean today, April 2nd, on this day in history?<br /> <br /> <br /> == This Day in Skepticism &lt;small&gt;(April 2, 1845)&lt;/small&gt; ==<br /> <br /> E: 1845, the first surviving daguerrotype photograph showing details of the sun was taken by two french physicists.<br /> <br /> R: Both of whom went blind shortly after.<br /> <br /> E: They didn't realize that actually looking at it through a device will make you blind.<br /> <br /> == News Items ==<br /> === Item 1 &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt;===<br /> <br /> == Who's That Noisy? &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt;==<br /> <br /> == Questions and Emails &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt; ==<br /> === Question 1 &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt;===<br /> === Question 2 &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt;===<br /> <br /> == Interview with &quot;...&quot; &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt; ==<br /> <br /> == Science or Fiction &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt; ==<br /> <br /> == Skeptical Quote of the Week &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt; ==<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> == Announcements &lt;small&gt;()&lt;/small&gt; ==<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Outro404}} &lt;!-- inserts the template containing the voiceover outro (including links) for episodes 404 onwards. 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