Science Saturday: The God Helmet | George Johnson & John Horgan [Science Saturday]

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Channel: Nonzero · 2018 · News & Politics

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George Johnson (The Cancer Chronicles, Raw Data) and John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Cross-Check)

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Recorded on April 27, 2007

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