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Cosmic Quackery
StarTalk Radio
English - August 03, 2009 19:45 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsScience astrophysics astrophysicist astronomer astronomy cosmos space climate science nature startalk earth science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In our quest to understand the universe, how can we be sure our conclusions are correct? Human beings have evolved to find meaningful patterns in nature, but sometimes the patterns we see are just figments of our imagination—or perhaps the result of wishful thinking. Join Neil and guest co-host Leighann Lord as they investigate the weird and wacky world of pseudoscience.
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