Episode 54 – The Nicest Guy in Skepticism with Evan Bernstein

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• 1807 – Lightning strikes in Luxembourg
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• 1949 – U.S. begins Berlin Airlift
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• Developing ethical robots
• Chimps gave us herpes
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• Gay fathers in Texas denied being listed on their children’s birth certificates
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• Pagan “church” denied permits once identified
• Atheism growing in Saudi Arabia
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INTERVIEW – Evan Bernstein from the Skeptics Guide to the Universe

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Recorded for release on 2014-06-26