Episode 163 - Modern Eclipse Lunacy, Part 1

Exposing PseudoAstronomy by Stuart Robbins

Sep 1, 201742:08Science & Medicine

This past eclipse on August 21, 2017, was perhaps one of the most-hyped and most-viewed solar eclipses in human history. As with any such mass-sighted event, pseudoscience is bound to rear its ugly head. In this episode,...

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