Summary: <p>We love our family and friends, but sometimes their ideas about how the world works seem a little wacky. We asked BiPiSci listeners to share examples of what they can’t believe their loved-ones believe, no matter how much they hear rational explanations to the contrary. Then we asked some scientists about those beliefs, to get their take.</p> <p>Discover whether newspaper ink causes cancer … if King Tut really did add a curse to his sarcophagus … the efficacy of examining your irises – iridology – to diagnose disease … and more!</p> <p>Oh, and what about string theory? Is it falsifiable?</p> <h2>Guests:</h2> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/about/">Steven Novella</a></strong> – Physician at Yale University, host of the podcast, <a href="http://www.theskepticsguide.org/">“Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe”</a> </li> <li> <strong><a href="http://magicalthinkingbook.com/author/">Matthew Hutson</a></strong> – Author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452298903/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0452298903&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0452298903" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.briangreene.org/">Brian Greene</a></strong> – Physicist, Columbia University, author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307278123/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307278123&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0307278123" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375708111/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0375708111&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0375708111" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.guypharrison.com/index.php?pr=About">Guy Harrison</a></strong> – Author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616144955/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1616144955&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1616144955" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> and, most recently, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/161614727X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=161614727X&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">50 Simple Questions for Every Christian</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=161614727X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> </ul><p><strong><a href="http://www.seti.cl/programa-del-instituto-seti-revision-esceptica-amigos-como-estos/">Descripción en español</a></strong></p>
