The Book Pile

Science Fictions by Stuart Ritchie

January 30, 2023 Season 1 Episode 120
The Book Pile
Science Fictions by Stuart Ritchie
Show Notes

Today we answer the hard-hitting questions. How do you separate good science from bad? Which studies should you believe? And if vaccines are so safe, how come Jonas Salk still died??? Plus, Dave explains what a p-value is. (Answer: boring.) And Kellen inhales a lungful of secondhand smoke to prove a point.

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Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's America's Got Talent, and the Amazon Original Series Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 100 million views with his clips on Dry Bar Comedy. In 2018 he was selected to perform on the “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec. Kellen was named one of TBS's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2017. He currently tours the country www.KellenErskine.com
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David Vance's videos have garnered over 1 billion views. He has written viral ads for companies like Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Lumē, and sketches for the comedy show Studio C. His work has received two Webby Awards, and appeared on Conan. He currently works as a writer on the sitcom Freelancers.